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DOYLE, Alexander  (1858-1922) sculptor.
          Born Stubenille, Ohio, 28 January 1858.
          Three statues of U.S. Senators in U.S. Capitol.
          Employed Felix Weil (q.v.) as sculptor assistant to work
          on Yorktown Monument and Sergeant Jasper Statue (Weil
          later cofounded Medallic Art Co with brother Henri).
          Doyle retired 1911. Died 1922.

          R  E  P  L  I  C  A  S    &    R  E  I  S  S  U  E  S                                     

1884 New Orleans Robert E. Lee Statue Unveiling Medal (by
          unknown engraver with statue byDoyle on obv,
          struck by Peiffer Bros, Philadelphia) . . . . . . . . . . . .HK 758
          Auctions:. . . . . . . . PCA 26:353, PCA 79:210, PCA 81:120
1888 Savannah Georgia Sergeant Jasper Statue Dedication
          Medal (by unknown engraver with Doyle statue obv,
          battle scene Fort Moultrie on rev) . . .  . . . . Rulau Ga-At 15
          Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .PCA 74:1493
          Collection: Newark Museum, New Jersey. . . .  25.1397.237
1888 Savannah Georgia Sergeant Jasper Statue Dedication
          Medal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rulau Ga-At 16

          B I O G R A P I C A L  R E F E R E N C E S

Ba   {1943} Who Was Who In America, p 337-338.
D33 {1986} Opitz, p 236.
BF2 {1999} Falk. Who Was Who in American Art, p 1:954- 955.
D3a {2006} Benezit.Dictionary of Artists, p 4:1131 (born 1857).

          N U M I S M A T I C   R E F E R E N C E S

R6  {1950ca}Weil. Unpublished manuscript. (Weil works for Doyle on Yorktown and             
          Sargeant Jasper monuments.)
S58 {1999} Rulau Ga-At 15, Ga-At 15, p 506.

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