Sculptor. He was an American sculptor, art critic, poet, and editor. Born the sixth child of Supreme Court Justice Joseph Story and his second wife, Sarah Waldo, he graduated from Harvard Law School in 1840, was accepted to the bar, and is recognized for his worthwhile cases. He wrote "A Treatise on the Law of Contracts not under Seal" in 1844 and "A Treatise on the Law of Sales of Personal Property" in 1847, both of which had several editions. By 1847 he had abandoned law and sailed for Italy with his wife, daughter Edith, and infant son, Joe to study sculpturing. Upon his father's death in 1845 and his remaining sister in 1848, he was left sole heir to his father's estate. He denied that he was wealthy but had the funds to live a comfortable lifestyle. By the time he devoted his energies to sculpting in 1850, he already had a successful law practice and had published poetry, essays, and his father's professional papers. During the American Civil War, he published articles in British newspapers. One of his finest pieces of sculpture, and his last, is the "Angel Of Grief," located at the tomb of his wife Emelyn. Dedicated in 1884, one of his creations was the "Chief Justice John Marshall," a bronze statue of his father, which is located outside the U. S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. A statue of his father was also erected at the Harvard School of Law. His works "Libyan Sibyl," "Medea," and his 1858 "Cleopatra" are on display at the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, Georgia. Among his writings are "Life and Letters of Joseph Story"; "Roba di Roma" in 1862, a prose collection of personal Roman experiences; and in 1864 "Proportions of the Human Figure." He married Emelyn Eldredge in 1843 and the couple had four children. Their six-year-old son Joseph died of Malaria in Italy before the family moved to Paris, where their third child, Thomas Waldo, was born in 1854. After leaving France for England, another son Julian was born in 1857 before the family returned to the United States. He was deeply grieved by his wife's death and a year later, he died in his sleep and was buried under the "Angel Of Grief."
Sculptor. He was an American sculptor, art critic, poet, and editor. Born the sixth child of Supreme Court Justice Joseph Story and his second wife, Sarah Waldo, he graduated from Harvard Law School in 1840, was accepted to the bar, and is recognized for his worthwhile cases. He wrote "A Treatise on the Law of Contracts not under Seal" in 1844 and "A Treatise on the Law of Sales of Personal Property" in 1847, both of which had several editions. By 1847 he had abandoned law and sailed for Italy with his wife, daughter Edith, and infant son, Joe to study sculpturing. Upon his father's death in 1845 and his remaining sister in 1848, he was left sole heir to his father's estate. He denied that he was wealthy but had the funds to live a comfortable lifestyle. By the time he devoted his energies to sculpting in 1850, he already had a successful law practice and had published poetry, essays, and his father's professional papers. During the American Civil War, he published articles in British newspapers. One of his finest pieces of sculpture, and his last, is the "Angel Of Grief," located at the tomb of his wife Emelyn. Dedicated in 1884, one of his creations was the "Chief Justice John Marshall," a bronze statue of his father, which is located outside the U. S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. A statue of his father was also erected at the Harvard School of Law. His works "Libyan Sibyl," "Medea," and his 1858 "Cleopatra" are on display at the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, Georgia. Among his writings are "Life and Letters of Joseph Story"; "Roba di Roma" in 1862, a prose collection of personal Roman experiences; and in 1864 "Proportions of the Human Figure." He married Emelyn Eldredge in 1843 and the couple had four children. Their six-year-old son Joseph died of Malaria in Italy before the family moved to Paris, where their third child, Thomas Waldo, was born in 1854. After leaving France for England, another son Julian was born in 1857 before the family returned to the United States. He was deeply grieved by his wife's death and a year later, he died in his sleep and was buried under the "Angel Of Grief."
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