Caroline Sumner Wood McClure
- BORN
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June 16, 1875
Saint Louis, Missouri
- DIED
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November 27, 1959
Carmel, California
- EDUCATION
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Art Students League
New York, New YorkArt Institute of Chicago
Chicago, IllinoisSt. Louis School of Fine Arts, Washington University
Saint Louis, Missouri
Caroline Sumner Wood McClure was born on June 16, 1875, in St. Louis, Missouri. She graduated from the Mary Institute in 1894. While a student at the institute, she was first recognized for her sculpture. She attended the St. Louis School of Fine Arts at Washington University, where she studied with Lorado Taft and Hermon MacNeil. She then studied at the Art Institute of Chicago for a year. Beginning in 1902, she attended the Art Students League in New York City and established a studio in the city. McClure made sculptures in both marble and bronze.
McClure’s best-known work of art was the sculpture The Spirit of Missouri for the dome of the Missouri Building at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in 1904. She was commissioned to create the sculpture by Karl Bitter, the director of sculpture. Inside the building, the dome covered a rotunda that could seat 1,500 people. The Missouri Building and most of its contents were destroyed by a fire on November 19, 1904.
In 1939, she moved to California to the Monterey Peninsula and established a home in Carmel. She lived there until her death on November 27, 1959.
Louisiana Purchase Exposition
Organized by Louisiana Purchase Exposition Corporation
Organized by Louisiana Purchase Exposition Corporation
Awards & Exhibitions 1
Louisiana Purchase Exposition
Organized by Louisiana Purchase Exposition Corporation
Organized by Louisiana Purchase Exposition Corporation
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Lorado Taft: Teacher
| Headshot | Person | Dates | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
Daisy Anna Taake1886 - 1943 | Saint Louis 1899-1943 | F | |
Bessie Potter Vonnoh1872 - 1955 | Saint Louis 1872-1874 Saint Louis 1904 Saint Louis 1916 | F |
Relationships2
Related People
Other Artists Associated with
Lorado Taft: Teacher
| Headshot | Person | Dates | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
Daisy Anna Taake1886 - 1943 | Saint Louis 1899-1943 | F | |
Bessie Potter Vonnoh1872 - 1955 | Saint Louis 1872-1874 Saint Louis 1904 Saint Louis 1916 | F |
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“Caroline Sumner McClure in the California, U.S. Death Index, 1940-1997,” Ancestry, accessed August 29, 2022.
Joe Sonderman and Mike Truax, St Louis: The 1904 World’s Fair (Charleston: Arcadia Publishing, 2008), 54.
Elana V. Fox, Inside the World’s Fair of 1904: Exploring the Louisiana Purchase Exposition (Bloomington: 1st Books Library, 2003).
Edan Milton Hughes, Artists in California, 1786-1940 (Sacramento: Crocker Art Museum, 2002), 2: 741.
“St. Louis has Produced One Hundred Young Women Who Have Won Recognition and Success at Home and Abroad as Art Workers," St. Louis Republic, March 19, 1905, 29.
“Cupid Bows to a Woman’s Art," St. Louis Post-Dispatch, December 2, 1903, 4.
“Sculptress for World’s Fair: Miss Caroline Wood Appointed on the Art Staff by Director Bitter," St. Louis Republic, March 29, 1903, 12.
“Judge’s Daughter a Statue Maker: Miss Caroline Wood Chosen as a Sculptress for the World’s Fair," St. Louis Post-Dispatch, March 28, 1903, 3.
Core Reference Sources
askART (database), askART, https://www.askart.com/.
Anita Jacobsen, Jacobsen's Biographical Index of American Artists (Carrollton: A.J. Publications, 2002).
Peter H. Falk, et. al, Who was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: 400 Years of Artists in America (Madison: Sound View Press, 1999).
Contributors
Roberta Wagener, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Artist Record Published
Published on September 2, 2022
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References
Artist clippings file is available at:
Bibliography
Select Sources
“Caroline Sumner McClure in the California, U.S. Death Index, 1940-1997,” Ancestry, accessed August 29, 2022.
Joe Sonderman and Mike Truax, St Louis: The 1904 World’s Fair (Charleston: Arcadia Publishing, 2008), 54.
Elana V. Fox, Inside the World’s Fair of 1904: Exploring the Louisiana Purchase Exposition (Bloomington: 1st Books Library, 2003).
Edan Milton Hughes, Artists in California, 1786-1940 (Sacramento: Crocker Art Museum, 2002), 2: 741.
“St. Louis has Produced One Hundred Young Women Who Have Won Recognition and Success at Home and Abroad as Art Workers," St. Louis Republic, March 19, 1905, 29.
“Cupid Bows to a Woman’s Art," St. Louis Post-Dispatch, December 2, 1903, 4.
“Sculptress for World’s Fair: Miss Caroline Wood Appointed on the Art Staff by Director Bitter," St. Louis Republic, March 29, 1903, 12.
“Judge’s Daughter a Statue Maker: Miss Caroline Wood Chosen as a Sculptress for the World’s Fair," St. Louis Post-Dispatch, March 28, 1903, 3.
Core Reference Sources
askART (database), askART, https://www.askart.com/.
Anita Jacobsen, Jacobsen's Biographical Index of American Artists (Carrollton: A.J. Publications, 2002).
Peter H. Falk, et. al, Who was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: 400 Years of Artists in America (Madison: Sound View Press, 1999).
Contributors
Roberta Wagener, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Artist Record Published
Published on September 2, 2022
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