Clio Hinton Bracken Explained

Clio Hinton Bracken
Birth Name:Cleora Hinton
Birth Date:July 26, 1869[1]
Birth Place:Rhinebeck, New York, U.S.
Death Place:Manhattan, New York
Nationality:American
Known For:Sculpture
Children:3
Spouse:James Huneker (1892-1899; divorced)
William Barrie Bracken (m. 1900)

Cleora "Clio" Hinton Bracken (Hinton, formerly Huneker; July 26, 1869 – February 12, 1925) was an American sculptor.

A native of Rhinebeck, New York, Bracken studied with Augustus Saint-Gaudens.[2]

Bracken was born to Howard Hinton, an editor at the Home Journal, and Lucy (Brownson) Hinton, a painter and sculptor.[3] She shared studio space with her cousin Roland Hinton Perry. Clio's sister, Irma, was the mother of artist Gwen Le Gallienne.[4] She was known for her portraits, including those of such figures as John J. Pershing, John C. Frémont,[2] Henri Farré,[5] and Gabriele d'Annunzio.[6]

Her studio was located in Greenwich Village. She died at her home at Washington Square Park in Manhattan.[1]

Legacy

A statue of Chloe is in the collection of Brookgreen Gardens, a sculpture garden and wildlife preserve in South Carolina.[4]

Notes and References

  1. News: Rhinebeck Native Sculptress, Dies . May 12, 2024 . Poughkeepsie Eagle-News . February 13, 1925 . Poughkeepsie, New York . 1.
  2. Book: Heller, Jules . Heller, Nancy G. . North American Women Artists of the Twentieth Century: A Biographical Dictionary. 19 December 2013. Routledge. 978-1-135-63882-5.
  3. News: Death of Howard Hinton . May 12, 2024 . The Standard Union . April 2, 1920 . Brooklyn, New York . 11.
  4. Book: Salmon, Robin R. . Sculpture of Brookgreen Gardens. 2009. Arcadia Publishing. 978-0-7385-6656-6. 85–.
  5. Book: Gallatin, Albert Eugene. Art and the Great War. 1919. . 49–.
  6. Book: Flying. 1920. Flying Association at the Office of the Aero Club of America. 13–.