Cecil de Blaquiere Howard
Cecil de Blaquiere Howard | |
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Cecil de Blaquiere Howard - Torse de boxeur | |
| Born | 2 April 1888 |
| Died | 5 September 1956 New York |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Art Students' League Buffalo - James Earle Fraser – Académie Julian, Paris |
| Known for | Sculpture |
| Movement | Art deco |
| Spouse | Céline Coupet |
| Awards | Widener Gold Medal Herbert Adams Memorial Medal National Academy of Design : E. N. Watrous Gold Medal |
| Patron(s) | Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, Henry Luce, Lila Tyng |
Cecil de Blaquiere Howard, sometimes Cecil Howard, (April 2, 1888 – September 5, 1956), born in Clifton, Welland County, Ontario, Canada (today Niagara Falls) was an American painter and sculptor.
The sculptor devoted his work to the presentation of the human body in various circumstances and styles, in sports or at rest, experimenting with figurative, polychrome sculptures, cubism, traditional African art, art deco, classicism or neoclassicism. Using different techniques, including modeling and direct carving, he worked with a range of materials, including clay, stone, marble, wood, plasticine, terracotta, plaster, wax, bronze and silver.