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Eleanor Mary Mellon

1894 – 1979

American artist, 1894-

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Lived 1894 – 1979 (aged 84–85). Eleanor Mary Mellon was an American sculptor.

Eleanor Mary Mellon (1894–1979) was an American sculptor.

A native of Narberth, Pennsylvania, Mellon studied with Robert Ingersoll Aitken, Harriet Whitney Frishmuth, Charles Grafly, Edward McCartan, Victor Salvatore, and Adolph Alexander Weinman. She won numerous awards, including the Barnet Prize of the National Academy of Design, a bronze medal from the Society of Washington Artists in 1931, an honorable mention from the National Association of Women Painters and Sculptors in 1932, and others. Her work was exhibited widely in the United States, and she was a member of the National Sculpture Society and the American Federation of Arts. Brookgreen Gardens is among the collections holding examples of her work. Mellon was noted for her ecclesiastical work. She was a full academician of the National Academy of Design.

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Born
1894, Narberth
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Died
1979
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Nationality
Awards
National Academy of Design; Society of Washington Artists
Also known as
Eleanor M. Mellon, Eleanor Mellon

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American artist, 1894-

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Eleanor Mary Mellon was born in 1894 in Narberth.

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Eleanor Mary Mellon died in 1979.

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Eleanor Mary Mellon was a sculptor.

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Eleanor Mary Mellon was American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Eleanor Mary Mellon

· Wikidata: Q28592266

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