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René T. de Quélin and Frederick W. MacMonnies
René Théophile de Quélin (1854-1932), born in Brittany, France, came to the United States in 1881. He assisted Saint-Gaudens on the decorative project for the Vanderbilt mansion, and subsequently worked with John La Farge. Saint-Gaudens put him in charge of showing the young Frederick MacMonnies how to work in a sculptor's studio. De Quélin designed stained glass, and for ten years was the head artist for Tiffany Studios, New York. |
| Frederick William MacMonnies (1863-1937) was born in Brooklyn, New York. Brought into Saint-Gaudens' New York studio as chore boy in 1880, MacMonnies soon exhibited a great sculpting talent that Saint-Gaudens was quick to recognize and encourage. MacMonnies studied at the National Academy of Design and the Art Students League before leaving for Paris and the École des Beaux-Arts. In 1890 he opened his own studio in Paris. He remained in France for thirty years, maintaining an intimate, at times competitive, relationship with his mentor even as his own fame quickly grew. MacMonnies contributed the central fountain, The Barge of State, to the World's Columbian Exposition. |
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