William Rush

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William Rush was an early American sculptor renowned for his pioneering wood carvings and public monuments in Philadelphia.

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William Rush canonical 4

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instanceOf person ⓘ
sculptor ⓘ
activeYearsEnd early 19th century ⓘ
activeYearsStart late 18th century ⓘ
birthDate 1756-07-04 ⓘ
birthPlace Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ⓘ
linked to: Philadelphia
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
deathDate 1833-01-17 ⓘ
deathPlace Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ⓘ
linked to: Philadelphia
fieldOfWork sculpture ⓘ
wood carving ⓘ
genre figure carving ⓘ
public sculpture ⓘ
hasGender male ⓘ
influenced development of American public sculpture ⓘ
later generations of American sculptors ⓘ
knownAs father of American sculpture ⓘ
materialUsed painted wood ⓘ
stone ⓘ
wood ⓘ
memberOf American Philosophical Society ⓘ
movement Neoclassicism ⓘ
name William Rush ⓘ
nationality American ⓘ
notableFor pioneering wood carvings in early American sculpture ⓘ
public monuments in Philadelphia ⓘ
notableWork Allegorical figure of the Delaware River ⓘ
Allegorical figure of the Schuylkill River ⓘ
Carved figureheads for ships ⓘ
Public statues and architectural carvings in Philadelphia ⓘ
Water Nymph and Bittern (Schuylkill River allegory) ⓘ
linked to: Naiads
notableWorkLocation Philadelphia public buildings ⓘ
Philadelphia waterworks ⓘ
occupation sculptor ⓘ
woodcarver ⓘ
positionHeld director of the waterworks carvings for Philadelphia ⓘ
member of the Philadelphia City Council ⓘ
residence Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ⓘ
linked to: Philadelphia
trainedAs woodcarver in Philadelphia ⓘ
workLocation Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ⓘ
linked to: Philadelphia

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subject linked to: American sculptor William Rush