Benjamin Paul Akers

Sculptor

Birthday July 10, 1825

Birth Sign Cancer

Birthplace Maine

DEATH DATE May 21, 1861 (35)

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About

American sculptor who won the Commemorative Silver Medal in 1854. He made a bust of poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

Before fame

He worked in his father's "wood turning" mill as a young man.

Trivia

He went to Rome and worked for several years.

Family life

His father was Deacon Akers.

Associated with

He created a bust of John Milton.