death_place death_date birth_place nationality field birth_date article_title name
crompton mills , rhode island , united states 24 february 1852 rahway , new jersey , united states american sculpture , architecture 18 july 1790 john frazee -lrb- sculptor -rrb-
 john frazee
john frazee -lrb- sculptor -rrb-

john frazee -lrb- july 18 , 1790 -- february 24 , 1852 -rrb- was an american sculptor and architect .
the smithsonian has a collection of many of his sculptures as well as paintings of frazee by other artists including asher b. durand and henry colton shumway he was born in rahway , new jersey , and worked in the neo-classic tradition .
he is known as being one of the first successful native born american sculptors and '' `` the first american born sculptor to execute a bust in marble . '' ''
he is best known for his portrait busts , including of john jay and marquis de lafayette .
he carved sculptures for the boston athenaeum including of chief justice john marshall and daniel webster .
he also received a commission to design the new york customs house , later used as federal hall national memorial .
the sculptor thomas crawford began his career as a marble carver in frazee 's studio in new york city .
in 1826 , he helped found the national academy of design .
