Louise Kidder Sparrow

Louise Winslow Kidder Sparrow (January 1, 1884 – July 9, 1979) was an American sculptor and a poet.

Early life and education Born in Malden, Massachusetts, Sparrow was a graduate of Emerson College, and began her artistic instruction in Europe at age 16. Sparrow's father — Wellington Parker Kidder, the inventor of the noiseless typewriter — printed her first book of poetry, entitled Lyrics and Translations, in 1904. The volume won Sparrow admittance into the Boston Authors Club. Her plaster bust of Theodore E. Burton is currently in the collection of the United States Capitol; she is also represented in the collections of the Western Reserve Historical Society, the United States Military Academy, the United States Naval Observatory, the Montana State Capitol, and Howard University.

Legacy Sparrow's papers are held at the Harvard Library and National Museum of Women in the Arts. The National Museum of Women in the Arts holds a variety of Sparrow's sculpting tools.

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Works of Poetry

Lyrics and Translations (privately printed, 1904) The Last Cruise (Stratford Co., 1926) My World Constitution (1938) Narrative Poems: from Journal in Verse (Branden Press, 1970) A Handful of Lyrics: from Journal in Verse (Thom Henricks Associates, 1970) Violets and Mimosa: from Journal in Verse (Thom Henricks Associates, 1971) Epic of the Sea: A Drama of Navy Life (1971) Spiced Herbs and Rose Petals from the Old Blue Jar (Thom Henricks Associates, 1971) Tales Retold at Twilight (1972) Basket of Pansies (1974) The Gentle Hours of Fresh Delights (Transcripts, 1976) The Steed of Bengaray (J&C Transcripts, 1976) Virginia Byways (n.d.) Midnight Meditation (n.d.)

Translations

Tankas by Nico D. Horiguchi (Erskine MacDonald, 1925) Air Temple by Daigaku Horiguchi (Abrams Press, 1972) The Might of Wings: Poets of Many Lands (n.d.)