Robert Aitken (sculptor)
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Robert Ingersoll Aitken was an American sculptor who was born May 8, 1878 in San Francisco, California and died in New York City, January 3, 1949.
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[edit] Education and early career
Aitken studied at the Mark Hopkins Institute of Art in San Francisco with Douglas Tilden. From 1901 until 1904 he was an instructor there. In 1904 he moved to Paris where he continued his studies. He returned to New York City after his sojourn in Paris and was employed as an instructor at the Art Students League.
Like many of the other sculptors of his generation Aitken produced several notable works of architectural sculpture.
Many of his works were carved by the Piccirilli Brothers, including the pieces for the National Archives Building.
[edit] Works
- George Rogers Clark Memorial, Charlottesville, Virginia
- allegorical statues personifying the Mississippi and Missouri rivers at the Missouri State Capitol Building
- the four "Guardian Spirits" of the Liberty Memorial Tower in Kansas City, Missouri, representing Honor, Courage, Sacrifice and Patriotism
[edit] Architectural sculpture
- Past, Future and Guardians of the Portal for the National Archives building, John Russell Pope, architect, Washington D.C., 1935
[edit] Images
 the Past, National Archives Building |
 Guardians of the Portal, National Archives Building |
 the Future, National Archives Building |
[edit] Sources and resources
- Goode, James M. The Outdoor Sculpture of Washington D.C., Smithsonian Institute Press, Washington D.C. 1974
- Gurney, George, Sculpture and the Federal Triangle, Smithsonian Institute Press, Washington D.C. 1985
- Kvaran, Einar Einarsson, Architectural Sculpture in America, unpublished manuscript
- Opitz, Glenn B , Editor, Mantle Fielding’s Dictionary of American Painters, Sculptors & Engravers, Apollo Book, Poughkeepsie NY, 1986
- Proske, Beatrice Gilman, Brookgreen Gardens Sculpture, Brookgreen Gardens, South Carolina, 1968
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