Edward Kemeys

American · 1843–1907 · Painter, Sculptor

Edward Kemeys was an American sculptor and considered America's first animalier. (Wikipedia)

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Edward Kemeys was an American sculptor and considered America's first animalier.

Excerpt from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born 1843, SavannahDied 1907, Washington, D.C.Occupation Painter, SculptorWikidata Q5343908 ↗ULAN 500336677 ↗Museum works 14

Also known as Edward Kemys, Q5343908

Works in museum collections

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Edward Kemeys, Panther and Cubs — **Panther and Cubs**ca. 1878; cast 1907 · Bronze
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Rogers Fund, 1907 — Open Access (CC0)

Edward Kemeys, Still Hunt — **Still Hunt**1894 · Bronze
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Rogers Fund, 1972 — Open Access (CC0)

Edward Kemeys, A Jaguar — **A Jaguar**1885 · Bronze
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. James P. Paulding, 1918 — Open A…

Edward Kemeys, Jaguar Lovers — **Jaguar Lovers**1888 · bronze
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Corcoran Collection (Museum Purchase, 19…

Edward Kemeys, American Panther and Her Cubs — **American Panther and Her Cubs**1878
Smithsonian American Art Museum ↗
CC0 · Kemeys, Edward, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Smithsonian American Art Museum

Edward Kemeys, Grizzly Bear Sitting — **Grizzly Bear Sitting**1871
Smithsonian American Art Museum ↗
CC0 · Kemeys, Edward, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Smithsonian American Art Museum

Edward Kemeys, Lion — **Lion**1893
Smithsonian American Art Museum ↗
CC0 · Edward Kemeys, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Smithsonian American Art Museum

Edward Kemeys, Panther and Cubs--"Maternal Affection" — **Panther and Cubs--"Maternal Affection"**1870
Smithsonian American Art Museum ↗
CC0 · Edward Kemeys, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Smithsonian American Art Museum

Edward Kemeys, Panther--"Aroused" — **Panther--"Aroused"**1870
Smithsonian American Art Museum ↗
CC0 · Edward Kemeys, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Smithsonian American Art Museum

Edward Kemeys, Sleeping Jaguar — **Sleeping Jaguar**1870
Smithsonian American Art Museum ↗
CC0 · Edward Kemeys, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Smithsonian American Art Museum

Edward Kemeys, Small Black Bear — **Small Black Bear**1870
Smithsonian American Art Museum ↗
CC0 · Edward Kemeys, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Smithsonian American Art Museum

Edward Kemeys, Locked in Death (Deer and Panther) — **Locked in Death (Deer and Panther)**Modeled 1896, cast 1896–99 · Bronze with brown patina
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Margaret S. Watson — public domain (CC0)

Edward Kemeys, The Soul of Contentment (Black Bear) — **The Soul of Contentment (Black Bear)**Modeled 1886, cast 1886–99 · Bronze with black patina
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Margaret S. Watson — public domain (CC0)

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0), Smithsonian Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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