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Edith Woodman Burroughs (born 1871 in Riverdale-on-Hudson, New York; died 1916 in Flushing, Queens) was an American sculptor. Woodman began studying with master artists art at the early age of 15, working with Kenyon Cox and Augustus Saint Gaudens at the Art Students League. By the age of 18 she was supporting herself by designing objects for churches as well as for the Tiffany and Company.〔Rubenstein, Charlotte Streifer, ''American Women Sculptors'', G.K. Hall & Co., Boston 1990 pp. 236-238〕 In 1893 she married artist Bryson Burroughs, the future curator of paintings at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. She spent the next two years in Paris where she studied with Jean-Antoine Injalbert and Luc-Olivier Merson.〔Proske, Beatrice Gilman, ''Brookgreen Gardens Sculpture'', Brookgreen Gardens, South Carolina, 1968 p. 261〕 In 1907 she won the Shaw Memorial Prize front the National Academy of Design for a work ''Circe'' that was subsequently shown at a major exhibit in Baltimore 〔''Catalogue of the Exhibition of the National Sculpture Society Under the Auspices of the Municipal Art Society of Baltimore.'' Fifth Regiment Armory, April 4th To April 25th Inclusive, Nineteen Eight〕 In 1909 she returned to Paris where she "''came under the influence of Maillol''", after which her work reflected his ''simpler means of expression.''〔Proske, Beatrice Gilman, ''Brookgreen Gardens Sculpture'', Brookgreen Gardens, South Carolina, 1943 p. 279〕 Woodman Burroughs designed two fountains for the 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco.〔Gardner, p. 107〕 Her ''Fountain of Youth'' figure, showing ''the sweet tenderness, a maidenly lovliness'' 〔Chaney, Sheldon, Art Lover's Guide to the Exposition: Explanation of the Architecture Sculpture & Mural Paintings with a Guide for Study in the Art Gallery, At the Sign of the Berkeley Oak, Berkeley, California 1915 p, 51〕 won a silver medal at the Expo. Burroughs exhibited a bronze bust, ''Portrait of John Bigelow'' at the 1913 Armory Show in New York.〔''1913 Armory Show 50th Anniversary Exhibition, 1963'' Henry Street Settlement, NY 1963 p. 184〕 In 1913, she was elected into the National Academy of Design as an Associate member. She died in Flushing, New York on January 6, 1916. ==Her work== Her work can be found in numerous museums and galleries including: *Oakland Museum, Oakland, California *R.W. Norton Art Gallery, Shreveport, Louisiana *Newark Museum, Newark, New Jersey *Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City *Brookgreen Gardens, Murrells Inlet, South Carolina *Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. *Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut *Hearst San Simeon State Historical Monument, San Simeon, California *Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, Rhode Island 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「Edith Woodman Burroughs」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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