Leonard Volk
United States sculptor
Died when: 66 years 285 days (801 months)Star Sign: Scorpio
Leonard Wells Volk (November 7, 1828 – August 19, 1895) was an American sculptor.He is notable for making one of only two life masks of United States President Abraham Lincoln.
In 1867 he helped establish the Chicago Academy of Design and served as its president until 1878.He made several large monumental sculptures, including the tomb of the politician Stephen A.
Douglas, and statues of American Civil War figures.
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