biography of Alexander DOYLE (1857-1922)

Birth place: Steubenville, OH

Addresses: NYC, 1878; New Orleans, LA 1882-1883; Dedham, MA/Squirrel Island, ME

Profession: Sculptor

Studied: National Academies at Carrara, Rome & Florence; Nicoli; Dupré; Pellicia

Member: Royal Raphael Academy, Urbino, Italy

Work: marble and bronze statues, many relating to Civil War heroes, in New Orleans, La., Saratoga, N.Y., Cleveland and Steubenville, Ohio, Atlanta, Ga., Montgomery, Ala., Troy N.Y., Frederick, Md., New York City, State Capitol, Indianapolis, state of Mo., state of W.Va., Capilot, Wash., D.C.

Comments: Noted sculptor who earned a broad reputation throughout the U.S. for commemorative monuments until his retiement in 1911.

Sources: WW21; Encyclopaedia of New Orleans Artists, 114.