Background
Hancock, Walker Kirtland was born on June 28, 1901 in St. Louis. Son of Walter Scott and Anna (Spencer) Hancock.
Hancock, Walker Kirtland was born on June 28, 1901 in St. Louis. Son of Walter Scott and Anna (Spencer) Hancock.
Student School Fine Arts, Washington University, 1918-1920; Doctor of Fine Arts, Washington University, 1942; student, Pennsylvania Academy Fine Arts, 1921-1925; fellow, American Academy in Rome, 1928; Doctor of Humane Letters, Berkeley Division School at Yale University, 1986.
Trustee emeritus, American Academy in Rome sculptor in residence, American Academy in Rome, 1956-1957, 62-63; sculptor in charge, Stone Mountain, Georgia, 1964-1979; head sculpture department, Pennsylvania Academy Fine Arts, 1929-1967.
Trustee emeritus Saint-Gaudens Memorial, Cornish, New Hampshire. Honorary trustee Brookgreen Gardens. Captain Army of the United States, 1942-1946.
Monuments, fine arts, archives officer. Fellow National Sculpture Society (Medal of Honor 1981, 75th Anniversary award for Outstanding Achievement). Clubs: Century Association (New York City).
St. Botolph (Boston).
Married Saima Esther Natti, December 4, 1943. 1 child, Saima Deane (Mistress Christopher French).