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for Willard Dryden Paddock
1873 - 1956
Paddock enrolled at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, with the sculptor Herbert Adams. Paddock traveled to Europe to continue his training. In Paris, he attended the Academie Colarossi, where he studied under Gustave Courtois and Louis Giradot, as well as the Ecole des Beaux Arts. Paddock additionally worked in Florence, Rome, England and Switzerland.
After his return to this country, Paddock worked as an assitant to Adams. After he married the sculptor Charlotte E. Smith, the couple settled in South Kent, Connecticut.
Paddock is best known his memorials to World War I, including his memorial located in Stratford, Connecticut. His Noah Webster Memorial Fountain was executed for Amherst College. Along with several others, Paddock founded the Kent Art Association in 1923. For several years following 1927, he taught at the Pratt Institute. He died following a long illness.
After his return to this country, Paddock worked as an assitant to Adams. After he married the sculptor Charlotte E. Smith, the couple settled in South Kent, Connecticut.
Paddock is best known his memorials to World War I, including his memorial located in Stratford, Connecticut. His Noah Webster Memorial Fountain was executed for Amherst College. Along with several others, Paddock founded the Kent Art Association in 1923. For several years following 1927, he taught at the Pratt Institute. He died following a long illness.
