Cornelia Van Auken Chapin
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Cornelia Van Auken Chapin was an American sculptor and animalier born in Waterford, Connecticut. She was known for her stone models of birds and animals, which she largely carved directly from life an
Frog by Chapin, Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia
Drawing by Chapin (1934)
Bear by Chapin, National Zoological Park, Washington, D.C.
3rd Sculpture International
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3rd Sculpture International was a 1949 exhibition of contemporary sculpture held inside and outside the Philadelphia Museum of Art, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. It featured works by 250 sculpto
Cornelia Van Auken Chapin
…shared a studio, that had formerly belonged the Gutzon Borglum, with Sanford. In the summer of 1949 she was one of 250 sculptors who exhibited in the 3rd Sculpture International held at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. From 1951 to 1953 Chapin served on the New York City Art Commission. Chapin was most famous for her sculptures…
International Mobile (1949), by Alexander Calder, Philadelphia Museum of Art