GALT, Alexander (1827-1863) sculptor.
Born Norfolk, Virginia, 26 June 1827.
His bust of Chief Justice John Rutledge in U.S. Capitol.
Also did busts of Thomas Jefferson, Jefferson Davis..
Died Richmond, Virginia, 19 January 1863.
M E D A L S
1858 Anderson (Archer) Marble Medallion . . . . . . . . .
B I O G R A P H I C A L R E F E R E N C E S
D8 {1926} Fielding, p 133, 468.
A2 {1927} Fairman, p 174-175.
D15 {1957} Groce and Wallace p 248-249.
D33 {1983} Wright, p 59.
D33 {1986} Opitz, p 312.
AE1 {1988} Falk, 1:78.
H28 {1992} Fahlman (Betsy) Spirit of the South; The Sculpture of Alexander Galt,
1827-1863. Willamsburg, Va: Joseph and Margaret Muscarelle Museum of Art,
College of William and Mary. (1992) 119 pages, illus.
BANB{1999} American National Biography, p 8:662-663, by Betsy Fahlman.
BF2 {1999} Falk. Who Was Who in American Art, p 2:1234.
D3a {2006} Benezit.Dictionary of Artists, p 5:1284 (died March 1863).
Born Norfolk, Virginia, 26 June 1827.
His bust of Chief Justice John Rutledge in U.S. Capitol.
Also did busts of Thomas Jefferson, Jefferson Davis..
Died Richmond, Virginia, 19 January 1863.
M E D A L S
1858 Anderson (Archer) Marble Medallion . . . . . . . . .
B I O G R A P H I C A L R E F E R E N C E S
D8 {1926} Fielding, p 133, 468.
A2 {1927} Fairman, p 174-175.
D15 {1957} Groce and Wallace p 248-249.
D33 {1983} Wright, p 59.
D33 {1986} Opitz, p 312.
AE1 {1988} Falk, 1:78.
H28 {1992} Fahlman (Betsy) Spirit of the South; The Sculpture of Alexander Galt,
1827-1863. Willamsburg, Va: Joseph and Margaret Muscarelle Museum of Art,
College of William and Mary. (1992) 119 pages, illus.
BANB{1999} American National Biography, p 8:662-663, by Betsy Fahlman.
BF2 {1999} Falk. Who Was Who in American Art, p 2:1234.
D3a {2006} Benezit.Dictionary of Artists, p 5:1284 (died March 1863).