Title: The Influence of Robert Browning on the Art of William Wetmore Story
Abstract:William Wetmore Story (Fig. 1), lawyer, poet, and sculptor, was born in Salem, Mass., in 1819. As one of America's most prominent nineteenth-century expatriate sculptors, he lived and worked in Rome, ...William Wetmore Story (Fig. 1), lawyer, poet, and sculptor, was born in Salem, Mass., in 1819. As one of America's most prominent nineteenth-century expatriate sculptors, he lived and worked in Rome, and he died in Vallombrosa in Tuscany in 1895. Story's friendship with Robert Browning was a crucial factor in his development as an artist; and during the 1850's, under the influence of the then still relatively unknown Browning, Story altered his approach to both poetry and sculpture.Read More
Publication Year: 1973
Publication Date: 1973-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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