John Storrs
John Henry Bradley Storrs (June 25, 1885 – April 26, 1956), also known as John Bradley Storrs and John H. Storrs, was an American modernist sculptor best remembered for his art deco sculptures that examined the relationship between architecture and sculpture.
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John Storrs
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- Name
- John Henry Bradley Storrs
- Born
- 25 June 1885
- Birthplace
- Chicago
- Died
- 26 April 1956
- Spouse
- Marguerite Deville Chabrol
- Known for
- Sculpture
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- sculptor · artist · painter · draftsperson · printmaker
- Education
- School of the Art Institute of Chicago · Académie Julian · Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts · School of the Museum of Fine Arts
- Languages
- English
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John Henry Bradley Storrs (June 25, 1885 – April 26, 1956), also known as John Bradley Storrs and John H. Storrs, was an American modernist sculptor best remembered for his art deco sculptures that examined the relationship between architecture and sculpture.
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Biography
Biography
John Storrs studied at School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Académie Julian and Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. The recorded working language is English. Work by John Storrs is recorded in the collections of Art Institute of Chicago, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, Museum of Modern Art and Corcoran Gallery of Art.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — John Henry Bradley Storrs • Born — 25 June 1885 • Birthplace — Chicago • Died — 26 April 1956 • Spouse — Marguerite Deville Chabrol • Known for — Sculpture
Life
Life
• Illustration — Head, woodcut on paper, c. 1920, Smithsonian American Art Museum Storrs was born in Chicago in 1885, son of architect D. W. Storrs. In 1905, he traveled to Berlin to study singing, but he soon decided to become a sculptor. He studied with Lorado Taft at the Art Institute of Chicago, with Bela Pratt at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston and with Charles Grafly at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. By 1911, he was living in Paris, where he studied with Auguste Rodin and also attended the Académie Julian. He gradually moved from representational sculpture and wood engravings to the machine-like sculptures for which he is best known. • Illustration — 'Forms in Space, Number 1', stainless steel and copper sculpture, 1927, Metropolitan Museum of Art. During his time in France, Storrs became friends with Jacques Lipchitz. In 1914, Storrs married the novelist and writer Marguerite Deville Chabrol and started dividing his time between France and the United States. In the 1930s, Storrs turned to abstract painting that often suggested the human figure. During World War II Storrs was twice arrested and imprisoned by the German occupation forces. After being released, he returned to his studio in Mer, France, and worked and lived there until his death in 1956.
Work
Work
• Illustration — Ceres, created by John Storrs Storrs is best remembered for his late-career abstract works, often cast from materials not used in traditional sculpture such as aluminum and stainless steel. He is responsible for the Ceres sculpture at the top of the Chicago Board of Trade Building.
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Works and production
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scholarly publication
- Storrs, John Henry Bradley, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q3110301: John Storrs
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scholarly publication
Storrs, John Henry Bradley, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011Crossref registry
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