Willard Dryden Paddock was an American artist who specialized in painting and sculpting. Born in Brooklyn, New York, he studied at the Pratt Institute

Pratt Institute

Pratt Institute is a private art college in New York City located in Brooklyn, New York, with satellite campuses in Manhattan and Utica. Pratt is one of the leading undergraduate art schools in the United States and offers programs in Architecture, Graphic Design, History of Art and Design,...

 in Brooklyn under the tutelage of sculptor Herbert Adams, before traveling to Paris to study at the Académie Colarossi

Académie Colarossi

The Académie Colarossi is an art school founded by the Italian sculptor Filippo Colarossi. First located on the Île de la Cité, it moved in the 1870s to 10 rue de la Grande-Chaumière in the VIe arrondissement of Paris, France....

 under the painters Gustave-Claude-Etienne Courtois

Gustave-Claude-Etienne Courtois

Gustave-Claude-Etienne Courtois was a French painter, a representative of the academic style of art.-Life:Courtois was born to an unwed mother who was devoted to him...

 and Louis Auguste Girardot. Paddock is perhaps better known for his sculptural work, which garnered national attention, and included memorial structures, fountains, busts, figures, and sundials.

Selected Works

Sundial, Boy With Spider

Sundial, Boy With Spider

Sundial, Boy With Spider is an outdoor sculpture and functional sundial by American artist Willard Dryden Paddock . It is located within the Oldfields estate on the grounds of the Indianapolis Museum of Art , in Indianapolis, Indiana...

, bronze sundial, 1916-1918; Owner: Indianapolis Museum of Art

Indianapolis Museum of Art

The Indianapolis Museum of Art is an encyclopedic art museum located in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. The museum, which underwent a $74 million expansion in 2005, is located on a campus on the near northwest area outside downtown Indianapolis, northwest of Crown Hill Cemetery.The...

Certain other sculptures by Paddock were surveyed and documented by the "Save Outdoor Sculpture!

Save Outdoor Sculpture!

Save Outdoor Sculpture! is a community-based effort to identify, document, and conserve outdoor sculpture in the United States. By fostering awareness and appreciation, SOS! aims to advocate proper care of a nationwide public resource....

" project.