Laura Gardin Fraser

Name

Laura Gardin Fraser

Also Known as

Mrs. James E. Fraser

Laura G. Fraser

Laura Fraser

Laura Gardin

Born

Chicago, Illinois

Died

Norwalk, Connecticut

born Chicago, IL 1889-died Norwalk, CT 1966

Active in

Westport, Connecticut

Nationalities

American

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Laura Gardin Fraser designed the Alabama Centennial half-dollar in 1921, earning her the distinction of being the first woman to design a coin for the United States Treasury. She studied at the Art Students League in New York from 1907 to 1911, and in 1913 married James Earle Fraser, a sculptor and her instructor there. Fraser’s other works include animal sculptures, medals, and fountains.