Adeline Valentine Pond Adams (1859–1948) was an American writer[1] and the wife of Herbert Adams. The chief subjects of her writings were American fine artists and art history. She published at least seven texts.[2] On December 14, 1930, she was awarded a Special Medal of Honor by the National Sculpture Society. In 1947, she was the first recipient of the Society's Herbert Adams Memorial Medal.
Adeline Pond Adams | |
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 Portrait by William Howard Hart | |
| Born | Adeline Valentine Pond October 24, 1859  Boston |
| Died | July 1, 1948 (aged 88) New York City |
| Spouse(s) | Herbert Adams |
Biography
editAdeline Valentine Pond was born in Boston. She began her art studies at the Massachusetts Normal Art School in 1880.[3]
She met Herbert Adams in Paris in 1887. She posed for a marble bust that was eventually exhibited at the 1893 Chicago World's Fair.[4] The couple married in 1889.[5] Adams advocated for female sculptors including Laura Gardin Fraser, Evelyn Beatrice Longman, Janet Scudder, Bessie Porter Vonnoh, Abastenia St. Leger Eberle and Anna Hyatt Huntington.[4] She also advocated for war memorials to be created by professional sculptors rather than mass-produced in factories.[4]
Adams was a member of the Cornish (NH) Equal Suffrage League.[6]
Works
editAdams's seven published texts include:[7]
- "The spirit of American sculpture"
- "Daniel Chester French, sculptor"
- "Childe Hassam"
- "John Quincy Adams Ward; An Appreciation"
- "Sylvia"
- "An Exhibition of American Sculpture"
- "Our medals and Our Medals"
In addition to art criticism, Adams also wrote poetry, including two collections of poetry about her deceased daughters.[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Fern K. Meyers, James B. Atkinson (2005). New Hampshire's Cornish Colony. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 0-7385-3753-5.
- ^ "Works by or about Adeline Pond Adams in libraries (WorldCat catalog)". Archived from the original on May 20, 2011. Retrieved April 21, 2008.
- ^ Morgan, Ann Lee (January 1, 2008). Oxford Dictionary of American Art and Artists. Oxford University Press. p. 5. ISBN 9780195373219.
Adeline Valentine Pond Adams.
- ^ a b c Marter, Joan M. (January 1, 2011). The Grove Encyclopedia of American Art. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780195335798.
- ^ N.Y.), Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York; Tolles, Thayer; Dimmick, Lauretta; Hassler, Donna J. (January 1, 1999). American Sculpture in the Metropolitan Museum of Art: A catalogue of works by artists born before 1865. Metropolitan Museum of Art. ISBN 9780870999147.
- ^ "Looking Back with Aurore Eaton: The Cornish Equal Suffrage League takes action - New Hampshire". UnionLeader.com. Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
- ^ "Adams, Adeline 1859-1948". OCLC WorldCat Identities. Online Computer Library Center Inc. Archived from the original on April 9, 2016. Retrieved March 16, 2016.