American, 1894 - 1972
Dalton received his early training at the art school of the Albright Art Gallery in his native Buffalo. He continued his studies in New York at the Art Students League on a scholarship from the Albright, and at the Academy school and the Beaux Arts Institute of Design. He married the artist Dorothea Chase in 1924.
Dalton designed relief sculptures for the Carthage, Mississippi, post office. During World War II he executed a number of pieces related to the conflict, including A British Paratrooper and Rosie. In 1953, the Society of Medalists choose for their forty-eigth issue, his model, They shall beat their swords into ploughshares based on the 133rd Psalm.
Among Dalton's many awards were four in Academy annual exhibitions: the $1000 prize, and the Watrous Gold Medal in 1947, the Watrous Gold Medal in 1950; and the Samuel F. B. Morse Medal in 1951. From 1957 to 1960 he served a three-year term on the Academy Council. Dalton was also a member of the National Sculpture Society and the Audubon Artists.
Dalton designed relief sculptures for the Carthage, Mississippi, post office. During World War II he executed a number of pieces related to the conflict, including A British Paratrooper and Rosie. In 1953, the Society of Medalists choose for their forty-eigth issue, his model, They shall beat their swords into ploughshares based on the 133rd Psalm.
Among Dalton's many awards were four in Academy annual exhibitions: the $1000 prize, and the Watrous Gold Medal in 1947, the Watrous Gold Medal in 1950; and the Samuel F. B. Morse Medal in 1951. From 1957 to 1960 he served a three-year term on the Academy Council. Dalton was also a member of the National Sculpture Society and the Audubon Artists.
