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Title: Merrell Gage sculpture and clipping
Collection number: 5270
Contributing Institution:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Language of Material:
English
Container: 1
Physical Description:
1.0 Linear feet
1 box
Date: 1949
Abstract: The collection consists of Merrell Gage's sculpture of Saint Francis and a clipping of an article that appeared in the Los
Angeles Times on January 16, 1949 on the artist Glen Lukens in which the sculpture, owned by Lukens, was featured. Merrell
Gage was born in Topeka, Kansas, studied art in New York and France, and worked as an assistant to the sculptor Gutzon Borglum.
In 1924 he and his wife moved to Los Angeles and built a studio in their home in Santa Monica Canyon. He began teaching sculpture
at USC, eventually rising to become head of the department.
creator:
Gage, Merrell, 1892-1981
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[Box/folder# or item name], Merrell Gage sculpture and clipping, Collection no. 5270, University Archives, Special Collections,
USC Libraries, University of Southern California
Merrell Gage was born in Topeka, Kansas, studied art in New York and France, and worked as an assistant to the sculptor Gutzon
Borglum. In 1924 he and his wife, Marian, a painter, moved to Los Angeles and built a studio in their home in Santa Monica
Canyon. He began teaching sculpture at USC, eventually rising to become head of the department.
The collection contains Gage's terracotta model for his sculpture of Saint Francis, and a clipping of an article that appeared
in the Los Angeles Times on January 16, 1949 on the artist Glen Lukens in which the sculpture, owned by Lukens, was featured.
The sculpture appears to be an early version of the sculpture of Saint Francis that Gage created for St. Matthew's Episcopal
Church in Pacific Palisades in 1958.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Gage, Merrell, 1892-1981 -- Archives
Ceramics (objects)
Clippings
Sculpture (visual work)