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Burt William Johnson (25 April 1890—27 March 1927)〔(Burt W. Johnson (askart.com) )〕 was an American sculptor. Johnson was born in Flint, Ohio and moved to Claremont, California in 1907 to study at Pomona College, and then to New York City in 1909 to study at the Art Students League of New York.〔 He worked with fellow sculptors James Earle Fraser and Johnson's brother-in-law, Louis St. Gaudens, the brother of Augustus Saint-Gaudens.〔〔(Doughboy Park: History at nycgovparks.org )〕 He was active in both California and New York, and is well known for his statues honoring American soldiers of World War I, known as doughboys. Two of these doughboy statues can be found in DeWitt Clinton Park and Doughboy Park in New York City, the latter of which was named the best war memorial of its kind by the American Federation of Artists in 1928.〔 Among his earlier works is the bronze nude statue,"Spirit of Spanish Music" located in Lebus Court at Pomona College.〔() Lebus Court, Pomona College〕〔() 1915 Pomona College timeline〕 His allegorical figures of ''Architecture'' and ''Sculpture'' decorate the exterior the 1927 Fine Arts Building (Los Angeles). The inside lobby has a fountain with sculptures of children, modeled by his daughter, Cynthia (age 3) and his son Harvey (age 5).〔(The Fine Arts Building ) publicartina.com〕 His son, Harvey W. Johnson (1921-2005), was a prominent Western artist and became President of the Cowboy Artists of America.〔(CowboyArtistsofAmerica )〕〔(About the Artist ) harveywjohnson.com official site〕 He had a sister, also a sculptor. Annetta Johnson Saint-Gaudens, who assisted him with some of the architectural sculpture on the Fine Arts Building in Los Angeles. Image:WoodsideDoughboy.jpg|Statue at Doughboy Park in Woodside, Queens File:Flanders doughboy Clinton Pk sunny jeh.jpg|DeWitt Clinton Park in Manhattan also has a doughboy statue File:Fine Arts Building of Los Angeles interior.png|Fountain sculpture at (The Fine Arts Building ) ==References== 〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Burt Johnson」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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