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Adeline Adams
1859–1948
Best known for writing about American artists and sculpture, this lively critic helped champion the arts in the United States at a time when the field was still defining itself. Her books and essays brought painters and sculptors to a wider public with warmth and conviction.
3 Audiobooks
The spirit of American sculpture
by Adeline Adams
Sylvia
by Adeline Adams
The Amouretta landscape, and other stories
by Adeline Adams
About the author
Born in Boston in 1859, Adeline Pond Adams became an American writer and art critic whose work focused on American fine artists and art history. She wrote extensively about sculpture and painters, helping readers engage more closely with the visual arts.
She was married to the sculptor Herbert Adams, and her life was closely connected with artistic circles in the United States. Her published work included studies of artists and collections of poetry, and she became especially known as a strong advocate for American sculpture.
Her contributions were recognized by the National Sculpture Society, which awarded her a Special Medal of Honor in 1930. Late in life, in 1947, she received the first Herbert Adams Memorial Medal. She died in 1948, leaving behind a body of writing that reflected both deep knowledge and genuine enthusiasm for American art.