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Robert Alexander Weinman (March 19, 1915 – September 7, 2003) was an American sculptor and "one of the nation's most accomplished medallic artists."〔Salmon, Robin R. ‘’Brookgreen Garden Sculpture: Volume II’’, Brookgreen Gardens, 1993 p. 268〕 Weinman had impeccable credentials as a sculptor, his father was a well respected sculptor with whom he apprenticed. He studied at the National Academy of Design studying with Carl Paul Jennewein, Edward McCartan, Gaetano Cecere, Chester Beach, Lee Lawrie and Paul Manship. And at the Art Students League with Arthur Lee. He then apprenticed with James Earle Fraser, Carl Jennewein, and Joseph Kiselewski.〔Proske, Beatrice Gilman, ''Brookgreen Gardens Sculpture'', Brookgreen Gardens, SC, 1968, p.504〕 During World War II he joined the US Army Air Corps where he served s a photographer and a photography instructor. At that time he created a statue, ‘’Morning Mission’’ that was cast in bronze and now resides at the Tulsa Municipal Airport. "In 1964 he received the American Numismatic Society’s J. Sanford Saltus award, a silver medal designed by his father, who was himself a recipient of the award in 1920."〔http://numismatics.org/archives/show/nnan0104〕 Weinman was one of 250 sculptors who exhibited in the 3rd Sculpture International held at the Philadelphia Museum of Art in the summer of 1949. ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Robert Weinman」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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