Gertrude K. Lathrop

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Gertrude Katherine Lathrop (1896–1986) was an American sculptor, known for her medallion work and sculptures of small animals.

About[]

Lathrop was born in Albany, New York to artist Ida Pulis Lathrop and Cyrus Clark Lathrop.[1][2] Her sister Dorothy P. Lathrop was an artist too.[2]

Her work is included in the collections of the Seattle Art Museum, [3] the Smithsonian American Art Museum,[1] the National Gallery of Art, Washington,[4] the Albany Institute of History & Art[5] and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.[6]

She designed the New Rochelle 250th Anniversary half dollar.

She died in Falls Village, Connecticut in 1986.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Gertrude K. Lathrop | Smithsonian American Art Museum". americanart.si.edu.
  2. ^ a b Who's Who in New York City and State. Volume 8. Lewis Randolph Hamersly, John William Leonard, William Frederick Mohr, Frank R. Holmes, Herman Warren Knox, Winfield Scott Downs (editors). L.R. Hamersly Company. 1924. p. 760. |volume= has extra text (help)CS1 maint: others (link)
  3. ^ "Gertrude K. Lathrop – Artists – eMuseum". localhost.
  4. ^ "Artist Info". www.nga.gov.
  5. ^ "Sculptures - Albany Institute of History and Art". www.albanyinstitute.org.
  6. ^ https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/487855
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