Sabin Howard Explained

Sabin Howard
Birth Date:1963
Birth Place:New York
Nationality:American
Occupation:Sculptor
Notable Works:Hermes
Apollo
Aphrodite
National WWI Memorial[1]

Sabin Howard is a classical figurative sculptor based in New York City,[2] with a studio in Englewood, New Jersey.[3] He is a board member of the National Sculpture Society. His work has been shown at numerous solo and group shows. He is the sculptor for a project entitled "The Weight of Sacrifice" that is one of five finalists for the World War I Memorial in Pershing Park, Washington D.C.[4] [5] [6] [7] His notable works include the recent National WWI Memorial sculpture.[8] [9] Howard is the creator of the large-scale pieces Hermes, Aphrodite, and Apollo, as well as many smaller pieces.[10] [11] His works are owned by private collectors and museums including The Mount, Edith Wharton's home.[12] [13]

Art critic James Cooper wrote in 2012: "Howard’s sculptures have content as well as exquisite form".[14]

Howard co-wrote a book called The Art Of Life with his novelist wife Traci L. Slatton.[15] As part of a team put together by a young architect, Joseph Weishaar, Sabin was selected to create the sculpture at the National World War I Memorial in Washington D.C.[16]

He is currently sculpting the National WWI Memorial, a 60 foot long bronze relief to be installed in Pershing Park, Washington DC [17]

Notes and References

  1. News: A soldier's epic journey captured in sculpture for U.S. World War One memorial. Reuters.
  2. News: Conveying Horror and Heroism for World War I Memorial. wsj.
  3. Beckerman, Jim. "It's 58 feet long and 10 feet high: NJ sculptor's WWI monument will speak for a nation", The Record, February 5, 2021. Accessed January 15, 2024. "A casualty, not of war, but of the artistic process, explained Sabin Howard — the master sculptor behind an extraordinary First World War monument taking shape in Englewood."
  4. Web site: Mott Haven artist creates Greek gods in bronze. Tanyanika Samuels. 2 March 2012. NY Daily News.
  5. Web site: The Weight Of Sacrifice.
  6. News: Best of the Bronx: Artist Sabin Howard. news12.
  7. News: VIDEO: Extended interview with Bronx artist Sabin Howard. news12.
  8. News: There's No First World War Memorial on the National Mall?. Newyorker.
  9. News: A Soldier's Journey: The Weight of Sacrifice Portrayed in Bronze Relief. fineartconnoisseur.
  10. Web site: Etchings Of a World, Troubled And Teetering. 28 April 2002. The New York Times.
  11. Web site: Sabin Howard's 'Sculpting Gods' by Neilson MacKay - The New Criterion.
  12. Web site: The Main House. The Mount - Edith Wharton's Home.
  13. News: Modern Masters: Sculptor Sabin Howard. fox5ny.
  14. Web site: Sabin Howard.
  15. Web site: Book review - The Art of Life By Sabin Howard and Traci L. Slatton. Darrelyn Gunzburg.
  16. Web site: Chicago architect, 25, wins design contest for World War I memorial in D.C.. Katherine. Skiba. chicagotribune.com.
  17. News: Behind the Epic WWI Memorial Being Sculpted in an Englewood Warehouse. Njmonthly.

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