"the Pelicans" William Lovegrove

William LOVEGROVE (1902-1970) The pelicans Very beautiful and rare animal sculpture in bronze with black patina. Lost wax casting by Susse frères Paris Signed by the artist Resting on a frosted glass plate Dimensions H. 27 x W.52 cm Biography of William LOVEGROVE (1902-1970): Given a very active administrative career in the field of the arts, this American artist had a production of very small sculpted works despite a real talent. Artist and diplomat, William A. Lovegrove was born in New York on March 21, 1902. His studies in the fine arts began in Paris at a young age. In addition to a graduate degree from the École des Beaux-Arts, he also studied sculpture at the Sorbonne and the École du Louvre. His sculpted works have been exhibited in Paris at the Salon des Artistes Décorateurs and in New York at the Brooklyn Museum of Art and the Grand Central Art Galleries. Lovegrove enlisted in the United States Army in June 1942. His work with the MFAA began in 1945, when he was stationed in Paris with the SHAEF mission in France in conjunction with the Recovery Commission. He organized the exhibition The Masterpieces of the French Private Collections Retrouves in Germany, whose French works of art were stolen by the Nazis and recovered by the Monuments Men. The exhibition was presented successfully at the Jeu de Paume in Paris from June to August 1946. For its assistance in the restitution of French art, Lovegrove was awarded the Legion of Honor by the French government. Lovegrove remained in Europe as Head of Museums and Libraries for the Allied Military Government for Stuttgart from 1948 to 1949. He then began a long career with the United States Information Agency (USIA), which included his assignment as a cultural agent in Germany until 1955. Over the next decade he served as the cultural attaché in the United States in places around the world. He was based in Cairo from 1955 to 1960, in Athens until 1961, in Washington until 1963 and, finally, in Vienna from 1963 to 1966. After his retirement from the USIA in 1966, he remained in Vienna. as Secretary of the American International School And consultant to the 1969 Vienna Festival. The following year he became Executive Secretary of the European Council of International Schools. Lovegrove and his wife, Isolde Oden, were part of an elite circle of friends, including George Balanchine, John Steinbeck and Julia Child. Bill Lovegrove died in Lausanne, Switzerland, on April 25, 1970. (Cf site monumentsmenfoundation.org) Visit our site: www.meubles-art.com