CONKLING, Mabel (1871-1966) sculptor.
Maiden name: Maybelle Viola Harris.
Married name: Mrs. Paul B. Conkling.
Born Boothbay, Maine, 17 November 1871.
Mabel married Paul Conkling, an assistant and friend of
Frederick MacMonnies; she studied under MacMonnies for
a brief time also poising for MacMonnies' painting of her.
Subjects for her reliefs were often family and friends,
for example, her relief of MacMonnies (see below).
Member: National Sculpture Society.
R E L I F S
n.d. Conkling (Paul) Plaque (husband of the artist) . . . .
n.d. Sargeant (Wife of John) Cast Medallion . . . . . . . .
n.d. My Baby Cast Medallion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
n.d. Nymphs Swimming Reliefs (for swimming pool). . . . . .
1903 Clark (Wife of Walter Appleton) Relief . . ANS (IECM) 2
1903 Neel (Wife of William Jackson) Medallion . ANS (IECM) 3
1907 Wilson (Francis) Relief. . . . . . . . . . ANS (IECM) 1
1910ca MacMonnies (Frederick W.) Oval Plaque . . . . . .
Illustrated: National Sculpture Soc AE8 {1923} p . . 276
1913 Conkling (Nathaniel W.) [Reverand] Portrait Relief
(cast by Gorham) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Exhibited: National Academy of Design AE5 (1914-W) . 43
1913 Ontario Coat of Arms Relief (cast by Gorham) . . . . . . .
1914 Barrymore (Ethel) Portrait Relief (cast by
Gorham) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gorham QTP
1914 De Kuoop (Freda) Portrait Relief (cast by
Gorham) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Gorham QTO
1914 Man Relief (cast by Gorham) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1916 Richards (General John Tudor) Cast Medallion . . . . .
1927 Marie (Queen of Rumania) Relief. . . . . . . . . . . .
A R C H I V E S
GA Gorham Company Archives.
B I O G R A P I C A L R E F E R E N C E S
D8 {1926} Fielding, p 74.
BA {1937} Who's Who In American Art: 1937 [1ed:95], 1939 [2ed:116].
P30 {1966} New York Times (13 October 1966) 45:1 (obit).
BF1 {1985} Falk, p 126.
D33 {1986} Opitz, p 170.
AE1 {1988} Falk, 2:141, 3:140.
AE2 {1990} Falk, Art Institute of Chicago, p 225.
AE5 {1990} National Academy of Design, p 140.
BW6 {1990} Rubinstein, p 162.
J16 {1996} Smart, p 215 (portrait painted by Frederick MacMonnies), 216.
BF2 {1999} Falk. Who Was Who in American Art, p 1:711.
D3a {2006} Benezit.Dictionary of Artists, p 3:1306-1307.
N U M I S M A T I C R E F E R E N C E S
E3 {1902-30} Forrer 7:189-190, 8:327.
NE2 {1911} ANS (IECM) 1-3, p 67-68 (biography).
AE8 {1923} NSS Exhibit Catalog, pp 35, 352.
AE6 {1929} NSS Exhibit Catalog, p 56.
Maiden name: Maybelle Viola Harris.
Married name: Mrs. Paul B. Conkling.
Born Boothbay, Maine, 17 November 1871.
Mabel married Paul Conkling, an assistant and friend of
Frederick MacMonnies; she studied under MacMonnies for
a brief time also poising for MacMonnies' painting of her.
Subjects for her reliefs were often family and friends,
for example, her relief of MacMonnies (see below).
Member: National Sculpture Society.
R E L I F S
n.d. Conkling (Paul) Plaque (husband of the artist) . . . .
n.d. Sargeant (Wife of John) Cast Medallion . . . . . . . .
n.d. My Baby Cast Medallion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
n.d. Nymphs Swimming Reliefs (for swimming pool). . . . . .
1903 Clark (Wife of Walter Appleton) Relief . . ANS (IECM) 2
1903 Neel (Wife of William Jackson) Medallion . ANS (IECM) 3
1907 Wilson (Francis) Relief. . . . . . . . . . ANS (IECM) 1
1910ca MacMonnies (Frederick W.) Oval Plaque . . . . . .
Illustrated: National Sculpture Soc AE8 {1923} p . . 276
1913 Conkling (Nathaniel W.) [Reverand] Portrait Relief
(cast by Gorham) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Exhibited: National Academy of Design AE5 (1914-W) . 43
1913 Ontario Coat of Arms Relief (cast by Gorham) . . . . . . .
1914 Barrymore (Ethel) Portrait Relief (cast by
Gorham) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gorham QTP
1914 De Kuoop (Freda) Portrait Relief (cast by
Gorham) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Gorham QTO
1914 Man Relief (cast by Gorham) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1916 Richards (General John Tudor) Cast Medallion . . . . .
1927 Marie (Queen of Rumania) Relief. . . . . . . . . . . .
A R C H I V E S
GA Gorham Company Archives.
B I O G R A P I C A L R E F E R E N C E S
D8 {1926} Fielding, p 74.
BA {1937} Who's Who In American Art: 1937 [1ed:95], 1939 [2ed:116].
P30 {1966} New York Times (13 October 1966) 45:1 (obit).
BF1 {1985} Falk, p 126.
D33 {1986} Opitz, p 170.
AE1 {1988} Falk, 2:141, 3:140.
AE2 {1990} Falk, Art Institute of Chicago, p 225.
AE5 {1990} National Academy of Design, p 140.
BW6 {1990} Rubinstein, p 162.
J16 {1996} Smart, p 215 (portrait painted by Frederick MacMonnies), 216.
BF2 {1999} Falk. Who Was Who in American Art, p 1:711.
D3a {2006} Benezit.Dictionary of Artists, p 3:1306-1307.
N U M I S M A T I C R E F E R E N C E S
E3 {1902-30} Forrer 7:189-190, 8:327.
NE2 {1911} ANS (IECM) 1-3, p 67-68 (biography).
AE8 {1923} NSS Exhibit Catalog, pp 35, 352.
AE6 {1929} NSS Exhibit Catalog, p 56.