Daniel Chester FRENCH

1850 - 1931  (81 years)

• Name	Daniel Chester FRENCH
  Born	20 Apr 1850	Exeter, Rockingham County, NH
  Gender	Male
  Died	7 Oct 1931	Stockbridge, Berkshire County, MA
  Buried	Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Concord, Middlesex County, MA
  Notes	(1) "Daniel Chester French," Encyclopædia Brittanica, 2010, © 2010 Encyclopædia Brittanica, Inc.: Daniel Chester French, (b. April 20, 1850, Exeter, N.H., U.S. - d. Oct. 7, 1931, Stockbridge, Mass.), sculptor whose work is probably more familiar to a wider American audience than that of any other native sculptor. French's first important commission, which came from the town of Concord, Mass., was the statue "The Minute Man" (1875), commemorating the Concord fight 100 years earlier. It became the symbol for defense bonds, stamps, and posters of World War II. French's great marble, the seated Lincoln in the Lincoln Memorial, Washington, D.C., was dedicated in 1922. In the intervening 50 years he created a vast number of works on American subjects. Among these are the equestrian statues of General Ulysses S. Grant in Philadelphia and General George Washington in Paris; three pairs of bronze doors for the Boston Public Library; the "Standing Lincoln," Lincoln, Neb.; the statue of Ralph Waldo Emerson in the public library, Concord, Mass.; the "Alma Mater" at Columbia University; and the "Four Continents" at the New York City customhouse. (2) www.findagrave.com: Daniel Chester French Birth: Apr. 20, 1850 Death: Oct. 7, 1931 Sculptor. His two most famous statues are the bronze "The Minuteman" (1875) in Concord, MA, and the marble statue of Abraham Lincoln in the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC (1922). Family links: Spouse: Mary French (1859 - 1939) Burial: Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA Maintained by: Find A Grave Record added: Jan 01, 2001 Find A Grave Memorial# 366
  Person ID	I15304	Frost, Gilchrist and Related Families
  Last Modified	26 Mar 2021

  
  

  Father	Judge Henry Flagg FRENCH,   b. 14 Aug 1813, Chester, Rockingham County, NH ,   d. 29 Nov 1885, Concord, Middlesex County, MA  (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Anne RICHARDSON,   b. 26 Sep 1811, Chester, Rockingham County, NH ,   d. 28 Aug 1856  (Age 44 years)
  Married	9 Oct 1838	Chester, Rockingham County, NH
  Family ID	F6868	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Adams FRENCH,   b. 1859,   d. 1939  (Age 80 years)
  Married	17 Jul 1888
  Children	1. Margaret FRENCH,   b. 3 Aug 1889, Concord, Middlesex County, MA
  Last Modified	26 Mar 2021
  Family ID	F6876	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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