1900 - 1965
Stewart's parents were actors whose careers brought them--and their son--to the United States in about 1908. The sculptor served with the Canadian Royal Air Force during World War I after which he settled in New York. There he attended the Beaux-Arts Institute of Design and the Art Students League. He studied with Frederick MacMonnies and worked in the studio of Paul Manship, becoming one of the latter's leading assistants by 1930. From Manship, Stewart learned the classicism which was to mark much of his own work. He taught at Scripps College in Claremont, California, from 1939 until his death.
Among his major works are friezes and interior figures for City Hall, Buffalo, New York (1931); historical reliefs for City Hall, St. Paul, Minnesota; door for the baptistery of St. Bartholomew's Church, New York; the pedimental sculpture Labor and Industry for the Department of Labor Building, Washington (1934-35); doors of the U. S. Mint, San Francisco; sculpture for the facade for the Administration Building at the 1939 New York World's Fair; figures for the Los Angeles County Court House and for the Masonic Temple in that city; and a fountain for the Home Savings Bank in Pasadena, California (19161). Stewart was widely known for his small sculptures of animals.
In 1920, the artist began exhibiting at the National Academy where he won several awards. His Silver King Polar Bear (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York) won the Speyer Prize in 1927 and his Young Centaur (Scripps College) won the Barnett Prize in 1931. He was a member of the National Sculpture Society and the Architectural League of New York.
Among his major works are friezes and interior figures for City Hall, Buffalo, New York (1931); historical reliefs for City Hall, St. Paul, Minnesota; door for the baptistery of St. Bartholomew's Church, New York; the pedimental sculpture Labor and Industry for the Department of Labor Building, Washington (1934-35); doors of the U. S. Mint, San Francisco; sculpture for the facade for the Administration Building at the 1939 New York World's Fair; figures for the Los Angeles County Court House and for the Masonic Temple in that city; and a fountain for the Home Savings Bank in Pasadena, California (19161). Stewart was widely known for his small sculptures of animals.
In 1920, the artist began exhibiting at the National Academy where he won several awards. His Silver King Polar Bear (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York) won the Speyer Prize in 1927 and his Young Centaur (Scripps College) won the Barnett Prize in 1931. He was a member of the National Sculpture Society and the Architectural League of New York.
