Who were those artists and architects mentioned in the book?
The artists and architects mentioned in The Lost Treasure of Tuckernuck were real artists that were all working in the US during the twenties and thirties, when Maria Tutweiler was preparing and opening her school.
Pablo Picasso
Picasso Dove of Peace
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) was a Spanish painter and sculptor best known for co-founding the Cubist movement. His painting “Dove of Piece” was painted for the 1949 Paris Peace Conference, and quickly caught on, leading him to draw and paint more peace doves for other conferences.
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Seriously, you don't know? Have you gotten to the end yet? If you haven't, go finish reading! It's right there on page 271!
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Henry Moore
Nuclear Energy, 1967
Henry Moore (1898-1986) was an English sculptor best known for his abstract works in bronze and stone, many of which depicted reclining figures.
Nuclear Energy (shown on the left) is located on the campus of the University of Chicago, on the site on the first nuclear reactor.
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Henry Moore was the sculptor who did the weird carved stone statue out in the yard outside the school.
(page 42)
Nuclear Energy (shown on the left) is located on the campus of the University of Chicago, on the site on the first nuclear reactor.
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Henry Moore was the sculptor who did the weird carved stone statue out in the yard outside the school.
(page 42)
James Earle Fraser
End of the Trail, 1915
James Earle Fraser (1878 - 1953) was an American sculptor best known for his monuments of presidents and other historic figures, and for his famous statue, End of the Trail.
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He did the bust of Homer! Mrs. Hutchins reads about it on the bottom of page 271.
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He did the bust of Homer! Mrs. Hutchins reads about it on the bottom of page 271.
Alexander Calder
Edgar Varese, 1930
photo courtesy of http://www.calder.org
photo courtesy of http://www.calder.org
Alexander Calder (1898-1976) was an American sculptor who invented abstract sculptures called mobiles, and large metal stationary sculptures called stabiles. He also was known for his portraits made out of wire.
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The wire portrait of Mark Twain hanging in the library was by Calder. (It's on page 43.)
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The wire portrait of Mark Twain hanging in the library was by Calder. (It's on page 43.)
Jose de Creeft
Alice in Wonderland, 1959
Jose de Creeft (1884-1982) is a Spanish born American sculptor, best known for his technique of direct carving in wood and stone. He also worked in bronze, and his Alice in Wonderland sculpture (shown on the left) can be seen in Central Park in New York City.
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He did the carvings of the founding fathers in the history hall, seen on page 178.
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He did the carvings of the founding fathers in the history hall, seen on page 178.
Frank Lloyd Wright
Meyer May House
Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959) was the American architect known for developing the Prairie School of architecture, which used "organic architecture" to create harmony between the structure and the environment.
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Charles Eames
The Eames House, Case Study House #8
Charles Eames (1907–1978) began his career as an architect, and with his wife Ray, became one of the country's most influential designers of furniture and architecture.
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For more information about Charles and Ray Eames, visit this site.
Millard Smoot
Okay, you got me. This guy's made up.