Hermon Atkins MacNeil was born in Everett, Massachusetts in 1866. He graduated from the Massachusetts Normal Art School (Massachusetts College of Art and Design) and then became an instructor at Cornell University. He studied in Paris, and returned to America to help design elements for the World’s Columbian Exposition in 1893. He studied in Rome between 1896-1900.
MacNeil’s most well-known artwork includes Justice, the Guardian of Liberty on the east pediment of the United States Supreme Court building, as well as the United States Standing Liberty Quarter (1916-1930), among many other public and private sculptures. MacNeil was among the first American artists to sculpt American Indians. He traveled extensively in the American southwest, learning first nation customs, history, and ceremonies.
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