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Harriet Whitney Frishmuth

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Harriet Whitney Frishmuth

Birth
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
1 Jan 1980 (aged 99)
Waterbury, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
Burial
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section 9 Lot 81
Memorial ID
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American sculptor. Designed Berwind monument in Laurel Hill Cemetery.

Harriet Whitney Frishmuth received extensive art training in the United States and abroad. As a child she moved to Paris and Dresden where they lived for eight years. There, she studied under renowned sculptor Auguste Rodin. Her career took off upon her return to the United States as she began to study at the Art Students League and exhibited her work at the National Academy of Design and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. Frishmuth was a member of a group of women sculptors and painters who referred to themselves as "The Philadelphia Ten."
American sculptor. Designed Berwind monument in Laurel Hill Cemetery.

Harriet Whitney Frishmuth received extensive art training in the United States and abroad. As a child she moved to Paris and Dresden where they lived for eight years. There, she studied under renowned sculptor Auguste Rodin. Her career took off upon her return to the United States as she began to study at the Art Students League and exhibited her work at the National Academy of Design and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. Frishmuth was a member of a group of women sculptors and painters who referred to themselves as "The Philadelphia Ten."


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