| Birth: | 1904
Ascension Parish
Louisiana, USA | | Death: | Sep. 9, 1994
Shreveport
Caddo Parish
Louisiana, USA | 
Sculptor. A graduate of the Beaux Arts Institute of Design in New York City, he was commissioned at age 16 to create a bust of Dr. Simon Baruch, medical pioneer and advocate of hydrotherapy. Studied under, and was a protege of, Gutzon Borglum, creator of Mount Rushmore. Known for his statues and busts of public figures, including Louisiana Gov. Earl Long, his best-known creation is the heroic figure of U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice Edward Douglas White in Statuary Hall of U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, DC. With his wife, Gladys, he founded the Southwest Institute of Arts and the Department of Fine Arts at Centenary College of Louisiana. (bio by: John Andrew Prime)
Family links:
Spouse:
Gladys Butler Morgan (1899 - 1981)*
Children:
Diana Morgan Welsh (1930 - 2009)*
Cynthia Morgan (1932 - 1936)*
*Calculated relationship
Search Amazon for Arthur Morgan | | | Burial:
Forest Park East Cemetery
Shreveport
Caddo Parish
Louisiana, USA |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Originally Created by: John Andrew Prime
Record added: Jun 25, 2006
Find A Grave Memorial# 14732120 |
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