AKERS, Benjamin Paul  (1825-1861) sculptor.
          Nickname: Saint Paul because of his piety.
          Born Saccarappa, Maine, 10 July 1825.
          Worked in Washington DC, went to Italy and Floence 1852, then Rome.
          Chosen media was plaster and marble.
          Died on visit to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 21 May 1861.

          R  E  L  I  E  F  S

n.d. Night Bas-relief . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
n.d. Morning Bas-relief . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
n.d. Houston (Sam) Medallion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

          A  R  C  H   I  V  E  S

AAA Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 30 items on microfilm reel             D316.
IAS   Inventory of American Sculpure (online).

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

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BE   {1943} Webster's Biographical Dict, p 20.
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BH   {1963} Who Was Who, p 17.
A12  {1968} Craven, p 281-282, (biblio) 731.
E17  {1983} Pessolano-Filos, p 4-5.
D33 {1986} Opitz, p 9.
BF2  {1999} Falk. Who Was Who in American Art, p 1:69.
PA1b {1999} Schmidt, p 2:764.
D3a {2006} Benezit. Dictionary of Artists, 1:201-202.