William Henry Rinehart (September 13, 1825 – October 28, 1874) was a noted American sculptor. He is considered "the last important American sculptor to work in the classical style."[2]
William Henry Rinehart | |
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 Self-portrait relief bust (c. 1850–74). | |
| Born | September 13, 1825 Union Bridge, Maryland, U.S. |
| Died | October 28, 1874 (aged 49) |
| Resting place | Green Mount Cemetery Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Maryland Institute College of Art |
| Known for | Sculpture |
| Relatives | David Rinehart (brother) |
Biography
editThe son of Israel Rinehart (1792–1871)[citation needed]and Mary (Snader) Rinehart (1797–1865),[3] William Henry Rinehart was born in Union Bridge, Maryland.[1] His brother was David Rinehart.[4] He attended school until he was nearly eighteen. He then began to work on his father's farm, but also became the assistant of a stone-cutter in the neighborhood. In 1844 he began an apprenticeship in the stone-yard of Baughman and Bevan on the site of what is now the Peabody Institute in Baltimore, and studied sculpture at what is now called the Maryland Institute College of Art.[citation needed]
In 1855 Rinehart went to Italy to continue his studies. While there he executed two bas-reliefs in marble, Morning and Evening. On his return, two years later, he opened a studio in Baltimore, where he executed numerous busts, a fountain-figure for the main U.S. Post Office in Washington, DC; and two bronze figures, Backwoodsman and Indian, flanking the clock in the House of Representatives Chamber of the U.S. Capitol. In 1858 he settled in Rome where he would live the rest of his life, except for trips back to the United States in 1866 and 1872.[citation needed] Rinehart's burial was funded by his friends William Thompson Walters and Benjamin Franklin Newcomer and he was buried at Green Mount Cemetery in Baltimore.[5]
Legacy
editRinehart was financially successful in his lifetime, executing many commissions for wealthy and cultured clients. American patrons often traveled to Italy to meet Rinehart and plan projects for their estates back in America. Rinehart's most important patron and sponsor was William T. Walters, founder of Baltimore's Walters Art Gallery (now the Walters Art Museum).
William Henry Rinehart left his estate in trust for the teaching of sculpture at the Maryland Institute College of Art. In his name, MICA established the Rinehart School of Sculpture and a Rinehart fellowship. The Rinehart School's alumni would include the estimable Hans Schuler, born the year Rinehart died.
According to artcyclopedia.com and askart.com, Rinehart's sculptures, neoclassical in style and mostly of human figures, are in public collections such as those of the Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York City), the National Gallery of Art, (Washington, DC), the Walters Art Museum (Baltimore), the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, the Brooklyn Museum of Art (New York City), the Carnegie Museum (Pittsburgh), and Ohio's Columbus Museum of Art, among others.
Selected works
edit- Bas-reliefs of Morning and Evening (c. 1856), plaster, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C.[6][7]
- Backwoodsman and Indian (1857), bronze, Monumental Clock, House of Representatives Chamber, U.S. Capitol. Now exhibited in the Capitol crypt.[8][9][10][11]
- Sleeping Children (1859), marble, Smithsonian American Art Museum. At least 25 replicas in plaster and marble[citation needed] including one at the tomb of Hugh Sisson, Green Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Maryland. [12]
- Woman of Samaria (1859–1862), marble, Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, Maryland.[13]
- Leander (c. 1859), marble, Newark Museum, Newark, New Jersey.[14] Marble replica (c. 1870) at Chrysler Museum of Art.[15]
- Bust of Mrs. William T. Walters (1862), marble, Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, Maryland.[16]
- Hero (modeled 1866), plaster, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C.[17] At least 9 marble replicas.[citation needed]
- Antigone Pouring a Libation over the Corpse of Her Brother Polynices (modeled 1867–1870), plaster, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C.[18] Marble replica[citation needed](1870) at Metropolitan Museum of Art.[19]
- Chief Justice Roger B. Taney (1867–1872), bronze, Maryland State House, Annapolis, Maryland. Bronze replica (1872) at Mount Vernon Place, Baltimore, Maryland. Both removed in 2017.[20][21]
- Endymion (1868–1874), plaster, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C.[22] Marble replica[citation needed] (c. 1874-1875) at National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.[23] Bronze replica[citation needed] at Rinehart's grave in Green Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Maryland.[24][25]
- Clytie (1872), marble, Baltimore Museum of Art.[26] Marble replica[citation needed] (1872) at Metropolitan Museum of Art.[27]
- Latona and Her Children – Apollo and Diana (modeled c. 1870–1872), plaster, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C.[28] Marble replica (1874) at Metropolitan Museum of Art.[29]
- Atalanta (1874), marble, Baltimore Museum of Art.[30][31]
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Morning (c. 1856), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C. -
Rinehart's drawing for the Monumental Clock (1858), House of Representatives Chamber, U.S. Capitol. -
Sleeping Children (1859, this example 1869), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C. -
Woman of Samaria (1859–1862), Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, Maryland -
Thetis (1861), Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, Maryland. -
Bust of Mrs. William T. Walters (1862), Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, Maryland. -
Hero (1866), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C. -
Chief Justice Roger B. Taney (1867–72), Mount Vernon Place, Baltimore, Maryland. -
Clytie (1872), Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, Maryland. -
Latona and Her Children - Apollo and Diana (1871–74), Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City
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See also
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- Maryland Institute College of Art
- Walters Art Museum
- Neoclassicism
- Arthur Quartley (American painter; friend of William Henry Rinehart)
- Roger B. Taney (sculpture)
- Revolutionary War Door, which was completed by Reinhart and hangs in the U.S. Capitol
References
edit- ^ a b "Rinehart, William Henry". Benezit Dictionary of Artists. Oxford University Press. 31 October 2011. Retrieved October 6, 2024.
- ^ "William Henry Rinehart: Mrs. Cleveland". Carnegie Museum of Art. Archived from the original on May 26, 2011.
- ^ "Bust of the Artist's Mother, Mrs. Israel Rinehart (Mary Snader, 1797-1868) | The Walters Art Museum". Online Collection of the Walters Art Museum. Retrieved 2024-10-08.
- ^ "Mr. David Rinehart died..." The Democratic Advocate. 1903-01-24. p. 3. Retrieved 2024-03-10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Waldo Newcomer (1902). A Biographical Sketch of Benjamin Franklin Newcomer. pp. 31–32. Retrieved 2022-12-13.
- ^ "Morning | Smithsonian American Art Museum". americanart.si.edu. Retrieved 2024-10-08.
- ^ "Evening | Smithsonian American Art Museum". americanart.si.edu. Retrieved 2024-10-08.
- ^ Davis, Sarah (December 31, 2015). "Around the Clocks". Architect of the Capitol. Retrieved 2024-10-08.
- ^ "Native American Representation in Art". Architect of the Capitol. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
- ^ "[Backwoodsman figure for the clock in the House of Representatives chamber]". Library of Congress. Retrieved 2024-10-08.
- ^ "['Indian' figure for the clock in the House of Representatives chamber]". Library of Congress. Retrieved 2024-10-08.
- ^ "Sleeping Children | Smithsonian American Art Museum". americanart.si.edu. Retrieved 2023-11-25.
- ^ "The Woman of Samaria | The Walters Art Museum". Online Collection of the Walters Art Museum. Retrieved 2024-10-07.
- ^ "Leander, (scuplture)". Smithsonian. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
- ^ "Leander". chrysler.emuseum.com. Retrieved 2024-10-08.
- ^ "Bust of Mrs. William T. Walters (née Ellen Harper) | The Walters Art Museum". Online Collection of the Walters Art Museum. Retrieved 2024-10-08.
- ^ "Hero | Smithsonian American Art Museum". americanart.si.edu. Retrieved 2024-10-08.
- ^ "Antigone Pouring a Libation over the Corpse of Her Brother Polynices | Smithsonian American Art Museum". americanart.si.edu. Retrieved 2024-10-08.
- ^ "Antigone Pouring a Libation over the Corpse of Her Brother Polynices". The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
- ^ Hicks, Josh; Wiggins, Ovetta (2023-04-08). "Justice Taney defended slavery in 1857. Now his statue is gone from Md.'s State House". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2024-10-07.
- ^ Campbell, Colin; Broadwater, Luke (August 16, 2017). "Citing 'safety and security,' Pugh has Baltimore Confederate monuments taken down". The Baltimore Sun. Archived from the original on December 17, 2023. Retrieved October 7, 2024.
- ^ "Endymion | Smithsonian American Art Museum". americanart.si.edu. Retrieved 2024-10-07.
- ^ "Endymion, model by 1870, carved c. 1874-1875". National Gallery of Art. Retrieved October 7, 2024.
- ^ "Endymion". Explore Baltimore Heritage. Retrieved 2024-10-07.
- ^ Dennies, Nathan. "Green Mount Cemetery". Explore Baltimore Heritage. Retrieved 2024-10-07.
- ^ "Clytie". baltimore.emuseum.com. Retrieved 2024-10-07.
- ^ "William Henry Rinehart | Clytie | American". The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 2024-10-07.
- ^ "Latona and Her Children | Smithsonian American Art Museum". americanart.si.edu. Retrieved 2024-10-08.
- ^ "William Henry Rinehart | Latona and Her Children, Apollo and Diana | American". The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 2024-10-08.
- ^ Atalanta from Flickr.
- ^ "Atalanta". baltimore.emuseum.com. Retrieved 2024-10-07.
Articles
edit- Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.) William Henry Rinehart (1825–1874) (New York : The Museum, ©1999–©2001) OCLC 62736609
- Stebbins, Theodore E. William Henry Rinehart (Boston, MA : Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 1992) OCLC 62180474
Books
edit- Davenport, Ray, Davenport's Art Reference and Price Guide, Gold Edition (Ventura, California, 2005) ISSN 1540-1553; OCLC 18196910
- Ross, Marvin C. Walters Art Gallery; Johns Hopkins University; Peabody Institute. A catalogue of the work of William Henry Rinehart, Maryland sculptor, 1825–1874 (Baltimore: Trustees of the Peabody Institute and the Walters Art Gallery, 1948) OCLC 62736609
- Rusk, William Sener. William Henry Rinehart, sculptor (Baltimore, Md., N.T.A. Munder, 1939) OCLC 3271240
- Appleton's Cyclopedia of American Biography, edited by James Grant Wilson and John Fiske, New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1887–1889
External links
edit- Page on William Henry Rinehart at the Metropolitan Museum of Art [includes IMAGES of some of Rinehart's works in the museum's collection]
- Artcyclopedia page on William Henry Rinehart [features links to many IMAGES of the sculptures at museums and public collections]
- Askart.com page on William Henry Rinehart [includes an IMAGE]
- Marylandartsource.com page on William Henry Rinehart
- Auction result, Sotheby's, New York, 24 May 2006, with COLOR IMAGE
- William Henry Rinehart at Find a Grave