Leonard Volk
Leonard Volk | |
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| Born | November 7, 1828 Wellstown (now Wells), New York, US |
| Died | August 19, 1895 (aged 66) Osceola, Wisconsin, US |
| Known for | Sculpting |
| Spouse |
Emily Clarissa King Barlow
(m. 1852; died 1894) |
| Children | Stephen Douglas Volk |
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Leonard Wells Volk (November 7, 1828 – August 19, 1895) was an American sculptor. He is notable for making one of only two life masks of United States President Abraham Lincoln. In 1867 he helped establish the Chicago Academy of Design and served as its president until 1878. He made several large monumental sculptures, including the tomb of the politician Stephen A. Douglas, and statues of American Civil War figures.