Edward Clark Potter papers
name: label: Creator
content: Potter, Edward Clark, 1857-1923
label: Names
content: Britton, James, 1878-1936
label: Names
content: French, Daniel Chester, 1850-1931
label: Names
content: Potter, Nathan D., 1893-1934
topic: label: Occupation
content: Sculptors -- United States
label: Topic
content: Equestrian statues -- United States
label: Topic
content: Sculpture, American
label: Topic
content: Animal sculpture
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated 1985 by William Dolan Fletcher.
creator: label: Creator
content: Potter, Edward Clark, 1857-1923
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Sculptor, equestrian sculptor; New York, N.Y.; b. 11/26/1857, New London, Conn.; d. 1923 summer, New London, Conn. Daniel Chester Frenche collaborated with him in modeling the Columbus Quadriga and various groups for the Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893; father of sculptor Nathan D. Potter
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1.6 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1903-1933
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.pottedwa
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Letters, 1906-1933, to Edward and his son, artist Nathan D. Potter, from colleagues, primarily Daniel Chester French and James Britton; a contract between Edward Potter and the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Company commissions of an equestrian statue of General De Soto, 1903; clippings, primarily obituaries of Edward Potter and French; and photographs of Edward Potter's sculpture.