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Welcome to the Cyrus E. Dallin Museum
Description
Cyrus Edwin Dallin was born on November 22, 1861 in Springville, Utah. His talents at sculpting and art were recognized at an early age, and he was sent to Boston at the age of 19 to study at the sculpture school of T.H. Bartlett.
In 1883, Dallin entered a competition to develop an equestrian statue of Paul Revere. Among the other entrants was Daniel Chester French. No entries were selected, but Dallin persisted in trying to obtain the commission. This began a 58-year endurance trial to get the work made (and paid for). During those 58 years Dallin made seven versions of Paul Revere. A timeline with photos of the seven versions is in the Revere room of the Dallin Art Museum.
In Boston, he gained the respect of the other famous artists of his day, including Augustus St. Gaudens and John Singer Sargent, who became a close friend. (Sargent’s sketch of Dallin’s Portico is a treasured artifact of the Dallin Museum.) He became internationally famous, and his works were widely duplicated and collected.
