Dudley Talcott

American sculptor, author and illustrator Dudley Talcott studied at Yale University in New Haven and from 1920 at the Academié de la Grande Chaumière in Paris. From 1925 he traveled the Norwegian fjords, the North Sea and Greenland for several years. He also married a Norwegian. These travels inspired Talcott to write and illustrate two related books, Noravind and Report of the Company. He later opened an architectural firm together with his brothers.

Talcott was born into an artistic and encouraging family and was free to pursue his artistic endeavors without being forced to pursue a more commercial career for his talents. His granddaughter Jane Allen Talcott (né 1959) also became a respected painter. In 1973 he created the large sculpture “Kopernik” for the 500th birthday of the Polish astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus for Philadelphia.

In 1932, his sculpture Wrestler was given Honorable Mention at the Art Competitions in Los Angeles in the category sculpturing. Talcott’s 2.03 m tall work was created in 1929. It was cast from aluminum, then considered an unusual material for sculptures. The sculpture is in the Wolfsonian - Florida International University in Miami.