Michael Anderson
Belleville, IL
Michael Anderson is an artist working in traditional & digital mediums, an avid sketcher with several sketchbooks going at once and a plein air enthusiast.
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A Leon Hermant sculpted bronze bas-relief portrait of Edward Coles, the second Governor of Illinois, 1822-1826, is featured on the 1928 art deco limestone memorial in Valley View Cemetery. Edward Coles, an abolitionist, won the 1822 gubernatorial election as the candidate of the anti-slavery forces. He helped defeat the call for a constitutional convention to consider the legalization of slavery in Illinois.
Leon Hermant(1866-1936) was born in France, educated in Europe and came to America in 1904 to work on the French Pavilion at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis.
- Framed: 21 x 17 in
- Subject Matter: Architecture
- Collections: Studio Works
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