AUGUR, Hezekiah (1791-1858) Early American sculptor, wood carver.
Born New Haven, Connecticut, 21 February 1791
[Census of 1850 gives Ireland as his birthplace].
Falk: One of earliest professional American sculptors.
Most of his scultural work in marble. His bust of Chief
Justice Ellsworth in U.S. Capitol; Yale has two of his
works, Alexader Metcalf Fishern bust and Jephthah and
His Daughter.
Died New Haven, Connecticut, 10 January 1858.
M E D A L S
1838 New Haven Bicentennial Medal (Quinnipiack obv; designed
by Hezekiah Augur, John Allan and architect Ithiel Town,
engraved by Wright; struck by U.S. Mint). . Julian CM-37,
Rulau E117
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . . ..BMP 1:4311, BMP 2:5440-5441;
CAL 29:1067, CAL 33;1021; NAS 22:1756, NAS 65:2191;
PCA 56:1728, PCA 61:330, PCA 66:1162
Collection: American Numismatic Society. . . . . 1915.31.11
Collection: Smithsonian National Numismatic. . . . . 370:239
Illustrated: Px {1938} Bulletin of Associates Fine Arts Yale
Illustrated: Px {1955} Roos, Comm Medal Architectural, p 5
R E P L I C A S & R E I S S U E S
1938 New Haven Tercentennial Medal (modeled by Julio Kilenyi
after Augur-Allen-Town-Wright's Bicentennial Medal of
1838, CM-37; struck by Robbins, Attleboro) . . Rulau E118
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . CAL 28:61, CAL 33:1302; J&J 9:534,
J&J 11:84, J&J 12:274, J&J 13:34, J&J 15:89, J&J 20:14,
J&J 25:31; PCA 66:1162, PCA 71:1184
Collection: Princeton Library Vermeule (NC2002-72) . 200
Exhibited: Utah Museum of Fine Arts (1991) . . . . . . . . 200
A R C H I V E S
IAS Inventory of Aamerican Sculpture (online).
B I O G R A P I C A L R E F E R E N C E S
Px {1858} Domestic Art Gossip. The Crayon 5:5 (March 1858) p 89 (Augur obituary).
D3 {1911} Benezit (1999 14ed), 1:547.
D8 {1926} Fielding, p 12, 438.
A2 {1927} Fairman, p 69, 75.
101 {1934} Hamilton (George) Hezekiah Augur: An American Sculptor, 1791-1858. M.A. Thesis, Yale Univ.
Px {1938} Bulletin of the Associates in Fine Arts at Yale University 8:3 (June 1938).
BDAB{1946} Dictionary of American Biography, 1:1 p 428-429, by [E.G.N.] Edwin G. Nash.
Px {1955} Roos (Frank J. Jr.) The Commemorative Medal and Architecture The Journal
of the Society of Archiectural Historians 14:2 (May 1955) p 3-7 [1838 New
Haven Bicentennial Medal, p 5].
D15 {1957} Groce and Wallace p 16.
AEW {1976} Whitney Museum of Art (bio) p 257.
A12 {1968} Craven, p 92-95, (biblio) 731.
A29 {1982} Baigell, p 19.
D33 {1986} Opitz, p 32.
AE1 {1988} Falk, 1:17.
BANB{1999} American National Biography, p 1:751-752, by E.D. Lloyd-Kimbrel.
BF2 {1999} Falk. Who Was Who in American Art, p 1:151.
N U M I S M A T I C R E F E R E N C E S
M37 {1977} Julian CM-37, p 250.
S52 {1989} Rulau, Discovering America, E117, p 255, E118 256.
Born New Haven, Connecticut, 21 February 1791
[Census of 1850 gives Ireland as his birthplace].
Falk: One of earliest professional American sculptors.
Most of his scultural work in marble. His bust of Chief
Justice Ellsworth in U.S. Capitol; Yale has two of his
works, Alexader Metcalf Fishern bust and Jephthah and
His Daughter.
Died New Haven, Connecticut, 10 January 1858.
M E D A L S
1838 New Haven Bicentennial Medal (Quinnipiack obv; designed
by Hezekiah Augur, John Allan and architect Ithiel Town,
engraved by Wright; struck by U.S. Mint). . Julian CM-37,
Rulau E117
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . . ..BMP 1:4311, BMP 2:5440-5441;
CAL 29:1067, CAL 33;1021; NAS 22:1756, NAS 65:2191;
PCA 56:1728, PCA 61:330, PCA 66:1162
Collection: American Numismatic Society. . . . . 1915.31.11
Collection: Smithsonian National Numismatic. . . . . 370:239
Illustrated: Px {1938} Bulletin of Associates Fine Arts Yale
Illustrated: Px {1955} Roos, Comm Medal Architectural, p 5
R E P L I C A S & R E I S S U E S
1938 New Haven Tercentennial Medal (modeled by Julio Kilenyi
after Augur-Allen-Town-Wright's Bicentennial Medal of
1838, CM-37; struck by Robbins, Attleboro) . . Rulau E118
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . CAL 28:61, CAL 33:1302; J&J 9:534,
J&J 11:84, J&J 12:274, J&J 13:34, J&J 15:89, J&J 20:14,
J&J 25:31; PCA 66:1162, PCA 71:1184
Collection: Princeton Library Vermeule (NC2002-72) . 200
Exhibited: Utah Museum of Fine Arts (1991) . . . . . . . . 200
A R C H I V E S
IAS Inventory of Aamerican Sculpture (online).
B I O G R A P I C A L R E F E R E N C E S
Px {1858} Domestic Art Gossip. The Crayon 5:5 (March 1858) p 89 (Augur obituary).
D3 {1911} Benezit (1999 14ed), 1:547.
D8 {1926} Fielding, p 12, 438.
A2 {1927} Fairman, p 69, 75.
101 {1934} Hamilton (George) Hezekiah Augur: An American Sculptor, 1791-1858. M.A. Thesis, Yale Univ.
Px {1938} Bulletin of the Associates in Fine Arts at Yale University 8:3 (June 1938).
BDAB{1946} Dictionary of American Biography, 1:1 p 428-429, by [E.G.N.] Edwin G. Nash.
Px {1955} Roos (Frank J. Jr.) The Commemorative Medal and Architecture The Journal
of the Society of Archiectural Historians 14:2 (May 1955) p 3-7 [1838 New
Haven Bicentennial Medal, p 5].
D15 {1957} Groce and Wallace p 16.
AEW {1976} Whitney Museum of Art (bio) p 257.
A12 {1968} Craven, p 92-95, (biblio) 731.
A29 {1982} Baigell, p 19.
D33 {1986} Opitz, p 32.
AE1 {1988} Falk, 1:17.
BANB{1999} American National Biography, p 1:751-752, by E.D. Lloyd-Kimbrel.
BF2 {1999} Falk. Who Was Who in American Art, p 1:151.
N U M I S M A T I C R E F E R E N C E S
M37 {1977} Julian CM-37, p 250.
S52 {1989} Rulau, Discovering America, E117, p 255, E118 256.