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Gilbert Franklin

Gilbert Alfred Franklin (1919–2004) was an English-born American sculptor and educator.[1] He was active in Providence, Rhode Island and Wellfleet, Massachusetts; and was best known for his public art sculptures.[2]

Early life and education

Gilbert Franklin was born on June 6, 1919, in Birmingham, England, and raised in Attleboro, Massachusetts.[1][3] His father was a jeweler.[3]

Franklin's earliest coursework was at the Hawthorne School of Art (now the Cape Cod School of Art), studying under John Robinson Frazier.[3] He attended Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), graduating with a BFA degree in 1941;[3] as well as completing studies at the Museo Nacional de Arte (in 1942) in Mexico City; and the American Academy in Rome (in 1949).[3] He had been a student of Waldemar Raemisch, and John Howard Benson.[4][1]

Franklin was married to Joyce Gertrude (née Swirsky) and together they had one daughter, art historian Nina Franklin Berson.[1][2]

Career

Franklin served on the fine arts faculty at RISD between 1942 and 1985.[5] Two of his bronze works are prominent on the RISD campus, Orpheus Ascending (1963) and Daybreak (1968) the latter found on the "RISD beach".[5][6] He had been honored as the H.M. Danforth Distinguished Professor of Fine Arts;[3] and served as a Dean of the fine arts department at RISD.[7] Additionally he taught at San Jose State University,[2] University of Pennsylvania,[3] Yale University,[3] and Harvard University.[3]

After his former professor Raemisch's death in 1955, Franklin completed Raemisch's 19 figure sculpture commission for public art in Philadelphia.[8]

In 1948, he was awarded the Rome Prize fellowship.[2][9] In 1959, he won the grand prize at the Boston Arts Festival for his work, Beach Figure.[10] Franklin was awarded the honorary title of National Academician (1991).[11]

Franklin died at the age of 85 on October 19, 2004, in his home in Wellfleet, Massachusetts.[2]

Public works

Exhibitions

References

  1. ^ a b c d Kohl, Benjamin G.; Linker, Wayne A.; Kavelman, Buff Suzanne (1995). The Centennial Directory of the American Academy in Rome. American Academy in Rome, American Academy in Rome Society of Fellows. American Academy in Rome. ISBN 978-1-879549-02-9.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Long, Tom (October 30, 2004). "Gilbert Franklin, sculptor noted for public works; at 85". Newspapers.com. The Boston Globe. p. 27. ISSN 0743-1791. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Gilbert Franklin". Provincetown Artist Registry. Retrieved 2022-03-04.
  4. ^ "Student Completing Raemisch Sculptures". Newspapers.com. Pasadena Independent. September 8, 1955. p. 28. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
  5. ^ a b "Franklin". American Craft. Vol. 63. American Craft Council. 2003. p. 66.
  6. ^ a b c Van Siclen, Bill (September 2, 2015). "5 outdoor sculptures in Providence". The Providence Journal. Retrieved 2022-03-04.
  7. ^ a b "Bas-Relief At Navy Memorial Honors Supply Corps". Newsletter. Supply Systems Command, Navy Department. 1991. p. 8.
  8. ^ "Student is completing Raemisch sculptures". Newspapers.com. Lebanon Daily News. 18 August 1955. p. 9. Retrieved 2022-03-04.
  9. ^ "3 N.E. Students Win Rome Fellowships". Newspapers.com. The Boston Globe, Associated Press. March 15, 1948. p. 4. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
  10. ^ "SCULPTURE WINS PRIZE; Work by Gilbert Franklin Is Honored at Boston Festival". Times Machine. The New York Times. June 8, 1959. p. 29. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-03-04.
  11. ^ "Gilbert Alfred Franklin". National Academicians eMuseum. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
  12. ^ Fenton, Josh (June 29, 2020). "RI's Statues - A Glowing Tribute to White Men, Animals and Very Few Others". GoLocalProv. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
  13. ^ Library of Congress Subject Headings. Vol. 2, Edition 32. Library of Congress. 2010. p. 3435.
  14. ^ Elbich, Chris. "US Navy Memorial (U.S. National Park Service)". National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
  15. ^ "Exhibit: Wellfleet Public Library". Newspapers.com. The Boston Globe. June 24, 1993. p. 122. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
  16. ^ Zimmer, William (1993-01-24). "Artists-Cum-Beach Denizens Have Come In From the Cold". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-03-04.
  17. ^ Zimmer, William (1993-01-24). "Shades of Summer in Katonah, Timeless Works in Bronxville". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-03-04.
  18. ^ "Saint-Gaudens to open May 29". Newspapers.com. Rutland Daily Herald. May 29, 2004. p. 9. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
  19. ^ Gregory, Kim Lamb (October 12, 2016). "Work of internationally-recognized American artist Gilbert Franklin opening at CI". CSU Channel Islands. Retrieved 2022-03-04.

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