Bruce Saville (sculptor) explained

Bruce Wilder Saville (March 16, 1893 – February 27, 1939) was an American sculptor born in Quincy, Massachusetts, and known for his monuments.

Early years

He began his art studies at the Boston Art Normal School,^[1] where he studied with Cyrus Dallin. He later worked in the studio of Theo Alice Ruggles Kitson and Henry Hudson Kitson.^[2]

During World War I Saville joined the French Ambulance Corps for a year and then transferred to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for the remainder of the war. Following the end of the war he remained in Europe where he, "studied under European masters."^[3]

Later career

After working there for four years in the Kitson's studio Saville moved to Columbus, Ohio, where he taught sculpture at Ohio State University,^{[4] [5]} and at the Columbus Art School^[6] during the 1920s.

By 1930 he moved to Santa Fe, New Mexico, where he resided and worked until his death there in 1939. Many of his works can be found in the New Mexico Museum of Art.^[7]

He is the author of several World War I memorials as well as two Civil War memorials to Jonathan Richmond and Stephen G. Hicks, both located at Vicksburg National Military Park in Vicksburg, Mississippi.

Saville was a member of the National Sculpture Society.^[8]

Selected works

• Peace, Ohio Statehouse, 1922
• Until the Dawn, White Chapel Memorial Cemetery, Troy, Michigan 1928
• Battle of Fallen Timbers Monument, Maumee, Ohio, 1929
• Doughboy Memorial, Quincy, Massachusetts^[9]
• Victorious Soldier, Sullivant Hall, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio^[10]
• Victory and Peace Monument, Glens Falls, New York 1927 ^[11]
• Lebanon War Memorial, Lebanon, Connecticut, 1922^[12]
• The Canadian Doughboy, Saint John, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, 1921^[13]
• The Three Wars, Palmyra, Maine^[14]

Notes and References

1. Opitz, Glenn B., Mantle Fielding's Dictionary of American Painters, Sculptors & Engravers, Apollo Books, Poughkeepsie, NY, 1988
2. McGlauflin, Alice Coe, editor, ‘’Who’s Who in American Art’’, The American Federation of Arts, Inc., Washington D.C., 1937
3. Cassidy, Ina Sizer, "Arts and Artists in New Mexico: Bruce Saville", New Mexico magazine, October 1937 pp 25 & 40
4. Taft, Lorado, The History of American Sculpture, The Macmillan Company, New York, 1925 p. 583
5. Campen, Richard N., Outdoor Sculpture in Ohio, West Summit Press, Chagrin Falls, OH, 1980 p. 28-29
6. National Sculpture Society, Exhibition of American Sculpture Catalogue, National Sculpture Society, NY 1923
7. http://siris-artinventories.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=1314822I035B2.3531&profile=ariall&uri=link=3100006~!202113~!3100001~!3100002&aspect=Browse&menu=search&ri=1&source=~!siartinventories&term=Saville%2C+Bruce+Wilder%2C+1893-1938%2C+sculptor.&index=AUTHOR SIRIS – Smithsonian Institution Research Information System
8. National Sculpture Society, ‘’Contemporary American Sculpture’’, National Sculpture Society, NY 1929
9. News: Cotter. Sean. May 18, 2018. Quincy’s WWI Doughboy statue finds a new home. Patriot Ledger. October 27, 2021.
10. Web site: WORLD WAR I ROTUNDA SCULPTOR Bruce Wilder Saville. live. October 27, 2021. Seeding-Sullivant.squarespace.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20211027194530/http://seeding-sullivant.squarespace.com/saville-bio . 2021-10-27 .
11. News: Thompson. Mary. May 27, 2017. Artist who sculpted the Victory and Peace Monument experienced war. Glens Falls Post Star. October 27, 2021.
12. Web site: October 27, 2021. Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery Memorial to Five Wars. live. October 27, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211027203609/https://npg.si.edu/object/siris_ari_333955 . 2021-10-27 .
13. News: October 11, 1921. Bruce Saville of Art Department Nationally Famous as Sculptor. The Lantern. October 27, 2021.
14. News: February 9, 1922. Renowned Sculptor Gains Greater Fame in First Year at Ohio State. The Lantern. October 27, 2021.