In preparation for a forthcoming biography by Janis Londraville, I am
looking for any museum or collection that may own artwork by Paul Swan.
Once hailed as "America's Leonardo Da Vinci" (New York Times, circa
1930), Paul Spencer Swan (1883-1972) began his multi-faceted career by
attending the Art Institute of Chicago in 1900, where he studied
painting under John H. Vanderpoel (1857-1911) and sculpture under Lorado
Taft (1857-1953). He was also a dancer, and had a role as an Egyptian in
Cecil B. DeMille's Ten Commandments.
If you have any information on Swan or know the whereabouts of any of
his work, please respond offlist. Thank you.


Linda R. McKee
Director of  Library Services
The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art Library
5401 Bay Shore Road
Sarasota, Florida  34243
941-359-5743
FAX 941-359-5745
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