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{{Short description|American sculptor (1866–1967)}}
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| name = Jean Pond Miner Coburn
| name = Jean Miner Coburn
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| caption = Jean Pond Miner Coburn from ''[[A woman of the century]]'' (1893)
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| birth_name = Jean Pond Miner
| birth_date = 8 July 1866{{sfn|Willard|Livermore|1893|p=509}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1865|7|8|df=yes}}{{efn|name="birthyear"}}
| birth_place = [[Menasha, Wisconsin]]
| birth_place = [[Menasha, Wisconsin]]
| death_date = {{BirthDeathAge| |1866|7|8|1967|3|16|yes}}{{cn|date=March 2023}}
| death_date = {{BirthDeathAge| |1865|7|8|1967|3|16|yes}}<ref>{{cite news |title=This week in history |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-country-today-this-week-in-history/142404768/ |access-date=1 March 2024 |work=The Country Today |date=16 March 2011 |page=B1}}</ref>
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| nationality = [[United States|American]]
| nationality = [[United States|American]]
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| works = ''[[Forward (statue)|Forward]]'', bronze statue in front of the [[Wisconsin State Capitol]]
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'''Jean Pond Miner Coburn'''{{Family name footnote|Miner Coburn}} (1865{{efn|name="birthyear"|{{harv|Willard|Livermore|1893|p=509}} claims the birth year to be 1866, while more recent sources give 1865.<ref name="Bletzinger1976" /><ref name="WHS" />}}–1967) was born in [[Menasha, Wisconsin]]. She studied at the Art Institute of Chicago, and is most notable for her 1893 work ''[[Forward (statue)|Forward]]''.{{sfn|Rubinstein|1990|p=123}}
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[[File:Forward by Jean Pond Miner Coburn.jpg|thumb|Replica of Coburn's 1893 [[Forward (statue)|''Forward'' statue]] in Madison, Wisconsin (original moved in 1996 for preservation)]]
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'''Jean Pond Miner Coburn''' (1866–1967) was born in [[Menasha, Wisconsin]]. She studied at the Art Institute of Chicago, and is most notable for her work ''[[Forward (statue)|Forward]]''.{{sfn|Rubinstein|1990|p=123}}


== Early life ==
== Early life ==
Jean Pond Miner was born in [[Menasha, Wisconsin]] on 8 July 1866. Her parents were Rev. H. A. Miner, a [[Congregationalist]] clergyman and Harriet Pond Rice. In her early life the family moved to [[Madison, Wisconsin]]. During her education she was known among her classmates as a strong artist.{{sfn|Willard|Livermore|1893|p=509}} After two years as a special student in [[Downer College]], she went to [[Chicago]] and began her art studies at the [[Art Institute of Chicago]] with [[Lorado Taft]], where she found particular interest in sculpture.{{sfn|Rubinstein|1990|p=123}} After working only three months she took the second honors of the institution. Soon after, she was sought as an instructor, and at the end of the year accepted a position as student teacher.{{sfn|Willard|Livermore|1893|p=509}}
Jean Pond Miner was born in [[Menasha, Wisconsin]] on July 8, 1866. Her parents were Rev. H. A. Miner, a [[Congregationalist]] clergyman and Harriet Pond Rice.<ref name="Bletzinger1976">{{cite news |last1=Bletzinger |first1=Andrea |title=Miner Women Enriched State's Cultural Climate |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-oshkosh-northwestern-miner-women-enr/145707618/ |access-date=20 April 2024 |work=The Oshkosh Northwestern |date=24 September 1976 |pages=10}}</ref> In her early life the family moved to [[Madison, Wisconsin]]. During her education she was known among her classmates as a strong artist.{{sfn|Willard|Livermore|1893|p=509}} After two years as a special student in [[Downer College]], she went to [[Chicago]] and began her art studies at the [[Art Institute of Chicago]] with [[Lorado Taft]], where she found particular interest in sculpture.{{sfn|Rubinstein|1990|p=123}} After working only three months she took the second honors of the institution. Soon after, she was sought as an instructor, and at the end of the year accepted a position as student teacher.{{sfn|Willard|Livermore|1893|p=509}}


== Work ==
== Work ==
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[[File:Forward – Wisconsin Women's Memorial of the Columbian Exposition.jpg|thumb|upright|Replica of Coburn's 1893 [[Forward (statue)|''Forward'' statue]] in Madison, Wisconsin (original moved in 1996 for preservation)]]
Her statue ''Hope'' was among the first that met with recognition and was placed in the McCowen Oral School, in [[Englewood, Chicago]]. The woman's art club (also known as The Palette Club) recognized her work and conferred upon her the honor of active membership, and her figure ''Wisconsin'' was locally celebrated. Her group especially prepared for the [[1893 World's Columbian Exposition]] was called ''Leave-Taking''.{{sfn|Willard|Livermore|1893|p=509}}
Her statue ''Hope'' was among the first that met with recognition and was placed in the McCowen Oral School, in [[Englewood, Chicago]]. The woman's art club (also known as The Palette Club) recognized her work and conferred upon her the honor of active membership, and her figure ''Wisconsin'' was locally celebrated. Her group especially prepared for the [[1893 World's Columbian Exposition]] was called ''Leave-Taking''.{{sfn|Willard|Livermore|1893|p=509}}


During the Exposition, Miner and [[Helen Farnsworth Mears]] were both named artists-in-residence at the Wisconsin Building. At that time, Miner was commissioned to create a work of art representing the state. The result was her most famous work, ''[[Forward (statue)|Forward]]'', which was later given the honor of a prominent position at the [[Wisconsin State Capitol]].<ref>{{cite web |title='Forward' Statue |url=https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Records/Article/CS2752 |website=Wisconsin Historical Society |access-date=14 January 2022 |language=en |date=2 March 2006}}</ref>
During the Exposition, Miner and [[Helen Farnsworth Mears]] were both named artists-in-residence at the Wisconsin Building. At that time, Miner was commissioned to create a work of art representing the state. The result was her most famous work, ''[[Forward (statue)|Forward]]'', which was later given the honor of a prominent position at the [[Wisconsin State Capitol]].<ref name="WHS">{{cite web |title='Forward' Statue |url=https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Records/Article/CS2752 |website=Wisconsin Historical Society |access-date=14 January 2022 |language=en |date=2 March 2006}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Jean Pond Miner married lawyer Alonzo John Coburn in 1896. The couple had one child, Miner Thompson Coburn.<ref name="Bletzinger1976" />


== References ==
== References ==
=== Notes ===
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=== Citations ===
=== Citations ===
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* {{cite book |last1=Rubinstein |first1=Charlotte Streifer |title=American Women Sculptors: A History of Women Working in Three Dimensions |date=1990 |publisher=G.K. Hall |isbn=978-0-8161-8732-4 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zlsYAAAAIAAJ |access-date=14 January 2022 |language=en}}
* {{cite book |last1=Rubinstein |first1=Charlotte Streifer |title=American Women Sculptors: A History of Women Working in Three Dimensions |date=1990 |publisher=G.K. Hall |isbn=978-0-8161-8732-4 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zlsYAAAAIAAJ |access-date=14 January 2022 |language=en}}
* {{Source-attribution| {{cite book|last1=Willard|first1=Frances Elizabeth|author1-link=Frances Willard|last2=Livermore|first2=Mary Ashton Rice|author2-link=Mary Livermore|title=A Woman of the Century: Fourteen Hundred-seventy Biographical Sketches Accompanied by Portraits of Leading American Women in All Walks of Life|url=https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Woman_of_the_Century/Jean_Pond_Miner|edition=Public domain|year=1893|publisher=[[Charles Wells Moulton]]}} }}
* {{Source-attribution| {{cite book|last1=Willard|first1=Frances Elizabeth|author1-link=Frances Willard|last2=Livermore|first2=Mary Ashton Rice|author2-link=Mary Livermore|title=A Woman of the Century: Fourteen Hundred-seventy Biographical Sketches Accompanied by Portraits of Leading American Women in All Walks of Life|url=https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Woman_of_the_Century/Jean_Pond_Miner|edition=Public domain|year=1893|publisher=[[Charles Wells Moulton]]}} }}
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Latest revision as of 00:13, 3 September 2024

Jean Miner Coburn
Jean Pond Miner Coburn from A Woman of the Century (1893)
Born
Jean Pond Miner

(1865-07-08)8 July 1865[a]
Menasha, Wisconsin
Died16 March 1967(1967-03-16) (aged 101)[1]
NationalityAmerican
EducationLorado Taft, Art Institute of Chicago
Known forSculpture
Notable workForward, bronze statue in front of the Wisconsin State Capitol

Jean Pond Miner Coburn[b] (1865[a]–1967) was born in Menasha, Wisconsin. She studied at the Art Institute of Chicago, and is most notable for her 1893 work Forward.[4]

Early life

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Jean Pond Miner was born in Menasha, Wisconsin on July 8, 1866. Her parents were Rev. H. A. Miner, a Congregationalist clergyman and Harriet Pond Rice.[2] In her early life the family moved to Madison, Wisconsin. During her education she was known among her classmates as a strong artist.[5] After two years as a special student in Downer College, she went to Chicago and began her art studies at the Art Institute of Chicago with Lorado Taft, where she found particular interest in sculpture.[4] After working only three months she took the second honors of the institution. Soon after, she was sought as an instructor, and at the end of the year accepted a position as student teacher.[5]

Work

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Replica of Coburn's 1893 Forward statue in Madison, Wisconsin (original moved in 1996 for preservation)

Her statue Hope was among the first that met with recognition and was placed in the McCowen Oral School, in Englewood, Chicago. The woman's art club (also known as The Palette Club) recognized her work and conferred upon her the honor of active membership, and her figure Wisconsin was locally celebrated. Her group especially prepared for the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition was called Leave-Taking.[5]

During the Exposition, Miner and Helen Farnsworth Mears were both named artists-in-residence at the Wisconsin Building. At that time, Miner was commissioned to create a work of art representing the state. The result was her most famous work, Forward, which was later given the honor of a prominent position at the Wisconsin State Capitol.[3]

Personal life

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Jean Pond Miner married lawyer Alonzo John Coburn in 1896. The couple had one child, Miner Thompson Coburn.[2]

References

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b (Willard & Livermore 1893, p. 509) claims the birth year to be 1866, while more recent sources give 1865.[2][3]
  2. ^ In this article, the surname is Miner Coburn.

Citations

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  1. ^ "This week in history". The Country Today. March 16, 2011. p. B1. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c Bletzinger, Andrea (September 24, 1976). "Miner Women Enriched State's Cultural Climate". The Oshkosh Northwestern. p. 10. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
  3. ^ a b "'Forward' Statue". Wisconsin Historical Society. March 2, 2006. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  4. ^ a b Rubinstein 1990, p. 123.
  5. ^ a b c Willard & Livermore 1893, p. 509.

Bibliography

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