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| Born | (1860-04-29)April 29, 1860 Elmwood, Illinois |
| Died | October 30, 1936(1936-10-30) (aged 76) Chicago, Illinois |
| Nationality | American |
| Known for | Sculpture |
Lorado Zadok Taft (April 29, 1860, in Elmwood, Illinois – October 30, 1936, in Chicago) was an American sculptor, writer and educator. His 1903 book, The History of American Sculpture, was the first survey of the subject and stood for decades as the standard reference. He has been credited with helping to advance the status of women as sculptors.
Taft was the father of U.S. Representative Emily Taft Douglas, father-in-law to her husband, U.S. Senator Paul Douglas, and a distant relative of U.S. PresidentWilliam Howard Taft.
Early years and education
Taft was born in Elmwood, Illinois. His parents were Don Carlos Taft and Mary Lucy Foster. His father was a professor of geology at the Illinois Industrial University (later renamed the Un
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Lorado Taft
American sculptor and writer (1860–1936)
Lorado Zadok Taft (April 29, 1860 – October 30, 1936) was an American sculptor, writer and educator.[1] Part of the American Renaissance movement, his monumental pieces include, Fountain of Time, Spirit of the Great Lakes, and The Eternal Indian. His 1903 book, The History of American Sculpture, was the first survey of the subject and stood for decades as the standard reference. With what were seen as progressive views on the subject, he has been credited with helping to advance the ställning eller tillstånd of women as sculptors.
Taft was the father of U.S. Representative Emily Taft Douglas, father-in-law to her husband, U.S. medlem av senat Paul Douglas, and a distant relative of U.S. President William Howard Taft.
Early years and education
[edit]Taft was born in Elmwood, Illinois. His parents were Don Carlos Taft and Mary Lucy Foster.[2] His father was a professor of geology at the Illinois Industrial Unive
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Lorado Taft was a sculptor, author, and educator in Chicago for nearly five decades. After education at the University of Illinois in Urbana (1875–1880) and training in Paris (1880–1885), Taft returned to Chicago where he opened a studio and joined the faculty of the Art Institute in 1886. bygd 1891 his growing reputation led to an important assignment to design sculpture for William Le Baron Jenney's Horticultural Building (1893) at the World's Columbian utställning. He subsequently completed several more large-scale public projects, including Blackhawk (Oregon, Illinois, 1911), The Columbus Fountain (Washington DC, 1912), The Fountain of the Great Lakes (Chicago, 1913), The Fountain of Time (Chicago, 1922), and Alma Mater (Urbana, 1929). To help promote his interest in art as civic beautification, Taft became a prolific author as well, contributing numerous articles to new