Sidney Waugh

Sidney Waugh (January 17, 1904 – June 30, 1963) was an American sculptor known for his monuments, medals, etched and moulded glass, and architectural sculpture. Waugh was born in Amherst,^[1] Massachusetts to Mary (née Mary Vail) and Frank Albert Waugh.^[2][3] His father was a landscape architect.^[3] Among his siblings were Frederick V. Waugh,^[2] an agricultural economist; Albert Waugh,^[2] a provost at the University of Connecticut (1950–1965); and Dorothy Waugh,^[2][1] an artist, illustrator, and landscape architect.^[4][1]

Sidney Waugh
Waugh in 1929
Born	(1904-01-17)January 17, 1904 Amherst, Massachusetts
Died	June 30, 1963(1963-06-30) (aged 59) New York City
Nationality	American
Known for	Sculpture
Father	Frank Albert Waugh
Family	Albert Waugh Dorothy Waugh Frederick V. Waugh
Awards	Prix de Rome (1929)

Biography

Waugh entered the Massachusetts Institute of Technology at the age of 16 and attended for three years. This was followed by several years study in Rome and Paris where he studied with Antoine Bourdelle and worked as an assistant to Henri Bouchard.^[5]

He won bronze and silver medals in 1928 and 1929, respectively, at the Salon de Printemps [d].^[6][7] In 1929 he won the Prix de Rome where he stayed until 1932. He was commissioned by Steuben Glass in 1934 to prepare for designs for the reinvigorated company under the directorship of Arthur Houghton.^[8]

During World War II, Waugh served in the US Army as a Captain and received the Silver Star, the Bronze Star, and two Croix de Guerres, and was named a Knight of the Order of the Crown of Italy.^[9][10] He initially served in the US Army Air Force intelligence. In September 1943, he transferred to the Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives program (MFAA), more commonly know as the "Monuments Men".^[7][11] He worked in North Africa and Italy. After the Battle of Monte Cassino, Waugh helped secure and recover art work and other valuables from the Abbey of Monte Cassino after it was nearly destroyed by Allied bombing.^[7]

He was later appointed sculptor for the American Battle Monuments Commission for whom he produced The Spirit of American Youth and another representing the spirit of peace on the central high pylon at the Florence American Cemetery and Memorial.^[12]

Waugh died in New York City in 1963.^[1]

Works

Gallery

• 
  Waugh and his sculpture Steel, which won him a Prix de Rome
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  Glassware (1935) in the Indianapolis Museum of Art
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  Andrew W. Mellon Memorial Fountain
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  Zodiac Plate (1937) Sidney Waugh and Joseph Libisch (engraver) for Steuben Glass
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  General Casimir Pulaski (1947), Fairmount Park, Philadelphia

Books

• The Art of Glass Making. New York: Dodd, Mead. 1938. OCLC 596085000 – via HathiTrust.
• The Making of Fine Glass. New York: Dodd, Mead. 1947. OCLC 684730229 – via HathiTrust.