ARTIST

John Storrs

1885–1956 · United States

The American sculptor who studied with Rodin, then pioneered Art Deco skyscrapers in metal and stone.

ABOUT

John Henry Bradley Storrs (June 25, 1885 – April 26, 1956), also known as John Bradley Storrs and John H. Storrs, was an American modernist sculptor best remembered for his art deco sculptures that examined the relationship between architecture and sculpture. == Life == Storrs was born in Chicago in 1885, son of architect D. W. Storrs. In 1905, he traveled to Berlin to study singing, but he soon decided to become a sculptor. He studied with Lorado Taft at the Art Institute o…

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NOTABLE WORKS
Woman Reading Los Angeles County Museum of Art Monologue 1932 · Whitney Museum of American Art Abstract #1 1932 · Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Abstract in Blue and Green 1934 · Whitney Museum of American Art Holy Spirit 1945 · National Gallery of Art
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