Nationality American/Canadian Name John Weaver | Role Artist Known for Sculpture | |
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Notable work Statue of Charles Marion Russell, in the National Statuary Hall CollectionWayne Gretzky statue in Edmonton"The Bullwacker" in Helena, Montana Awards Doctorate of Laws, Honoris Causa, University of Alberta, 1984.Alberta Achievement Award, 1977Rotary Club Blue Ribbon, Clay Modeling, 1929-1931 Patron(s) State of MontanaCity of EdmontonHelena Civic Center Board Died April 10, 2012, Hope, British Columbia, Canada Education | ||
Found wood art by john weaver
John Barney Weaver (March 28, 1920 – April 10, 2012) was a sculptor from Anaconda, Montana. He was known for creating a statue of Charles Marion Russell at the National Statuary Hall Collection, and three busts of Chester W. Nimitz for the United States Navy.
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Biography
John Barney Weaver was born on March 28, 1920 in Anaconda, Montana. He trained under his father, John Bruce "Pop" Weaver, a painter and sculptor. He has a son named Henry, and a daughter named Sara.
Career
Weaver graduated from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 1946, where he studied with Albin Polasek and Emil Zettler. He received a teaching position in sculpture and figure drawing at the Layton School of Art in Milwaukee where he taught from 1946 to 1951. He was a curator for the Montana Historical Society for five years. He worked as a Natural History Sculptor for the Smithsonian Institution for six years. In 1966, he started working with the Alberta Provincial Museum prior to its opening on December 6, 1967. He became a Canadian citizen in 1973. Weaver died of a heart attack at the age of 92 on April 12, 2013 at his home of many years in Silver Creek, BC. "In bronze his zest for fine art and human achievement can endure for millennia; in our hearts his strength and loving care will endure forever."
Notable works
Weaver created over 2000 works in his lifetime.
Canada
United States
Legacy
On March 28, 2010, Weaver's 90th birthday, the House of Representatives and Senate both stopped proceedings to give the sculptor a standing ovation as well as singing happy birthday.