John J. Boyle

John J. Boyle
John J. Boyle in 1914
Born	1851 New York City
Died	February 10, 1917(1917-02-10) (aged 65–66) New York City
Nationality	American
Known for	Sculpture
Spouse(s)	Elizabeth Carroll

John J. Boyle (1851, New York City – February 10, 1917, New York City) was an American sculptor.^[1][2]

He studied at the Franklin Institute, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, and École des Beaux-Arts. He married Elizabeth Carroll, in Philadelphia, in 1882.^[3] In 1910, he was elected into the National Academy of Design as an Associate member.^[4]

Boyle died at his home in New York City in 1917.^[5]

Selected works

• The Alarm, (Indian Alarm) (1884), Lincoln Park, Chicago, Illinois.^[6]
• Stone Age in America (1887), Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.^[7]
• Tammany, 42nd New York Infantry Memorial (1891), Gettysburg Battlefield, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
• Sir Francis Bacon (1894–96), Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.^[8]
• Plato (1894–96), Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.^[9]
• Benjamin Franklin (1896–99), University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. A replica was exhibited at the 1904 Saint Louis World's Fair in Saint Louis, Missouri.^[10]
• Bust of Charles Lenning (1900), University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
• The Savage Age in the Eastern Hemisphere (1901), Pan-American Exposition, Buffalo, New York.
• The Savage Age in the Western Hemisphere (1901), Pan-American Exposition, Buffalo, New York.
• Bust of James V. Brown (1907), James V. Brown Library, Williamsport, Pennsylvania.^[11]
• John Christian Bullitt (1907), City Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
• Rebecca at the Well (1908), Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.^[12]
• Commodore John Barry (1911–14), Franklin Square, Washington, D.C.^[13]

Gallery

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  Indian Alarm (1884), Lincoln Park, Chicago, Illinois.
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  Stone Age in America (1887), Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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  Tammany, 42nd New York Infantry Memorial (1891), Gettysburg Battlefield, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
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  Sir Francis Bacon (1894–96), Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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  Plato (1894–96), Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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  Benjamin Franklin (1896–99), University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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  Pan-American Exposition (1901). Charles Grafly's Fountain of Man is center. Boyle's The Savage Age in the Eastern Hemisphere is left; The Savage Age in the Western Hemisphere is right.
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  John Christian Bullitt (1907), City Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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  Rebecca at the Well (1908), Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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  Commodore John Barry (1911–14), Franklin Square, Washington, D.C.

References

External links

Wikisource has the text of the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica article Boyle, John J..

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