Wednesday, October 17, 2012

America's First Sculptor

Patience Wright
A sculptor of wax figurines, Patience Wright was born in America in 1725, but moved to England in 1772.  Remaining a patriotic sympathizer, Wright was said to have smuggled information to America disguised in her wax figurines.
Profile Bust of Benjamin Franklin
Bust of Benjamin Franklin, attributed to Patience Wright.
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