Lot 61: Wheeler Williams: A rare lead fountain figure of

Wheeler Williams: A rare lead fountain figure of Neptune
titled and signed Wheeler Williams 1939, fish heads on base plumbed for water
84cm.; 33ins high
Wheeler Williams (November 30, 1897 - August 12, 1972) was an American sculptor, born in Chicago, Illinois. Williams studied sculpture at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. He attended Yale where he graduated Magna cum Laude in 1919. He received a Master of Architecture degree from Harvard in 1922. Williams studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris.
Wheeler was a recipient of a Gould Medal at the Paris Exposition in 1937. He was a member of the National Academy, past president of the Fine Arts Federation of New York, and longtime president of the National Sculpture Society. Wheeler was also the founder and president of the American Artist Professional League.