Walker Hancock
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Walker Kirtland Hancock (June 28, 1901, St. Louis, Missouri – December 30, 1998, Gloucester, Massachusetts) was a 20th-century American sculptor and teacher. He created notable monumental sculptures, including the Pennsylvania Railroad World War II Memorial
(1950-52) at 30th Street Station
in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
. He made major additions to the National Cathedral in Washington, DC, including Christ in Majesty (1972), the bas relief over the High Altar. He was awarded the National Medal of Arts
in 1989, and the Medal of Freedom
in 1990.
, where he spent a year at the School of Fine Arts at Washington University, then transferred to the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
to study with Charles Grafly
.
As a student at PAFA
, he won the 1921 Edmund Stewardson Prize, and the 1922 and 1923 William Emlen Cresson Traveling Scholarships, enabling him to travel through Europe. His Bust of Toivo (1925, PAFA) won the 1925 George D. Widener Memorial Gold Medal
.
He won the 1925 Prix de Rome
, which enabled him to study for 3 years at the American Academy in Rome
, and travel through Italy and Europe.
's Instructor of Sculpture in 1929. He held that position until 1967, with interruptions for his war service and two years as sculptor-in-residence at the American Academy in Rome
(1956-57).
(1942), established by President Franklin D. Roosevelt
for "any person who, while serving in any capacity in the Army, Navy, Marine Corps or Coast Guard of the United States subsequent to September 8, 1939, distinguishes, or has distinguished, himself by meritorious achievement while participating in an aerial flight."
He served in the U.S. Army during World War II
, and became one of the "Monuments Men"
, recovering art looted by the Nazis.
Three weeks before being shipped overseas, he married Saima Natti on December 4, 1943, in a chapel at the National Cathedral in Washington, DC. Later, he would make major additions to the cathedral, including the altarpiece for the Good Shepherd Chapel (1957); the bas relief over the High Altar, Christ in Majesty (1972); and a life-size statue of Abraham Lincoln
(1984).
His most famous work is the Pennsylvania Railroad World War II Memorial
(1950-52) at 30th Street Station
in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
. The 39-foot (11.9 m) monument is dedicated to the 1,307 PRR
employees who died in the war, and whose names are inscribed on its tall, black-granite base. Hancock's heroic bronze, entitled Angel of the Resurrection, depicts Michael the Archangel raising up a fallen soldier from the Flames of War. It was his favorite sculpture.
at Stone Mountain, Georgia
. This had been begun in 1917 by Gutzon Borglum
, who abandoned the project in 1925. (Borglum went on to design and carve Mount Rushmore
.) No work had been done since 1928. Hancock's chief carver, Roy Faulkner, completed the project in 1972.
monastery in Kentucky, he created an extraordinary sculpture group, The Garden of Gethsemani (1965-66). On one side of a forest glade, a kneeling figure of Christ, seen from behind, agonizes about offering himself up for sacrifice, while on the other side his disciples, Peter, James, John, lie asleep. This is a memorial to Jonathan Daniels, an Episcopal
seminarian murdered during the Civil Rights Movement
. A duplicate of the 2-part work is at Trinity Episcopal Church, Topsfield, Massachusetts
, and a duplicate of Christ Praying is at the Episcopal Divinity School
, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Works by him are at the United States Military Academy (West Point)
, the Library of Congress
, the United States Supreme Court Building, and the United States Capitol
.
Medal of Honor in 1953, the Herbert Adams Medal of Honor from the National Sculpture Society
in 1954, the National Medal of Arts
in 1989, and the Medal of Freedom
in 1990. He was a member of the Smithsonian Institution's National Collection of Fine Arts Commission.
, to which he ultimately retired. Saima Natti Hancock, his wife of 40 years, died in 1984. The Cape Ann Historical Association (Gloucester, MA) mounted a 1989 retrospective exhibition of his works, and published his autobiography, A Sculptor's Fortunes (1997).
He endowed Massachusetts's Walker Hancock Prize, given for excellence in the arts. The National Sculpture Society
has an annual prize named for him. His papers are at the Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Pennsylvania Railroad World War II Memorial
In November 2010, following years in storage, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston put Walker's one-third-scale plaster model on permanent exhibit in the new Art of the Americas Wing.-References:...
(1950-52) at 30th Street Station
30th Street Station
30th Street Station is the main railroad station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and one of the five stations in SEPTA's Center City fare zone. It is also a major stop on Amtrak's Northeast and Keystone Corridors...
in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States,...
. He made major additions to the National Cathedral in Washington, DC, including Christ in Majesty (1972), the bas relief over the High Altar. He was awarded the National Medal of Arts
National Medal of Arts
The National Medal of Arts is an award and title created by the United States Congress in 1984, for the purpose of honoring artists and patrons of the arts. It is the highest honor conferred to an individual artist on behalf of the people. Honorees are selected by the National Endowment for the...
in 1989, and the Medal of Freedom
Presidential Medal of Freedom
The Presidential Medal of Freedom is an award bestowed by the President of the United States and is—along with thecomparable Congressional Gold Medal bestowed by an act of U.S. Congress—the highest civilian award in the United States...
in 1990.
Education
Hancock was born in St. Louis, MissouriSt. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Greater St...
, where he spent a year at the School of Fine Arts at Washington University, then transferred to the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States,...
to study with Charles Grafly
Charles Grafly
Charles Allan Grafly, Jr. was an American sculptor and educator. He taught at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts for 37 years.-Life and career:...
.
As a student at PAFA
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts is a museum and art school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1805 and is the oldest art museum and school in the United States. The academy's museum is internationally known for its collections of 19th and 20th century American paintings,...
, he won the 1921 Edmund Stewardson Prize, and the 1922 and 1923 William Emlen Cresson Traveling Scholarships, enabling him to travel through Europe. His Bust of Toivo (1925, PAFA) won the 1925 George D. Widener Memorial Gold Medal
Widener Gold Medal
The George D. Widener Memorial Gold Medal was an award for sculpture established in 1912 by the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.The award recognizes the "most meritorious work of Sculpture modeled by an American citizen and shown in the Annual Exhibition"...
.
He won the 1925 Prix de Rome
Prix de Rome
The Prix de Rome was a scholarship for arts students, principally of painting, sculpture, and architecture. It was created, initially for painters and sculptors, in 1663 in France during the reign of Louis XIV. It was an annual bursary for promising artists having proved their talents by...
, which enabled him to study for 3 years at the American Academy in Rome
American Academy in Rome
The American Academy in Rome is a research and arts institution located on the Gianicolo in Rome.- History :In 1893, a group of American architects, painters and sculptors met regularly while planning the fine arts section of the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition...
, and travel through Italy and Europe.
Career
Following Grafly's death in an auto accident, Hancock became PAFAPennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts is a museum and art school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1805 and is the oldest art museum and school in the United States. The academy's museum is internationally known for its collections of 19th and 20th century American paintings,...
's Instructor of Sculpture in 1929. He held that position until 1967, with interruptions for his war service and two years as sculptor-in-residence at the American Academy in Rome
American Academy in Rome
The American Academy in Rome is a research and arts institution located on the Gianicolo in Rome.- History :In 1893, a group of American architects, painters and sculptors met regularly while planning the fine arts section of the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition...
(1956-57).
World War II
He won the national competition to design the Air MedalAir Medal
The Air Medal is a military decoration of the United States. The award was created in 1942, and is awarded for meritorious achievement while participating in aerial flight.-Criteria:...
(1942), established by President Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin Delano Roosevelt , also known by his initials, FDR, was the 32nd President of the United States and a central figure in world events during the mid-20th century, leading the United States during a time of worldwide economic crisis and world war...
for "any person who, while serving in any capacity in the Army, Navy, Marine Corps or Coast Guard of the United States subsequent to September 8, 1939, distinguishes, or has distinguished, himself by meritorious achievement while participating in an aerial flight."
He served in the U.S. Army during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, and became one of the "Monuments Men"
Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives program
The Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives program under the Civil Affairs and Military Government Sections of the Allied armies was established in 1943 to assist in the protection and restitution of cultural property in war areas during and following World War II...
, recovering art looted by the Nazis.
Three weeks before being shipped overseas, he married Saima Natti on December 4, 1943, in a chapel at the National Cathedral in Washington, DC. Later, he would make major additions to the cathedral, including the altarpiece for the Good Shepherd Chapel (1957); the bas relief over the High Altar, Christ in Majesty (1972); and a life-size statue of Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States, serving from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. He successfully led his country through a great constitutional, military and moral crisis – the American Civil War – preserving the Union, while ending slavery, and...
(1984).
His most famous work is the Pennsylvania Railroad World War II Memorial
Pennsylvania Railroad World War II Memorial
In November 2010, following years in storage, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston put Walker's one-third-scale plaster model on permanent exhibit in the new Art of the Americas Wing.-References:...
(1950-52) at 30th Street Station
30th Street Station
30th Street Station is the main railroad station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and one of the five stations in SEPTA's Center City fare zone. It is also a major stop on Amtrak's Northeast and Keystone Corridors...
in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States,...
. The 39-foot (11.9 m) monument is dedicated to the 1,307 PRR
Pennsylvania Railroad
The Pennsylvania Railroad was an American Class I railroad, founded in 1846. Commonly referred to as the "Pennsy", the PRR was headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania....
employees who died in the war, and whose names are inscribed on its tall, black-granite base. Hancock's heroic bronze, entitled Angel of the Resurrection, depicts Michael the Archangel raising up a fallen soldier from the Flames of War. It was his favorite sculpture.
Stone Mountain
In 1964, he took over supervision of the Confederate MemorialStone Mountain
Stone Mountain is a quartz monzonite dome monadnock in Stone Mountain, Georgia, United States. At its summit, the elevation is 1,686 feet amsl and 825 feet above the surrounding area. Stone Mountain granite extends underground at its longest point into Gwinnett County...
at Stone Mountain, Georgia
Stone Mountain, Georgia
Stone Mountain is a city in eastern DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. The population was 5,802 at the 2010 census. It is an outer suburb of the Atlanta Metropolitan Area.-Geography:...
. This had been begun in 1917 by Gutzon Borglum
Gutzon Borglum
Gutzon de la Mothe Borglum was an American artist and sculptor famous for creating the monumental presidents' heads at Mount Rushmore, South Dakota, the famous carving on Stone Mountain near Atlanta, as well as other public works of art.- Background :The son of Mormon Danish immigrants, Gutzon...
, who abandoned the project in 1925. (Borglum went on to design and carve Mount Rushmore
Mount Rushmore
Mount Rushmore National Memorial is a sculpture carved into the granite face of Mount Rushmore near Keystone, South Dakota, in the United States...
.) No work had been done since 1928. Hancock's chief carver, Roy Faulkner, completed the project in 1972.
Other works
At a TrappistTRAPPIST
TRAPPIST is Belgian robotic telescope in Chile which came online in 2010, and is an acronym for TRAnsiting Planets and PlanetesImals Small Telescope, so named in homage to Trappist beer produced in the Belgian region. Situated high in the Chilean mountains at La Silla Observatory, it is actually...
monastery in Kentucky, he created an extraordinary sculpture group, The Garden of Gethsemani (1965-66). On one side of a forest glade, a kneeling figure of Christ, seen from behind, agonizes about offering himself up for sacrifice, while on the other side his disciples, Peter, James, John, lie asleep. This is a memorial to Jonathan Daniels, an Episcopal
Episcopal Church (United States)
The Episcopal Church is a mainline Anglican Christian church found mainly in the United States , but also in Honduras, Taiwan, Colombia, Ecuador, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Venezuela, the British Virgin Islands and parts of Europe...
seminarian murdered during the Civil Rights Movement
African-American Civil Rights Movement (1955-1968)
The African-American Civil Rights Movement refers to the movements in the United States aimed at outlawing racial discrimination against African Americans and restoring voting rights to them. This article covers the phase of the movement between 1955 and 1968, particularly in the South...
. A duplicate of the 2-part work is at Trinity Episcopal Church, Topsfield, Massachusetts
Topsfield, Massachusetts
Topsfield is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 6,085 at the 2010 census.Part of the town comprises the census-designated place of Topsfield.-Colonial period:...
, and a duplicate of Christ Praying is at the Episcopal Divinity School
Episcopal Divinity School
The Episcopal Divinity School is a seminary of the Episcopal Church based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Known throughout the Anglican Communion for prophetic teaching and action on issues of civil rights and social justice, its faculty and students have been directly involved in many of the social...
, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Works by him are at the United States Military Academy (West Point)
United States Military Academy
The United States Military Academy at West Point is a four-year coeducational federal service academy located at West Point, New York. The academy sits on scenic high ground overlooking the Hudson River, north of New York City...
, the Library of Congress
Library of Congress
The Library of Congress is the research library of the United States Congress, de facto national library of the United States, and the oldest federal cultural institution in the United States. Located in three buildings in Washington, D.C., it is the largest library in the world by shelf space and...
, the United States Supreme Court Building, and the United States Capitol
United States Capitol
The United States Capitol is the meeting place of the United States Congress, the legislature of the federal government of the United States. Located in Washington, D.C., it sits atop Capitol Hill at the eastern end of the National Mall...
.
Honors
Walker Hancock was awarded the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine ArtsPennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts is a museum and art school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1805 and is the oldest art museum and school in the United States. The academy's museum is internationally known for its collections of 19th and 20th century American paintings,...
Medal of Honor in 1953, the Herbert Adams Medal of Honor from the National Sculpture Society
National Sculpture Society
Founded in 1893, the National Sculpture Society was the first organization of professional sculptors formed in the United States. The purpose of the organization was to promote the welfare of American sculptors, although its founding members included several renowned architects. The founding...
in 1954, the National Medal of Arts
National Medal of Arts
The National Medal of Arts is an award and title created by the United States Congress in 1984, for the purpose of honoring artists and patrons of the arts. It is the highest honor conferred to an individual artist on behalf of the people. Honorees are selected by the National Endowment for the...
in 1989, and the Medal of Freedom
Presidential Medal of Freedom
The Presidential Medal of Freedom is an award bestowed by the President of the United States and is—along with thecomparable Congressional Gold Medal bestowed by an act of U.S. Congress—the highest civilian award in the United States...
in 1990. He was a member of the Smithsonian Institution's National Collection of Fine Arts Commission.
Legacy
From 1930 onwards, he kept a studio in Gloucester, MassachusettsGloucester, Massachusetts
Gloucester is a city on Cape Ann in Essex County, Massachusetts, in the United States. It is part of Massachusetts' North Shore. The population was 28,789 at the 2010 U.S. Census...
, to which he ultimately retired. Saima Natti Hancock, his wife of 40 years, died in 1984. The Cape Ann Historical Association (Gloucester, MA) mounted a 1989 retrospective exhibition of his works, and published his autobiography, A Sculptor's Fortunes (1997).
He endowed Massachusetts's Walker Hancock Prize, given for excellence in the arts. The National Sculpture Society
National Sculpture Society
Founded in 1893, the National Sculpture Society was the first organization of professional sculptors formed in the United States. The purpose of the organization was to promote the welfare of American sculptors, although its founding members included several renowned architects. The founding...
has an annual prize named for him. His papers are at the Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Selected works
- Zuni Bird Charmer (bronze, 1931), Bird House, St. Louis Zoo, St. Louis, Missouri.
- Bond of Postal Union (limestone, 1934), pedimental sculpture group (Pennsylvania Avenue facade), New Post Office Building (now Ariel Rios Federal Building), Washington, DC (with Adolph Alexander WeinmanAdolph Alexander WeinmanAdolph Alexander Weinman was an American sculptor, born in Karlsruhe, Germany.- Biography :Weinman arrived in the United States at the age of 10. At the age of 15, he attended evening classes at Cooper Union and later studied at the Art Students League of New York with sculptors Augustus St....
). - 5 bas relief busts: Beatty, Foch, Pershing, Diaz, Jacques, (bronze, 1934-35), Liberty MemorialLiberty MemorialThe Liberty Memorial, located in Kansas City, Missouri, USA, is a memorial to the fallen soldiers of World War I and houses the The National World War I Museum, as designated by the United States Congress in 2004.. Groundbreaking commenced November 1, 1921, and the city held a site dedication...
, National World War I Monument, Kansas City, Missouri. - 4 monumental sculpture groups: Vision, Courage, Sacrifice, Loyalty (granite, 1936-38), Soldiers' MemorialSoldiers' MemorialThe Soldiers' Memorial in downtown St. Louis is a memorial and military museum, at 1315 Chestnut Street, operated by the St. Louis Board of Public Service. Interior east and west wings contain display cases with military displays and memorabilia from World War I and subsequent American wars.The...
, St. Louis, Missouri. - Piatt Andrew Memorial (1938), Museum of Franco-American Cooperation, BlérancourtBlérancourtBlérancourt is a commune in the department of Aisne in Picardy in northern France.-Population:-Sights:The Château de Blérancourt, an influential design by Salomon de Brosse houses the National Museum of French-American Friendship and Cooperation, , founded by Anne Morgan, daughter of the financier...
, FranceFranceThe French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. A replica of the Andrew bust is at American Friends Service CommitteeAmerican Friends Service CommitteeThe American Friends Service Committee is a Religious Society of Friends affiliated organization which works for peace and social justice in the United States and around the world...
Headquarters in New York City. - Triton Fountain (plaster, 1938-39, destroyed), 1939 New York World's Fair1939 New York World's FairThe 1939–40 New York World's Fair, which covered the of Flushing Meadows-Corona Park , was the second largest American world's fair of all time, exceeded only by St. Louis's Louisiana Purchase Exposition of 1904. Many countries around the world participated in it, and over 44 million people...
, Flushing, Queens, New York City. A one-third-scale version of one of the figures is at Elizabeth Gordon Smith Park, Gloucester, Massachusetts. - Bust of Stephen Collins Foster (bronze, 1941), Hall of Fame for Great AmericansHall of Fame for Great AmericansThe Hall of Fame for Great Americans is the original hall of fame in the United States. "Fame" here means "renown"...
, Bronx, New York. - Air MedalAir MedalThe Air Medal is a military decoration of the United States. The award was created in 1942, and is awarded for meritorious achievement while participating in aerial flight.-Criteria:...
(1942). - Bust of Robert Frost (bronze, 1950), Museum of Fine Arts, BostonMuseum of Fine Arts, BostonThe Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, Massachusetts, is one of the largest museums in the United States, attracting over one million visitors a year. It contains over 450,000 works of art, making it one of the most comprehensive collections in the Americas...
, Boston, Massachusetts. - Angel of the Resurrection (bronze, 1950-52), Pennsylvania Railroad World War II MemorialPennsylvania Railroad World War II MemorialIn November 2010, following years in storage, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston put Walker's one-third-scale plaster model on permanent exhibit in the new Art of the Americas Wing.-References:...
, 30th Street Station, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. - President Dwight David Eisenhower Inaugural Medal (gold, 1953), Corcoran Gallery of ArtCorcoran Gallery of ArtThe Corcoran Gallery of Art is the largest privately supported cultural institution in Washington, DC. The museum's main focus is American art. The permanent collection includes works by Rembrandt, Eugène Delacroix, Edgar Degas, Thomas Gainsborough, John Singer Sargent, Claude Monet, Pablo...
, Washington, DC. Hancock's 1957 inaugural medalPresidential Inaugural MedalsPresidential Inaugural Medals have a long history in the United States. The tradition can be traced back to first president, George Washington, and continues on today with President Barack Obama.-History:...
features profiles of both President Eisenhower and Vice-President Richard M. Nixon. - Statue of John Joseph Eagan (bronze, 1953-55), American Cast Iron Pipe CompanyAmerican Cast Iron Pipe CompanyAmerican Cast Iron Pipe Company, headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, is a manufacturer of ductile iron pipe, fire hydrants and valves for the waterworks industry and electric-resistance steel pipe for the oil and natural gas industry...
, Birmingham, Alabama. - Relief bust of Andrew W. Mellon (1954), National Gallery of ArtNational Gallery of ArtThe National Gallery of Art and its Sculpture Garden is a national art museum, located on the National Mall between 3rd and 9th Streets at Constitution Avenue NW, in Washington, DC...
, Washington, DC. - Bust of Woodrow Wilson (bronze, 1956), Hall of Fame for Great AmericansHall of Fame for Great AmericansThe Hall of Fame for Great Americans is the original hall of fame in the United States. "Fame" here means "renown"...
, Bronx, New York. - Bust of Governor Percival P. Baxter (bronze, 1956), Maine State HouseMaine State HouseThe Maine State House in Augusta, Maine is the state capitol of the State of Maine. The building was completed in 1832, one year after Augusta became the capital of Maine...
, Augusta, Maine. - Statue of John Paul Jones (bronze, 1957), William M. Reilly Memorial, Philadelphia Museum of ArtPhiladelphia Museum of ArtThe Philadelphia Museum of Art is among the largest art museums in the United States. It is located at the west end of the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia's Fairmount Park. The Museum was established in 1876 in conjunction with the Centennial Exposition of the same year...
, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. - Statue of Paul Weeks Litchfield, (bronze, 1961), Goodyear Tire and Rubber CompanyGoodyear Tire and Rubber CompanyThe Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company was founded in 1898 by Frank Seiberling. Goodyear manufactures tires for automobiles, commercial trucks, light trucks, SUVs, race cars, airplanes, farm equipment and heavy earth-mover machinery....
, Akron, Ohio. - Confederate MemorialStone MountainStone Mountain is a quartz monzonite dome monadnock in Stone Mountain, Georgia, United States. At its summit, the elevation is 1,686 feet amsl and 825 feet above the surrounding area. Stone Mountain granite extends underground at its longest point into Gwinnett County...
(granite, 1917-72), Stone Mountain, Georgia. Hancock supervised its completion, 1964-72. - The Garden of Gethsemani (bronze, 1965-66), The Abbey of Our Lady of Gethsemani, Bardstown, Kentucky.
- Air (bronze, 1978-82), Fairmount ParkFairmount ParkFairmount Park is the municipal park system of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It consists of 63 parks, with , all overseen by the Philadelphia Department of Parks and Recreation, successor to the Fairmount Park Commission in 2010.-Fairmount Park proper:...
, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. - Arion on a Dolphin (bronze, 1989), Dunn Tower, Methodist HospitalThe Methodist HospitalThe Methodist Hospital is a hospital located in the Texas Medical Center in Houston, Texas. Established in 1919 as an outreach ministry of The United Methodist Church, Methodist is one of the most comprehensive teaching hospitals in the United States, with leading specialists in every field of...
, Houston, Texas. - Bust of W. E. B. DuBois (marble, 1993), Memorial HallMemorial Hall (Harvard University)Memorial Hall is an imposing brick building in High Victorian Gothic style, located on the Harvard University campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts...
, Harvard UniversityHarvard UniversityHarvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
United States Military Academy (West Point)
- Statue of General Douglas MacArthur (bronze, 1969), MacArthur Monument (West Point)MacArthur Monument (West Point)The Douglas MacArthur Monument at the United States Military Academy at West Point commemorates the Medal of Honor-winning former Superintendent and General of the Army Douglas MacArthur. Designed by Walker Hancock, it was dedicated by MacArthur's widow Jean MacArthur in 1969...
. A duplicate of this is at the MacArthur Memorial, Norfolk, Virginia. - Bust of General Leslie R. Groves (1975).
- Flight Memorial (bronze, 1992).
Washington National Cathedral
- Altarpiece (limestone, 1957), Good Shepherd Chapel.
- Statue of Ulrich Zwingli (1965).
- Statue of Martin Luther (1967).
- Christ in Majesty (limestone, 1972), bas relief over the High Altar.
- Statue of Abraham Lincoln (bronze, 1984), west end of the Nave.
Library of Congress
- Bust of Stephen Foster (bronze, 1951-52), James Madison Memorial BuildingJames Madison Memorial BuildingThe James Madison Memorial Building is one of three buildings that make up the Library of Congress and is part of the United States Capitol Complex. The building was constructed from 1971 to 1976, and serves as the official memorial to President James Madison...
. - Statue of James Madison (marble, 1974-76), James Madison Memorial BuildingJames Madison Memorial BuildingThe James Madison Memorial Building is one of three buildings that make up the Library of Congress and is part of the United States Capitol Complex. The building was constructed from 1971 to 1976, and serves as the official memorial to President James Madison...
.
United States Supreme Court Building
- Bust of Chief-Justice Earl Warren (marble, 1977).
- Bust of Chief-Justice Warren E. Burger (marble, 1983). Bronze versions of this are at the National Portrait GalleryNational Portrait Gallery (United States)The National Portrait Gallery is an art gallery in Washington, D.C., administered by the Smithsonian Institution. Its collections focus on images of famous individual Americans.-Building:...
and the Minnesota State CapitolMinnesota State CapitolThe Minnesota State Capitol is located in Minnesota's capital city, Saint Paul, and houses the Minnesota Senate, Minnesota House of Representatives, the Office of the Attorney General and the Office of the Governor...
.
United States Capitol
- Bust of Vice-President Hubert H. Humphrey, Jr. (marble, 1981-82).
- Bust of Vice-President Gerald R. Ford (marble, 1984-85).
- Bust of Vice-President George H. W. Bush (marble, 1990-91).
External links
- Photos of Hancock's public art in Philadelphia. Philart.net.
- Stone Mountain Confederate Memorial
- Oral history interview with Walker Hancock at Smithsonian Archives of American Art.
- Obituary, The New York Times, January 2, 1999.
- Obituary, The Washington Post, January 3, 1999.