William Clark Noble (February 10, 1858 – May 10, 1938) was an American sculptor best known for his monuments.
Early life
Noble was born on February 10, 1858, in
Gardiner, Maine. He was a son of Clark Noble, a ship’s captain, and Emma Freeman Noble, a descendant of
Elder William Brewster, who came over on the Mayflower.[1] After his father's death at sea, his mother, older brother, and infant Clark went to live on her father's farm in
Richmond, Maine.[2]
He studied with
Horatio Greenough and
Lorado Taft.[3] Taft, in his History of American Sculpture, remarked that Noble was one of a group of sculptors who had, "made something of a specialty of military figures."[4]
Career
Governor Andrew Curtin (1911-13), Pennsylvania State Memorial, Gettysburg Battlefield
Noble designed coinage for
Guatemala and
Panama.[5] His
Guatemalan quetzal (1925)[6] and
Panamanian balboa (1931)[7] each exchanged for one US dollar. In 1924, Noble was selected by the Woman's Universal Alliance to create the Mothers' Memorial to be erected in
Washington, D.C., in honor of motherhood and the world's great women.[8]
He was a member of the National Arts Club and the National Sculpture Society.[9]
Noble was married three times, including his last marriage to the former Emile Berlin Bleecker. His son, William Clark Noble Jr., also became an artist.[1]
Statuette: Joseph Jefferson as Rip van Winkle (
c. 1895).[18] One of the figures from the loving cup.
Lion and Eagle (1897–98), Commercial Cable Company Building, 20-22 Broad Street, Manhattan, New York City,
George Edward Harding & Gooch, architects (demolished
c. 1960).[19] The bronze figures stood upon
piers at the 5th story of the building's façade.[20] They represented England and the United States – the two terminals of the
Trans-Atlantic Telegraph Cable.
William Clark Noble (February 10, 1858 – May 10, 1938) was an American sculptor best known for his monuments.
Early life
Noble was born on February 10, 1858, in
Gardiner, Maine. He was a son of Clark Noble, a ship’s captain, and Emma Freeman Noble, a descendant of
Elder William Brewster, who came over on the Mayflower.[1] After his father's death at sea, his mother, older brother, and infant Clark went to live on her father's farm in
Richmond, Maine.[2]
He studied with
Horatio Greenough and
Lorado Taft.[3] Taft, in his History of American Sculpture, remarked that Noble was one of a group of sculptors who had, "made something of a specialty of military figures."[4]
Career
Governor Andrew Curtin (1911-13), Pennsylvania State Memorial, Gettysburg Battlefield
Noble designed coinage for
Guatemala and
Panama.[5] His
Guatemalan quetzal (1925)[6] and
Panamanian balboa (1931)[7] each exchanged for one US dollar. In 1924, Noble was selected by the Woman's Universal Alliance to create the Mothers' Memorial to be erected in
Washington, D.C., in honor of motherhood and the world's great women.[8]
He was a member of the National Arts Club and the National Sculpture Society.[9]
Noble was married three times, including his last marriage to the former Emile Berlin Bleecker. His son, William Clark Noble Jr., also became an artist.[1]
Statuette: Joseph Jefferson as Rip van Winkle (
c. 1895).[18] One of the figures from the loving cup.
Lion and Eagle (1897–98), Commercial Cable Company Building, 20-22 Broad Street, Manhattan, New York City,
George Edward Harding & Gooch, architects (demolished
c. 1960).[19] The bronze figures stood upon
piers at the 5th story of the building's façade.[20] They represented England and the United States – the two terminals of the
Trans-Atlantic Telegraph Cable.