Frederick Cleveland Hibbard (June 15, 1881 – December 12, 1950) was an American sculptor based in Chicago. Hibbard is best remembered for his Civil War memorials, produced to commemorate both the Union and Confederate causes.
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Born and raised in Canton, Missouri, he graduated from the University of Missouri before deciding to be a sculptor. He studied with Lorado Taft at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.[1]
Hibbard was a member of the National Sculpture Society and exhibited at their 1923 show held in New York City.[2]
Selected works
edit- Carter H. Harrison, Union Park, Chicago, Illinois, 1907.
- Samuel Langhorne Clemens (Mark Twain), Riverview Park, Hannibal, Missouri, 1913.
- Volney Rogers Memorial, Mill Creek Park, Youngstown, Ohio, 1920[3]
- Bust of John Ross Callahan, Ohio State University College of Dentistry, Columbus, Ohio, 1923.
- Relief portrait of Jefferson Davis, bronze, Jefferson Davis Monument State Historic Site, Fairview, Kentucky, 1924.
- Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn at the Foot of Cardiff Hill, Cardiff Hill, North & Main Streets, Hannibal, Missouri, 1926.
- Jefferson Davis, marble, Kentucky State Capitol, Frankfort, Kentucky, 1936.
- Jefferson Davis, bronze, Alabama State Capitol, Montgomery, Alabama, 1940.
- Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln Monument, East Park, Racine, Wisconsin, 1943.
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Jefferson Davis (1924), Jefferson Davis State Historic Site, Fairview, Kentucky
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Jefferson Davis (1936), Kentucky State Capitol, Frankfort
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Jefferson Davis (1940), Alabama State Capitol, Montgomery
Military monuments and memorials
edit- Statue of bald eagle on Illinois Memorial, Vicksburg National Military Park, 1906.
- Confederate Soldier Monument, Monroe County Courthouse, Forsyth, Georgia, 1907–08.
- General James Shields, Carroll County Courthouse, Carrollton, Missouri, 1910.
- A replica is at the Minnesota State Capitol in Saint Paul.
- Artillery, Cavalry, Infantry, Navy, Sedgwick County Soldiers and Sailors Monument, Wichita, Kansas, 1913.[4] E. M. Viquesney designed the monument and modeled the Victory figure atop its dome.
- Confederate Memorial, erected by the United Daughters of the Confederacy, Shiloh National Military Park, 1917[5]
- Col. Alexander Doniphan, Ray County Courthouse, Richmond, Missouri, 1917–18.
- Equestrian Statue of General Ulysses S. Grant, Vicksburg National Military Park, Vicksburg, Mississippi, 1919.
- Col. David N. Foster, Swinney Park, Ft. Wayne, Indiana, 1922.
- Parade Rest and Lookout, Soldiers and Sailors National Military Museum and Memorial, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 1923.[6]
- James Pendergast Memorial, Case Park, Kansas City, MO. 1913.
- Fawn fountain, at Promontory Point (Chicago)
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Confederate Soldier Monument (1908), Forsyth, Georgia
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General James Shields (1910), Minnesota State Capitol, Saint Paul, Minnesota.
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4 military figures (1913), Sedgwick County Soldiers and Sailors Monument, Wichita, Kansas
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Confederate Memorial (1917), Shiloh National Military Park, Tennessee
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General Grant (1919), Vicksburg National Military Park, Vicksburg, Mississippi.
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Parade Rest (1922–23), Soldiers and Sailors National Military Museum and Memorial, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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Lookout (1922–23), Soldiers and Sailors National Military Museum and Memorial, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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References
edit- ^ McGlaupflin, Alice Coe and Virginia Botsford, Who's Who in American Art The American Federation of Arts, Inc., Washington D.C., 1937
- ^ National Sculpture Society, Exhibition of American Sculpture Catalogue New York, 1923, p. 103
- ^ McGlauflin, Alice Coe, editor, ‘’Who’s Who in American Art’’, The American Federation of Arts, Inc., Washington D.C., 1937 p. 245
- ^ Polk, Chris Paulsen, Beautifying Wichita Through Sculpture, Project Beauty, Inc., Wichita KS, 1980 Revised and Enlarged 1996 pp. 14–15
- ^ "Shiloh Battlefield – Confederate Monument." National Park Service. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
- ^ Evert, Marlyn and Vernon Gay, photographs, ‘’Discovering Pittsburgh’s Sculpture’’, University of Pittsburgh Press, Pittsburgh, PA, 1983 p. 204
External links
edit- Works by or about Frederick Hibbard at the Internet Archive
- SIRIS [1]