Born March 19~ Nancy Elizabeth Prophet

Nancy Elizabeth Prophet (March 19, 1890-December 13, 1960) was an American sculptor noted in particular for her work in Paris during the 1920s and 1930s.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nancy_Elizabeth_Prophet

Untitled Bust by Nancy Elizabeth Prophet
c.1922-1926 /
Photograph of a piece, likely a portrait of her husband

Rhode Island College: Nancy Elizabeth Prophet Collection:
https://www.jstor.org/site/rhode-island-college/nancy-elizabeth-prophet/

Further reading:
https://johnstonsunrise.net/stories/back-in-the-day-the-artistic-journey-of-nancy-elizabeth-prophet,146478
https://aaregistry.org/story/nancy-elizabeth-prophet-an-unknown-sculptor/
https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:786291/

 

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