Myra Musselman-Carr

Myra Musselman-Carr (November 27, 1871 or 72 or 1880–1929) American sculptor born in Georgetown, Kentucky[3]

Myra Musselman-Carr
Born1871[1]
Georgetown, Kentucky
Died1929[1]
NationalityAmerican
Known forSculpture
SpouseCharles Bateman.[2]

She studied first at the Art Academy of Cincinnati in Cincinnati, Ohio, then in New York City at the Art Students League and finally with Antoine Bourdelle in Paris. She is believed to have been an early proponent of the direct carving method of sculpting. Around 1915 to 1917 she founded the Modern Art School in New York and taught sculpture there, alongside co-founders and painting teachers Marguerite Zorach and William Zorach.[4] [5]

Armory Show of 1913

Musselman-Carr was one of the artists who exhibited at this important show which included two of her bronze statuettes entitled Electra ($50) and Indian grinding corn ($40).[6]

Musselman-Carr was a member of the Woodstock Artists Association.

References
  1. "Myra Carr in the U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current". Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  2. "Myra V. Musselman-Carr (1880-?)". Artprice. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
  3. Petteys, Chris, ‘’Dictionary of Women Artists’’, G K Hill & Co. publishers, 1985
  4. Rubenstein, Charlotte Streifer, ‘’American Women Sculptors: A History of Women Working in Three Dimensions’’, G. K. Hall and Co. Boston, 1990, p.240
  5. Vasseur, Dominique H. (2007). Edna Boies Hopkins: Strong in Character, Colorful in Expression. Ohio University Press. p. 18.
  6. Brown, Milton W., ‘’The Story of the Armory Show’’, The Joseph H. Hirshhorn Foundation, 1963, p. 228


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