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Eugene Morahan

Eugene Morahan

American sculptor (1869–1949)

Eugene H. Morahan (August 29, 1869 – November 14, 1949) was an American sculptor.

Art Moderne-style saintly mother
Morahan was the sculptor for this fountain in memory of Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt, who died with the Lusitania in 1915.

Born in Brooklyn, New York,[1] he was a student of Augustus Saint-Gaudens.[2][1]

Morahan sculpted:

During his time in California, Morahan was acquainted with the comedian Will Rogers and created an equestrian statue of him from memory after his death.[9] Gutzon Borglum, a friend, and the sculptor of Mount Rushmore, took a break from that project to help him finish Santa Monica on time for the unveiling.[10]

Morahan was married to Grace Storey Putnam (an artist and the creator of the Bye-Lo baby doll) from 1927 to 1941.[11][12] Morahan and his wife moved to Santa Monica in 1930.[8] He had a daughter, Adele Morahan, and a stepson, George C. Putnam[1] (whose biological father was the sculptor Arthur Putnam).[12] Morahan died in 1949 in Santa Monica, at the age of 80.[1]

References

  1. [1]
    "Obituary: Eugene H. Morahan". The New York Times. 1949-11-16. p. 29.
  2. [2]
    "Morahan, Eugene". Benezit Dictionary of Artists. Vol. 1. Oxford University Press. 2011-10-31. doi:10.1093/benz/9780199773787.article.b00125335. ISBN 978-0-19-977378-7. Archived from the original on 2018-06-04. Retrieved 2022-10-15.
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    "Brigadier General Samuel Manning Welch Memorial". buffaloah.com. Archived from the original on 2021-06-20. Retrieved 2022-10-15.
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    "Eugene Morahan - Biography". www.askart.com. Archived from the original on 2019-10-03. Retrieved 2022-10-15.
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    "Calexico Chronicle 14 April 1934 — California Digital Newspaper Collection". cdnc.ucr.edu. Archived from the original on 2022-10-15. Retrieved 2022-10-15.
  6. [6]
    "For a City's War Heroes, Salutes Cast in Metal and Set in Stone." New York Times, May 28, 1995, pp. 31.
  7. [7]
    "Statue Will Honor Town’s Patron Saint." Los Angeles Times, Apr 04, 1934, pp. 4.
  8. [8]
    "Western Museum Laboratories (U.S. National Park Service)". www.nps.gov. Archived from the original on 2022-03-28. Retrieved 2022-10-15.
  9. [9]
    "Humorist Inspires Sculptor: Will Rogers Statue Made From Memory." Los Angeles Times, Jan 24, 1936, pp. 12.
  10. [10]
    "Saint Monica Statue In Palisades Park Celebrates Its 80th Anniversary:". SM Mirror. 2014-12-22. Archived from the original on 2022-05-17. Retrieved 2022-10-15.
  11. [11]
    "Grace Storey Putnam - Biography". www.askart.com. Archived from the original on 2017-11-22. Retrieved 2022-10-15.
  12. [12]
    "Arthur Putnam". American Sculptors. 2011-06-16. Archived from the original on 2022-04-04. Retrieved 2022-10-15.
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