Adeline Pond Adams
Adeline Pond Adams | |
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Born | Adeline Valentine Pond October 24, 1859 ![]() Boston ![]() |
Died | July 1, 1948 ![]() New York City ![]() |
Spouse(s) | Herbert Adams ![]() |
Adeline Valentine Pond Adams (1859–1948) was an American writer[1] and the wife of Herbert Adams. The chief subjects of her writings were American fine artists and art history. She published at least seven texts.[2] On December 14, 1930, she was awarded a Special Medal of Honor by the National Sculpture Society. In 1947, she was the first recipient of the Society's Herbert Adams Memorial Medal.
Biography
Adeline Valentine Pond was born in Boston. She began her art studies at the Massachusetts Normal Art School in 1880.[3]
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She met Herbert Adams in Paris in 1887. She posed for a marble bust that was eventually exhibited at the 1893 Chicago World's Fair.[4] The couple married in 1889.[5] Adams advocated for female sculptors including Laura Gardin Fraser, Evelyn Beatrice Longman, Janet Scudder, Bessie Porter Vonnoh, Abastenia St. Leger Eberle and Anna Hyatt Huntington.[4] She also advocated for war memorials to be created by professional sculptors rather than mass-produced in factories.[4]
Adams was a member of the Cornish (NH) Equal Suffrage League.[6]
Works
Adams's seven published texts include:[7]
- "The spirit of American sculpture"
- "Daniel Chester French, sculptor"
- "Childe Hassam"
- "John Quincy Adams Ward; An Appreciation"
- "Sylvia"
- "An Exhibition of American Sculpture"
- "Our medals and Our Medals"
In addition to art criticism, Adams also wrote poetry, including two collections of poetry about her deceased daughters.[1]
See also
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References
- ^ a b Fern K. Meyers, James B. Atkinson (2005). New Hampshire's Cornish Colony. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 0-7385-3753-5.
- ^ "Works by or about Adeline Pond Adams in libraries (WorldCat catalog)". Archived from the original on May 20, 2011. Retrieved April 21, 2008.
- ^ Morgan, Ann Lee (January 1, 2008). Oxford Dictionary of American Art and Artists. Oxford University Press. p. 5. ISBN 9780195373219.
Adeline Valentine Pond Adams.
- ^ a b c Marter, Joan M. (January 1, 2011). The Grove Encyclopedia of American Art. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780195335798.
- ^ N.Y.), Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York; Tolles, Thayer; Dimmick, Lauretta; Hassler, Donna J. (January 1, 1999). American Sculpture in the Metropolitan Museum of Art: A catalogue of works by artists born before 1865. Metropolitan Museum of Art. ISBN 9780870999147.
- ^ "Looking Back with Aurore Eaton: The Cornish Equal Suffrage League takes action - New Hampshire". UnionLeader.com. Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
- ^ "Adams, Adeline 1859-1948". OCLC WorldCat Identities. Online Computer Library Center Inc. Archived from the original on April 9, 2016. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
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