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ROCKPORT DAILY

MARION DODGE CLARK EM
Correspondent for Rockport Correspondent
16 School Street   
Tel. Rockport 913   
80 Granite Street

ROCKPORT
Sculptors in Rockport.
Miss Cornelia Van A. Chapin and Miss Marian Sanford, notel sculptors, have left their New York studio and  have taken up residence for the summer at a cottage at 1 Marshall street, on the Richard Recchia property.
Miss Chapin, who carves portraits, figures, and animals-in-the-round direct from life, is secretary of the National Sculpture society, chairman for sculpture of Artists for Victory, Inc., and is a member of other art groups, such as the National Academy of Design (A.N.A.), the Sculptors Guild and the Allied Artists of America. Her Byzantine Christ is on the high altar of the Episcopal Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York. Her "Giant Frog" (1800 pounds), a permanent resident of Rittenhouse square, Philadelphia, was purchased by popular subscription. Thomas J. Watson purchased her "Giant Hare," carved direct from life in Portuguese marble, for the Art center at Endicott, N.Y. In addition to one-man shows in New York, Philadelphia and Washington she has shown in many international expositions and in museums throughout the country. Her works are represented in public and private collections in Paris, Rome, London, New York, Philadelphia, and elsewhere.
Miss Sanford, twice awarded a Guggenheim fellowship, from 1941 to 1943 inclusive, was represented in many exhibitions for the season just closed, including the Pennsylvania academy and the National Academy of Design, where she was elected an A.N.A. this year. She was also elected a member of the Allied Artists of America and the Architectural league. In the winter of '43, she had a one-man exhibition of her sculpture at the Bonestell gallery, 18 East 57th street. The Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts purchased her "Harvest," study of a woman absorbed in the work of harvesting, for its permanent collection. In 1937, her figure of "Diana," carved in black bronze, was awarded the Anna Hyatt Huntington prize. Her "De Profundis" received the Elizabeth N. Watrous gold medal at a recent exhibition of the National Academy of Design. 
Miss Chapin and Miss Sanford plan to remain in town until late September.