Sculptor. John Quincy Adams Ward was a sculptor with many well-known pieces of art. He was born in Urbana, Ohio. He moved to New York and began studying with famous sculptor Henry K. Brown. He assisted Mr. Brown on the famous equestrian monument of George Washington in Union Square. In 1864, his sculpture "Indian Hunter" went up in Central Park in New York City. It was the first of many sculptures he made in New York City. He was the founder and president of the National Sculpture Society from 1893 to 1904 and the president of the National Academy of Design in 1874. He had a few other famous people in his family. His grandfather Col. William Ward founded the city of Urbana, Ohio in 1805. His brother was Edgar Melville Ward who was a genre painter. Edgar has a famous painting called 'Coppersmith' that is at the Metropolitan Museum in New York City. John died in New York City. He is buried in Oakdale Cemetery in Urbana, Ohio. His wife had a replica of his first sculpture placed there to mark his grave.
Sculptor. John Quincy Adams Ward was a sculptor with many well-known pieces of art. He was born in Urbana, Ohio. He moved to New York and began studying with famous sculptor Henry K. Brown. He assisted Mr. Brown on the famous equestrian monument of George Washington in Union Square. In 1864, his sculpture "Indian Hunter" went up in Central Park in New York City. It was the first of many sculptures he made in New York City. He was the founder and president of the National Sculpture Society from 1893 to 1904 and the president of the National Academy of Design in 1874. He had a few other famous people in his family. His grandfather Col. William Ward founded the city of Urbana, Ohio in 1805. His brother was Edgar Melville Ward who was a genre painter. Edgar has a famous painting called 'Coppersmith' that is at the Metropolitan Museum in New York City. John died in New York City. He is buried in Oakdale Cemetery in Urbana, Ohio. His wife had a replica of his first sculpture placed there to mark his grave.
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