Sculptor. A graduate of the Beaux Arts Institute of Design in New York City, he was commissioned at age 16 to create a bust of Dr. Simon Baruch, medical pioneer and advocate of hydrotherapy. Studied under, and was a protege of, Gutzon Borglum, creator of Mount Rushmore. Known for his statues and busts of public figures, including Louisiana Gov. Earl Long, his best-known creation is the heroic figure of U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice Edward Douglas White in Statuary Hall of U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, DC. With his wife, Gladys, he founded the Southwest Institute of Arts and the Department of Fine Arts at Centenary College of Louisiana.
Sculptor. A graduate of the Beaux Arts Institute of Design in New York City, he was commissioned at age 16 to create a bust of Dr. Simon Baruch, medical pioneer and advocate of hydrotherapy. Studied under, and was a protege of, Gutzon Borglum, creator of Mount Rushmore. Known for his statues and busts of public figures, including Louisiana Gov. Earl Long, his best-known creation is the heroic figure of U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice Edward Douglas White in Statuary Hall of U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, DC. With his wife, Gladys, he founded the Southwest Institute of Arts and the Department of Fine Arts at Centenary College of Louisiana.
Bio by: John Andrew Prime
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