Pratt, Bela Lyon, 1867-1917
Variant namesSculptor.
From the description of Bela Lyon Pratt papers, 1884-1918. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71132900
American sculptor.
From the description of Bela L. Pratt Letters to Michael S. O'Donnell, 1908, 1909. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 71224886
Sculptor, teacher; Boston, Mass.; b. 1867; d. 1917
Studied at Yale, Art Students League, and with Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Kenyon Cox, and William Merritt Chase, and others.
From the description of Bela L. Pratt papers, 1876-1986. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 81348791
Biographical Note
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1867, Dec. 11:
Born, Norwich, Conn. -
1873:
Attended Yale University, School of Fine Arts, New Haven, Conn., where he studied with John Henry Niemeyer and John Ferguson Weir -
1887:
Attended Art Students League, New York, N.Y., where he studied with William Merritt Chase, Kenyon Cox, Francis Edwin Elwell, and Augustus Saint-Gaudens -
1890 -1892 :Attended École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts (France), where he studied with Jean-Alexandre-Joseph Falguière and Henri Chapu -
1892:
Received commission from World’s Columbian Exposition, Chicago, Ill., for the sculpture group The Genius of Navigation -
1893 -1917 :Instructor in modeling, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Mass. -
1897:
Married Helen Pray -
1895 -1896 :Awarded commissions to create multiple works for the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., including the spandrels entitled Science, Literature, and Arts; the figure, Philosophy; and the medallions, Winter, Autumn, Summer, and Spring -
1901:
Received silver medal, Pan-American Exposition, Buffalo, N.Y. -
1906:
Young Soldier sculpture, Saint Paul's School, Concord, N.H. -
1910:
Art and Science sculptures, Boston Public Library, Boston, Mass. -
1914:
Nathan Hale sculpture, Yale University, New Haven, Conn. -
1915:
Received gold medal, Panama-Pacific International Exposition, San Francisco, Calif. -
1917, May 18:
Died, Boston, Mass.
From the guide to the Bela Lyons Pratt Papers, 1884-1918, (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
|---|---|---|---|
| creatorOf | Bela L. Pratt papers | Archives of American Art | |
| creatorOf | Bela Lyons Pratt Papers, 1884-1918 | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division | |
| referencedIn | Century Company records | New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division | |
| referencedIn | Charles Eliot Norton papers | Houghton Library | |
| creatorOf | Charlotte Barton West letters | Archives of American Art | |
| referencedIn | Guild of Boston Artists records | Archives of American Art | |
| referencedIn | John Jay Chapman papers | Houghton Library | |
| creatorOf | Olaf Brauner letters | Archives of American Art | |
| referencedIn | Pratt, Bela Lyon, 1867-1917 : [miscellaneous ephemeral material]. | Metropolitan Museum of Art, Thomas J. Watson Library | |
| creatorOf | Pratt, Bela Lyon, 1867-1917. Artist file. | Brooklyn Museum Libraries & Archives |
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| Relation | Name |
|---|---|
| associatedWith | Benson, Frank Weston, 1862-1951. |
| associatedWith | Boston Public Library. |
| associatedWith | Brauner, Olaf M., 1869-1947. |
| associatedWith | Burroughs, Bryson, 1869-1934. |
| associatedWith | Burroughs, Edith Woodman, 1871-1916. |
| correspondedWith | Century Company |
| correspondedWith | Chapman, John Jay, 1862-1933 |
| correspondedWith | Dellenbaugh, Frederick Samuel, 1853-1935 |
| correspondedWith | Elwell, Frank Edwin, 1858-1922 |
| associatedWith | École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts (France) |
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Birth 1867-12-11
Death 1917-05-18
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