M.L. Snowden
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M. L. Snowden is an American
sculptor.
Her works, largely in lost wax-cast bronze
, explore the monumental forces and energies of geological phenomena and human figuration. They are intended to convey power and movement through abstract
and representational
elements. She has created nine "chapters" composed of more than 50 bronze sculptures, including: Terrestrial Forum, The Hydrosphere, The Atmosphere, Foundations of Synergy, Ascension of Elements, Celestial Array, Creation’s Gate, Creation, and The Brilliance Trilogy.
She uses the working methods of Auguste Rodin
and the Mercie studios of Paris. Her father, sculptor George Holburn Snowden
, was mentored by Swiss sculptor Robert Eberhardt, a contemporary of Daniel Chester French
and Saint Gaudens and a professional in the Rodin studios at the turn of the 19th century. M.L. Snowden spent 17 years as an apprentice to her father, who in 1990 bequeathed to her his collection of Auguste Rodin’s sculpting tools.
Snowden's awards include the Alex J. Ettl Grant and Japan’s 4th International Rodin Competition.
Her notable commissions include the Altar Angels in the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels
in Los Angeles
, the Los Angeles Angel Frieze, the Glendale Police Memorial, The Ira Kaufman Memorial at the Centinela Hospital Medical Center, and the Albert Gersten Memorial.
United States
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sculptor.
Her works, largely in lost wax-cast bronze
Bronze
Bronze is a metal alloy consisting primarily of copper, usually with tin as the main additive. It is hard and brittle, and it was particularly significant in antiquity, so much so that the Bronze Age was named after the metal...
, explore the monumental forces and energies of geological phenomena and human figuration. They are intended to convey power and movement through abstract
Abstraction
Abstraction is a process by which higher concepts are derived from the usage and classification of literal concepts, first principles, or other methods....
and representational
Representation (arts)
Representation is the use of signs that stand in for and take the place of something else. It is through representation that people organize the world and reality through the act of naming its elements...
elements. She has created nine "chapters" composed of more than 50 bronze sculptures, including: Terrestrial Forum, The Hydrosphere, The Atmosphere, Foundations of Synergy, Ascension of Elements, Celestial Array, Creation’s Gate, Creation, and The Brilliance Trilogy.
She uses the working methods of Auguste Rodin
Auguste Rodin
François-Auguste-René Rodin , known as Auguste Rodin , was a French sculptor. Although Rodin is generally considered the progenitor of modern sculpture, he did not set out to rebel against the past...
and the Mercie studios of Paris. Her father, sculptor George Holburn Snowden
George Holburn Snowden
George Holburn Snowden was an American sculptor. He was elected to the National Academy of Design , recipient of the 1927 Rome Prize as well as the Royal Academy Order of Merit. He was an apprentice to Robert George Eberhard, chairman of the Yale School of Sculpture and protege of Auguste Rodin...
, was mentored by Swiss sculptor Robert Eberhardt, a contemporary of Daniel Chester French
Daniel Chester French
Daniel Chester French was an American sculptor. His best-known work is the sculpture of a seated Abraham Lincoln at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.-Life and career:...
and Saint Gaudens and a professional in the Rodin studios at the turn of the 19th century. M.L. Snowden spent 17 years as an apprentice to her father, who in 1990 bequeathed to her his collection of Auguste Rodin’s sculpting tools.
Snowden's awards include the Alex J. Ettl Grant and Japan’s 4th International Rodin Competition.
Her notable commissions include the Altar Angels in the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels
Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels
The Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, also called "COLA" and the Los Angeles Cathedral, is a cathedral of the Roman Catholic Church in Los Angeles, California, United States...
in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
, the Los Angeles Angel Frieze, the Glendale Police Memorial, The Ira Kaufman Memorial at the Centinela Hospital Medical Center, and the Albert Gersten Memorial.