Walker, Nellie Verne, 1874-1973
Person
Biography
Sculptor born in 1874 in Red Oak, Iowa. Created portrait busts, large statues and memorials during her career in Chicago and Colorado Springs. Received a major commission to make a large statue and memorial monument of Winfield Scott Stratton after completing his death mask. Studied with Lorado Taft and in Europe. See Chris Petteys, Dictionary of Women Artists: An International Dictionary of Women Artists Born Before 1900 (Boston: G.K. Hall & Co., 1985), 733.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Walker, Nellie Verne, 1951 - 1991
File — Box SC125 Box 19: Series 2 [Barcode: U185012644844], Folder: 15
Identifier: Sub-series 1.1
Subseries Scope and Content
From the Sub-Series:
The Artists Files subseries contains information related to the artist and their works includes photographs, programs, articles and correspondence used in research for specific artists within the collection.
Dates:
1951 - 1991