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American sculptor From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Fred Martin Torrey (January 29, 1884 – July 1967) American sculptor known for his monuments and architectural sculpture.[1] His wife, Mabel Landrum Torrey (1886–1974) was also a recognized sculptor, who worked with her husband on some commissions.[2]
Fred Martin Torrey was born on January 29, 1884, in Fairmont, West Virginia.[3] He attended the School of the Art Institute of Chicago where he studied sculpture under Charles J. Mulligan.[3][4] After college he apprenticed under sculptor Lorado Taft.[3]
Torrey sculpted historic figures, including Abraham Lincoln, Stephen Douglas, George Washington, John F. Kennedy, and George Washington Carver.[4]
He died on in July 1967 in Ames, Iowa and is buried at the Ames Municipal Cemetery.
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