About
Irish-born American sculptor of the Beaux-Arts generation who was seen as embodying the ideals of the American Renaissance.
Before Fame
He was apprenticed to a cameo-cutter and took art classes at the Cooper Union and the National Academy of Design.
Trivia
He referred to his early relief portraits as "medallions" and created a $20 gold coin for the US Mint.
Family Life
He married Elizabeth Fisher Nichols.
Associated With
He made a bust of William Tecumseh Sherman.
