Jean Pond Miner Coburn[b] (1865[a]–1967) was born in Menasha, Wisconsin. She studied at the Art Institute of Chicago, and is most notable for her 1893 work Forward.[4]
Jean Miner Coburn | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Jean Pond Miner Coburn from A Woman of the Century (1893) | |
| Born | Jean Pond Miner 8 July 1865[a] |
| Died | 16 March 1967 (aged 101)[1] |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Lorado Taft, Art Institute of Chicago |
| Known for | Sculpture |
| Notable work | Forward, bronze statue in front of the Wisconsin State Capitol |
Early life
editJean Pond Miner was born in Menasha, Wisconsin on July 8, 1866. Her parents were Rev. H. A. Miner, a Congregationalist clergyman and Harriet Pond Rice.[2] In her early life the family moved to Madison, Wisconsin. During her education she was known among her classmates as a strong artist.[5] After two years as a special student in Downer College, she went to Chicago and began her art studies at the Art Institute of Chicago with Lorado Taft, where she found particular interest in sculpture.[4] After working only three months she took the second honors of the institution. Soon after, she was sought as an instructor, and at the end of the year accepted a position as student teacher.[5]
Work
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Her statue Hope was among the first that met with recognition and was placed in the McCowen Oral School, in Englewood, Chicago. The woman's art club (also known as The Palette Club) recognized her work and conferred upon her the honor of active membership, and her figure Wisconsin was locally celebrated. Her group especially prepared for the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition was called Leave-Taking.[5]
During the Exposition, Miner and Helen Farnsworth Mears were both named artists-in-residence at the Wisconsin Building. At that time, Miner was commissioned to create a work of art representing the state. The result was her most famous work, Forward, which was later given the honor of a prominent position at the Wisconsin State Capitol.[3]
Personal life
editJean Pond Miner married lawyer Alonzo John Coburn in 1896. The couple had one child, Miner Thompson Coburn.[2]
References
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editCitations
edit- ^ "This week in history". The Country Today. March 16, 2011. p. B1. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
- ^ a b c Bletzinger, Andrea (September 24, 1976). "Miner Women Enriched State's Cultural Climate". The Oshkosh Northwestern. p. 10. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
- ^ a b "'Forward' Statue". Wisconsin Historical Society. March 2, 2006. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
- ^ a b Rubinstein 1990, p. 123.
- ^ a b c Willard & Livermore 1893, p. 509.
Bibliography
edit- Rubinstein, Charlotte Streifer (1990). American Women Sculptors: A History of Women Working in Three Dimensions. G.K. Hall. ISBN 978-0-8161-8732-4. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: Willard, Frances Elizabeth; Livermore, Mary Ashton Rice (1893). A Woman of the Century: Fourteen Hundred-seventy Biographical Sketches Accompanied by Portraits of Leading American Women in All Walks of Life (Public domain ed.). Charles Wells Moulton.
