Eugene Daub (sculptor)
Eugene Daub (1942-?) is an award-winning American scultor known for statuary, busts in a classical style, and for medallic art and bas relief. He has created over forty major monuments in the U.S.; his sculptures can be found in the British Museum, the Smithsonian, at various universities, at corporations, in some U.S. state capitals, and in the National Statuary Hall in the U.S. Capital building in Washington, D.C.
Daub won both of the U.S. highest awards in medallic art, the Saltus Medal Award from the American Numismatic Society in 1991[1], and the Gold medal from the American Numismatic Association. In 2002, he won the Arthur Ross Award[2] for Fine Arts / Sculture from the Institute of Classical Architecture & Classical America (ICA). In addition to statuary work, he is an influential medallic scultor and is president and one of the pioneer members (since 1982) of the American Medallic Sculpture Association (AMSA) who pushed American contemporary medallic art into the international contemporary movement as reflected in the Fédération Internationale de la Médaille d'Art (International Art Medal Federation, a.k.a. FIDEM).
Daub has studied at University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Academy for the Fine Arts, and Alfred University in New York. He taught at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) from 1987 to 1989.
Some works
Daub has created many sculptures and bas relief for both private and public use. This article will highlight a few of them, including:
- The life-size sculture (from the waist up) of Claude Shannon which stands in a half dozen locations around the USA (at universities and corporations).
- The bas-relief "We Proceeded On" of the Lewis & Clark expedition, hanging centrally in the Montana senate chamber since 2005.
- The Lewis & Clark commemorative medallion
- The statue of Rosa Parks in the U. S. Capitol building's rotunda
Claude Shannon bust
At least six versions of the life-sized bust of mathematician and information scientist Claude Shannon are on display at various institutions in the USA, including public parks, universities, and at corporate research headquarters. Locations include:
- Claude Shannon Park in Gaylord, MI (Shannon's birthplace); located on Main St, between Center Ave. and Court Ave.
- Lucent Bell Labs in New Jersey in Murray Hill, NJ
- AT&T Shannon Labs in New Jersey
- University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
- MIT
- UCSD
Lewis & Clark scultures and medallions
In 2000, Daub's monument "Lewis & Clark and The Corps of Discovery" was unveiled in Kansas City by the American Bicentenniel Commission.
Daub's numismatic (relating to or consisting of coins, paper currency, and medals) opus notably includes the Lewis & Clark medallion highlighted in this article.
Rosa Parks statue in U. S. Capitol rotunda
Daub was the principle sculptor for the statue of Rosa Parks standing in the U.S. Capitol building rotunda; he collaborated with partner Rob Firmin on the concept and the pedestal for Rosa Parks.
Image gallery
These will be placed later
File:Bell Labs 2017 Murray Hill NJ.jpg One of at least six of Eugene Daub's sculpture of Claude Shannon. This one stands at entrance of Bell Labs in Murray Hill, NJ. |
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 This bronze bas relief by Eugene Daub is 96" x 204" and is called "We Proceeded On". It was installed in the Montana senate chamber in 2006. It depicts the 1805 expedition at the High Cliffs area east of Great Falls of the Columbia River. At the panel's center is Sacagawea, the Shoshone woman who acted as interpreter for the expedition. The sculpture was co-sponsored by the Montana Historical Society and the Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Commission. Mr. Daub was commissioned for the work after a nation-wide competition. |
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References
- ↑ Recipients of the Saltus Medal Award, last access 4/5/2021
- ↑ Arthur Ross Awards, last access 4-5-2021