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john -rrb- a. wilson sculpting washington grays monument -lrb- 1907 american renaissance december 8 , 1954 new glasgow , nova scotia new glasgow , nova scotia 220 px canadian sculpture 1877 silent monument sam , daniel a. bean , washington grays johnawilsonsculptingwashingtongraysmonument.jpg john a. wilson -lrb- sculptor -rrb-
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john a. wilson -lrb- sculptor -rrb-

john albert wilson -lrb- 1877 -- 1954 -rrb- was a nova scotian sculptor who produced public art throughout north america .
he was a professor in the school of architecture at harvard university for 32 years .
he is most famous for his american civil war monuments , the confederacy statue -lrb- silent sam -rrb- in north carolina and his washington grays monument -lrb- the ` pennsylvania volunteer ' -rrb- in philadelphia .
of the latter work , renowned sculptor and art historian lorado taft wrote , `` no american sculpture , however , has surpassed the compelling power which john a. wilson put into his steady , motionless ` pennsylvania volunteer ' . ''
wilson created his studio -lrb- the `` waban studio '' -rrb- at chestnut hill , massachusetts .
pioneering master of modern architecture walter gropius stated the studio `` is the most beautiful in the world . ''
