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Wheeler Williams (American, 1897-1972) green painted plaster sculpture depicting a figure’s head in Egyptian headdress. Signed and dated along the front left edge “1949 Wheeler Williams”. 16 in. H x 14 1/2 in. W x 14 1/2 in. D. 20th century. Together with a small book titled “Wheeler Williams” from the American Sculptors Series. Biography: Chicago native Wheeler Williams graduated from Yale University in 1919 and earned a Master of Architecture degree from Harvard in 1922. He also studied at the Art Institute of Chicago with sculptor Albin Polasek and at the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris. His sculpture won honorable mention in the Prix de Rome contest in 1922 and a gold medal at the Paris Exposition in 1937. Wheeler was elected president of the Fine Arts Federation of New York and the National Sculpture Society. In 1964 he was president of the American Artist Professional League. Wheeler is best known for his allegorical, narrative sculpture including “Tablets to Pioneers” on the Michigan Avenue bridge in Chicago, and “Settlers of the Seaboard” in Fairmount Park in Philadelphia.
PROVENANCE: The estate of Robert Estrin, Nashville, TN.
CONDITION: Some minor scattered abrasions to the surface sculpture. Minor scattered chipping and losses to the back.
