John Boyle (sculptor)
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John J. Boyle was an American sculptor.

He studied at the Franklin Institute
Franklin Institute
The Franklin Institute is a museum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and one of the oldest centers of science education and development in the United States, dating to 1824. The Institute also houses the Benjamin Franklin National Memorial.-History:On February 5, 1824, Samuel Vaughn Merrick and...

, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts is a museum and art school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1805 and is the oldest art museum and school in the United States. The academy's museum is internationally known for its collections of 19th and 20th century American paintings,...

, and École des Beaux-Arts
École des Beaux-Arts
École des Beaux-Arts refers to a number of influential art schools in France. The most famous is the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts, now located on the left bank in Paris, across the Seine from the Louvre, in the 6th arrondissement. The school has a history spanning more than 350 years,...

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He married Elizabeth Carroll, in Philadelphia, in 1882.

Selected works

  • The Alarm
    The Alarm (Boyle)
    The Alarm is a Bronze statue, by John J. Boyle.It is located in Lincoln Park, Chicago.It was commissioned in 1880, and dedicated on May 17, 1884....

    , (Indian Alarm)
    (1884), Lincoln Park
    Lincoln Park
    Lincoln Park is an urban park in Chicago, which gave its name to the Lincoln Park, Chicago community area.Lincoln Park may also refer to:-Urban parks:*Lincoln Park , California*Lincoln Park, San Francisco, California...

    , Chicago, Illinois.
  • Stone Age in America (1887), Fairmount Park
    Fairmount Park
    Fairmount Park is the municipal park system of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It consists of 63 parks, with , all overseen by the Philadelphia Department of Parks and Recreation, successor to the Fairmount Park Commission in 2010.-Fairmount Park proper:...

    , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
  • Tammany, 42nd New York Infantry Memorial (1891), Gettysburg Battlefield
    Gettysburg Battlefield
    The Gettysburg Battlefield is the area of the July 1–3, 1863, military engagements of the Battle of Gettysburg within and around the borough of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Locations of military engagements extend from the 4 acre site of the first shot & at on the west of the borough, to East...

    , Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
  • Sir Francis Bacon (1894-96), Library of Congress
    Library of Congress
    The Library of Congress is the research library of the United States Congress, de facto national library of the United States, and the oldest federal cultural institution in the United States. Located in three buildings in Washington, D.C., it is the largest library in the world by shelf space and...

    , Washington, D.C.
  • Plato (1894-96), Library of Congress
    Library of Congress
    The Library of Congress is the research library of the United States Congress, de facto national library of the United States, and the oldest federal cultural institution in the United States. Located in three buildings in Washington, D.C., it is the largest library in the world by shelf space and...

    , Washington, D.C.
  • Benjamin Franklin
    Benjamin Franklin (Boyle)
    Benjamin Franklin is a bronze sculpture of a seated Franklin by John J. Boyle at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is located in front of College Hall, on Locust Walk, between 34th and 36th Streets....

    (1896-99), University of Pennsylvania
    University of Pennsylvania
    The University of Pennsylvania is a private, Ivy League university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Penn is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States,Penn is the fourth-oldest using the founding dates claimed by each institution...

    , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. A replica was exhibited at the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition
    Louisiana Purchase Exposition
    The Louisiana Purchase Exposition, informally known as the Saint Louis World's Fair, was an international exposition held in St. Louis, Missouri, United States in 1904.- Background :...

     in Saint Louis, Missouri.
  • Bust of Charles Lenning (1900), University of Pennsylvania
    University of Pennsylvania
    The University of Pennsylvania is a private, Ivy League university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Penn is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States,Penn is the fourth-oldest using the founding dates claimed by each institution...

    , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
  • The Savage Age in the Eastern Hemisphere (1901), Pan-American Exposition
    Pan-American Exposition
    The Pan-American Exposition was a World's Fair held in Buffalo, New York, United States, from May 1 through November 2, 1901. The fair occupied of land on the western edge of what is present day Delaware Park, extending from Delaware Ave. to Elmwood Ave and northward to Great Arrow...

    , Buffalo, New York.
  • The Savage Age in the Western Hemisphere (1901), Pan-American Exposition
    Pan-American Exposition
    The Pan-American Exposition was a World's Fair held in Buffalo, New York, United States, from May 1 through November 2, 1901. The fair occupied of land on the western edge of what is present day Delaware Park, extending from Delaware Ave. to Elmwood Ave and northward to Great Arrow...

    , Buffalo, New York.
  • Bust of James V. Brown (1907), James V. Brown Library, Williamsport, Pennsylvania.
  • John Christian Bullitt
    John Christian Bullitt (Boyle)
    John Christian Bullitt is a bronze statue by John J. Boyle. It is located on the north plaza of Philadelphia City Hall, at Broad Street, and JFK Boulevard.It was unveiled in July 1907.The inscription reads:...

    (1907), City Hall
    Philadelphia City Hall
    Philadelphia City Hall is the house of government for the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. At , including the statue, it is the world's second-tallest masonry building, only shorter than Mole Antonelliana in Turin...

    , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
  • Rebecca at the Well (1908), Fairmount Park
    Fairmount Park
    Fairmount Park is the municipal park system of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It consists of 63 parks, with , all overseen by the Philadelphia Department of Parks and Recreation, successor to the Fairmount Park Commission in 2010.-Fairmount Park proper:...

    , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
  • Commodore John Barry
    Commodore John Barry (Boyle)
    Commodore John Barry is a bronze statue of John Barry, by John Boyle.It is located at Franklin Square , 14th Street and K Street N.W. Washington, D.C.It was dedicated on May 16, 1914.The inscription reads:J.J...

    (1911-14), Franklin Square
    Franklin Square (Washington, D.C.)
    Franklin Square is a square in downtown Washington, D.C.. Named after Benjamin Franklin, it is bounded by K Street Northwest to the north, 13th Street NW on the east, I Street NW on the south, and 14th Street NW on the west. It is served by the McPherson Square station of the Washington Metro,...

    , Washington, D.C.

External links

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