Katherine T. Hooper Prescott facts for kids
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Katherine T. Hooper Prescott
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Katherine Tupper Hooper
June 17, 1851 Biddeford, Maine
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| Died | January 8, 1926 (aged 74) Boston, Massachusetts
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| Nationality | American |
| Known for | Sculpture |
| Spouse(s) | Harry Lawson Prescott |
Katherine Tupper Hooper Prescott (1851-1926) was an American artist who created sculptures. She mostly worked with plaster to make her art.
About Katherine Prescott
Katherine Tupper Hooper was born on June 17, 1851, in Biddeford, Maine. When she was 36 years old, her husband, Harry Lawson Prescott, passed away. After this, she and her three children moved to Boston.
In Boston, Katherine began to study sculpture. She also learned from a well-known sculptor named Francis Edwin Elwell in New York. Katherine was a member of important art groups like the Copley Society of Art and the Boston Art Students Association.
Showing Her Art
Katherine Prescott showed her sculptures at a very big event called the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois. This was a huge world's fair! Her art was displayed in the Palace of Fine Arts and also in The Woman's Building.
After her success at the Exposition, she continued to show her work. She exhibited at places like the Boston Art Club, the National Academy of Design in New York, and the Art Institute of Chicago. Her art was also seen at the National Sculpture Society and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.
More About Katherine
Besides being a talented sculptor, Katherine Prescott was also a published poet. This means her poems were printed in books or magazines for others to read.
Katherine Prescott passed away on January 8, 1926, in Boston, Massachusetts. She is buried in Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Today, some of her sculptures can be found at the Saco Museum in Saco, Maine.
