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Rudulph Evans (February 1, 1878 – January 16, 1960), was a sculptor.

Rudulph Evans
Born	(1878-02-01)February 1, 1878 Washington, D.C., U.S.
Died	January 16, 1960(1960-01-16) (aged 81)
Nationality	American
Known for	Sculpture
Notable work	Statue of Thomas Jefferson inside the Jefferson Memorial

Early life

Rudolph Evans was born February 1, 1878 in Washington, D.C. to Frank L. Evans, the descendant of a Quaker family, and Elizabeth J. Grimes, the daughter of Gassaway Sellman Grimes, a physician.[1] He grew up in Front Royal, Virginia and studied in France at the École des Beaux-Arts; his fellow students included Auguste Rodin and Augustus Saint-Gaudens. He also studied at Corcoran School of Art under Edith Ogden Heidel.[2]

Career

After returning to the United States in 1900, Evans established and maintained a studio in New York City. In 1918, he was elected into the National Academy of Design as an associate member, and became a full academician in 1929. He moved back to Washington, D.C. in 1949. Evans designed the statue of Thomas Jefferson inside the Jefferson Memorial in Washington, D.C. At the time the memorial was inaugurated, in 1943, due to material shortages during World War II, the statue was of plaster patinated to resemble bronze; the finished bronze was cast by Roman Bronze Works of New York City four years later, in 1947.[3]

Evans' other noted works include the statues of Julius Sterling Morton (1937) and of William Jennings Bryan (1937), both in the National Statuary Hall Collection of the United States Capitol. Evans also sculpted the statue of Robert E. Lee (1932) in the Virginia State Capitol.[4]

Notes

References

Yonkers, Tescia Ann. "Behold His Bronze Likeness: Rudulph Evans's Statue of Robert E. Lee." Virginia Cavalcade 34 (Autumn 1984): 90–95.

External links

• Evans's statue of Robert E. Lee for the Virginia State Capitol

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Rudulph Evans, né à Washington D.C. le 1er février 1878 et mort à Arlington le 16 janvier 1960, est un sculpteur américain.

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