Dudley Talcott
Dudley Vaill Talcott (June 9, 1899 – February 19, 1986) was an American sculptor, author and illustrator.[1]
He was born in Hartford, Connecticut.[2] Talcott's uncle was Allen Butler Talcott, an American Tonalist and his daughter Jane Allen Talcott is a respected painter.
He studied for one year at
In 1925 Talcott traveled to Norway where he stayed on and off for six years. From this experience came two books, Noravind (1929) and Report of the Company (1936). He provided the illustrations for both publications. Also in 1936 he published North of North Cape (aka The Arctic Voyages of the Norkap II) which also featured his drawings. In 1932 he married Martha Isaksen, a Norwegian.
In 1932 sculpture was still an
In 1973 he produced a work Kopernik to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the birth of the
References
- ^ Opitz, Glenn B., Mantle Fielding's Dictionary of American Painters, Sculptors & Engravers, Apollo Books, Poughkeepsie, NY, 1988
- ^ a b c "Dudley Talcott". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 6 December 2011. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
- ^ "Dudley Talcott". Olympedia. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
- ^ Gilbert, Dorothy B., Who’s Who in American Art 1962, R.R. bowker Company, New York, 1962
- ^ Fairmount Park Art Association, Sculpture of a City: Philadelphia’s treasures in Bronze and Stone, Walker Publishing Co, Inc., New York, 1974 p.339