Evelyn Beatrice Longman

Evelyn Beatrice Longman, around 1904

Evelyn Beatrice Longman (born November 21, 1874 in Winchester , Ohio , † March 1954 in Cape Cod , Massachusetts ) was an American sculptor in the early 20th century . She was the first female member of the National Academy of Design .

Life

Evelyn Beatrice was the daughter of Edwin Henry Longman and his wife Clara Delitia Adnam. At 14, she worked as a saleswoman in Chicago and at the World's Columbian Exposition in 1893, it was by the sculptures inspired the sculptor. Shortly thereafter, Longman attended Olivet College in Michigan and later received a scholarship to study at the Art Institute of Chicago in Chicago. In 1901, Longman moved to New York City , where she assisted the sculptors Hermon Atkins MacNeil and Daniel Chester French . In 1904, St. Louis hosted both the Olympic Games and the World's Fair - in which Longman made his debut with her male statue, Victory .

Through her work Longman met her future husband, Nathaniel Batchelder Horton, principal of Loomis Chaffee School , and married him in 1920 in Windsor , Connecticut . After her husband retired, the couple moved to Cape Cod, where she opened her studio and became a respected and honored sculptor in the United States.

Honors

• 1919: Elected member of the National Academy of Design

Individual evidence

1. ↑ nationalacademy.org: Past Academicians "L" ( Memento of the original from April 2, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (accessed on March 26, 2015)  

literature

• Margaret Samu: "Evelyn Beatrice Longman: Establishing a Career in Public Sculpture." Woman's Art Journal 25.2 (2005)