Artist

W. Clark Noble

born Gardiner, ME 1858-died Washington, DC 1938
Also known as
  • William Clark Noble
  • W. C. Noble
  • Clark Noble
Born
Gardiner, Maine, United States
Died
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Biography

William Clark Noble was raised by his grandfather after his father, a ship’s captain, was lost at sea. Noble created animal sculptures from clay when he was a little boy and began studying art in Boston at age twenty-two. His best-known works include the Soldiers and Sailors Monument in Newport, Rhode Island, and statues of Napoleon Bonaparte, Thomas Jefferson, and General “Mad Anthony” Wayne for the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis.

Works by this artist (12 items)

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Henry Wolf, John Trumbull, Alexander Hamilton, 1898, wood engraving on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 1973.130.159
Alexander Hamilton
Artist
Date1898
wood engraving on paper
Not on view
Image Not Available
The Sortie Made by the Garrison of Gibraltar in the Morning…
Artist
Date1799
engraving
Not on view
John Trumbull, Mr. Tredwell, 19th century, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Mary Elizabeth Spencer, 1999.27.50.1
Mr. Tredwell
Artist
Attributed to John Trumbull
Date19th century
watercolor on ivory
Not on view
Henry Brintnell Bounetheau, John Trumbull, General George Washington, ca. 1845, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Henry Du Pré Bounetheau, 1946.3.19
General George Washington
Artist
Dateca. 1845
watercolor on ivory
Not on view