Background
Paulding was born in Darke County, Ohio.
Paulding was born in Darke County, Ohio.
He studied sculpture at the Art Institute of Chicago and was to remain in Chicago until his death at an early age in 1935.
At least two of his World War I memorials became very popular and casts of them can be found in many places throughout the United States. Paulding and sculptor East. M. Viquesney both produced very similar World War I monuments within a few months of each other, resulting in various copyright violation lawsuits.