Lu Duble

Lu Duble (British-American, 1896 — 1970), born Lucinda Christine Davies, (a/k/a Lucinda Duble and Lu Duble Geiffert) was an English-born American artist. Lucinda Christine Davies was born in 1896, in Oxford, England, the daughter of John Walter Davies and Marianne Mogridge Davies. Her father was an author, editor, and journalist. Her mother's grandfather was author George Mogridge. She moved to the United States with her parents in 1903, as a young child. Davies trained at the Art Students League and Cooper Union in New York City. Her mentors included Alexander Archiupenko, Jode de Grefft and Hans Hoffmann. From 1918 to 1937, Duble was head of the sculpture program at Bennett Junior College in Millbrook, New York. She also taught sculpture classes at Brearley School, Dalton School, Greenwich House and Montclair Art Museum. She was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1937 and 1938, to study art and sculpture in Haiti. Another travel fellowship, from the Institute of International Education, sent her to Mexico from 1942-1944, where she made sculptures and studied Mayan art. Duble's best known works were human figures or heads, worked in stone, cement, and terracotta. Her sculpture, "Calling the Loa, Haiti" won the Anna Hyatt...