Joseph Carew
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Joseph Carew was a sculptor in Boston
, Massachusetts
, active between 1840-1870, and collaborated with Thomas A. Carew
as the firm Carew & Brother. He exhibited his works frequently at the Boston Athenæum
, with major exhibitions in 1853, 1859 and 1860. He also carved monuments for Mt. Auburn Cemetery.
Boston
Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...
, Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
, active between 1840-1870, and collaborated with Thomas A. Carew
Thomas A. Carew
Thomas A. Carew was a sculptor in Boston, Massachusetts, active between 1843-1860 in collaboration with Joseph Carew as the firm Carew & Brother.- Selected works :* Charles T. Torrey, "Slave Monument" , Mount Auburn Cemetery...
as the firm Carew & Brother. He exhibited his works frequently at the Boston Athenæum
Boston Athenæum
Boston Athenæum is one of the oldest independent libraries in the United States. It is also one of only sixteen extant membership libraries, meaning that patrons pay a yearly subscription fee to use the Athenæum's services...
, with major exhibitions in 1853, 1859 and 1860. He also carved monuments for Mt. Auburn Cemetery.
Selected works
- Charles T. Torrey, "Slave Monument" (late 1840s), Mount Auburn CemeteryMount Auburn CemeteryMount Auburn Cemetery was founded in 1831 as "America's first garden cemetery", or the first "rural cemetery", with classical monuments set in a rolling landscaped terrain...
- Ralph Waldo EmersonRalph Waldo EmersonRalph Waldo Emerson was an American essayist, lecturer, and poet, who led the Transcendentalist movement of the mid-19th century...
, marble bas-relief, 1857