Erastus Dow Palmer

Sculptor, born in Pompey, New York, USA. He began as a carpenter, moved to Utica, NY (c.1840), and settled in Albany (1846). He is known for his idealized marble sculptures, as in The White Captive (1859).

Erastus Dow Palmer (1817-1904), American sculptor, ( style, academic classicism), was born at Pompey, New York, on the 2nd of April 1817.

In his leisure moments as a carpenter he started by carving portraits in cameo, and then began to model in clay with much success. Among his works are: The White Captive (I858) in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; Angel at the Sepulchre (1865), Albany, New York; 1854 to 1932), who studied art under Carolus-Duran in Paris, became a member of the National Academy of Design (1897);