Edmond Thomas Quinn (1868 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – September 1929 in New York City) was an American sculptor and painter. He is best known for his bronze statue of Edwin Booth as Hamlet, which stands at the center of Gramercy Park in New York City. His larger-than-lifesize bronze bust of Victor Herbert stands near The Pond in Central Park, New York City.
He exhibited regularly at the National Academy of Design, showing paintings in 1891, 1893, 1905, 1906 and 1907. He first showed his sculpture there in 1908, and annually for many years, usually portrait busts. He won a silver medal for his bronze sculpture of model Audrey Munson at the Panama-Pacific Exposition, San Francisco, 1915.[2][3] He also exhibited at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts (paintings: 1891, 1894, 1897; sculptures: 1899, 1901, 1905–06, 1908–10, 1914–16, 1921, 1923, 1925–26, 1928, posthumously 1930), and the Art Institute of Chicago.
In May 1929, Quinn tried to kill himself by drinking poison.[9] He was found drowned off Governors Island, New York City in September 1929, a suicide.[10][11]
William Howard (Portrait of a Seated Man), Howard Memorial Cathedral (Masonic), Williamsport, Pennsylvania (1905).[17][18]
Bust of Edgar Allan Poe, Poe Cottage, Bronx, New York (1908).[19]
Zoroaster (Persian Religion and Philosophy), Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences, Brooklyn, New York (1909–10).[20] This architectural sculpture is approximately 12 feet (3.65 m) tall.
^David Bernard Dearinger; National Academy of Design (U.S.) (2004). Paintings and Sculpture in the Collection of the National Academy of Design: 1826-1925. Hudson Hills. ISBN 978-1-55595-029-3.
^"Quinn, Sculptor, Tries to End Life; Noted Artist Drinks Poison in His Home and Is Taken to Hospital. Motive Mystifies Family; His Bust of Holmes Unveiled in the Hall of Fame Last Week-- Has Work in Museum" The New York Times (May 12, 1929)
^"Last May. HIS FAMILY IS SILENT But Friend Says His Body Was Taken From Bay Off Governors Island on Monday. Drowning Is Rumored. Many Works in Museums Here. E.T. QUINN, SCULPTOR, IS FOUND DROWNED". The New York Times. New York City. September 13, 1929. p. 1. Archived from the original on June 26, 2023. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
^"Body of E.T. Quinn Identified by Friend; Sculptor Who Ended His Life in Bay Will Be Buried Today at Newport" The New York Times (September 14, 1929)