Robert Laurent
Visual Artist
1890 – 1970
Who was Robert Laurent?
Robert Laurent was an American sculptor, known for his sensitive interpretations of the human form.
Laurent was born in Concarneau, Brittany France. There, at the age of 12 his artistic talents were recognized by art connoisseur Hamilton Easter Field who then brought him to the United States when he was twenty-years-old. In 1908 he travelled to Rome with Field and there studied with Maurice Sterne as well as with wood carver Giuseppe Doratori at the British Academy.
Laurent served in the First World War, then returned to Brooklyn in 1919. He was a Professor of Fine Arts at Indiana University from 1942 to 1960.
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- Born
- 1890
Concarneau - Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Died
- Apr 20, 1970
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on July 23, 2013
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