Carol Brooks MacNeil | |
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 Mrs. Carol Brooks MacNeil and her two sons | |
| Born | 1871 (1871) Chicago, Illinois |
| Died | 1944 (aged 72–73) |
| Education | Art Institute of Chicago |
| Known for | Sculptor |
| Movement | "White Rabbits" |
Carol Brooks MacNeil (January 15, 1871 – June 22, 1944)[1] was an American sculptor, born inChicago where she studied at theArt Institute of Chicago underLorado Taft. MacNeil modeled many charming and unique designs for vases, teapots, inkstands, and other decorative and useful objects, as well as children's busts, including those of her two sons, and statuettes.
The daughter of a painter father,[2] MacNeil chose instead to work in sculpture. MacNeil studied in Paris underFrederick William MacMonnies andJean Antoine Injalbert. She was one of the "white rabbits" who worked forLorado Taft at theWorld Columbian Exposition of 1893, along with other female artists includingHelen F. Mears. In 1895, she marriedHermon Atkins MacNeil, a sculptor of American Indians and heroic monuments.[3] They had two sons, Claude A. MacNeil and Alden B. MacNeil.[1] MacNeil evidently collaborated with her husband on at least one project, a sculpture ofWilliam McKinley in theWilliam McKinley Monument in front of theOhio Statehouse inColumbus, Ohio, which was dedicated in September 1907.[4]
MacNeil took responsibility in raising her two children which allowed for less time toward her artwork causing her to produce a limited number of artworks after their birth.[5]
MacNeil won an honorable mention at the International Exposition of 1900 and a silver medal in the same year at the Exposition Universelle.[6] In 1904, she was awarded a bronze medal for a fountain at theLouisiana Purchase Exposition, held inSt. Louis.[3] She was a member of theNational Sculpture Society.[1]
A longtime resident of theCollege Point neighborhood inQueens, New York, MacNeil died in the borough's Jamaica Hospital.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain: Gilman, D. C.; Peck, H. T.; Colby, F. M., eds. (1905). "Carol Brooks MacNeil".New International Encyclopedia (1st ed.). New York: Dodd, Mead.| International | |
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