Who are the Best American Sculptors in History?

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The sculpture is one of the Fine Arts which let the artist express himself by welding, molding or carving in different materials. For a long time the sculpture helped illiterate people understand history, events and concepts. The sculptures could be seen as carved stone books. Sometimes the ornamental sculpture plays a role, especially since the twentieth century. This ranking tries to discover the American artists who have left their mark on the history of sculpture. In your opinion, who is the best American sculptor of all time? Go ahead and participate!

Author: diana (Updated Sep 4, 2018)
Sources: Classora Rankings Group

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	Sculptor
1	Daniel Chester French	218
2	Hiram Powers	214
3	Alexander Calder	133
4	Larry Rivers	107
5	Jacob Epstein	96
6	Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney	93
7	Richard Serra	79
8	Robert Ingersoll Aitken	77
9	Gutzon Borglum	76
10	Robert Indiana	71
11	Christo and Jeanne-Claude	67
12	Isamu Noguchi	67
13	Benjamin Paul Akers	65
14	John de Andrea	63
15	Alonzo Clemons	62
16	Barnett Newman	62
17	Adolph Gottlieb	60
18	Maya Lin	59
19	Malvina Hoffman	56
20	George Segal (artist)	56
21	Alexander Stirling Calder	53
22	Ellsworth Kelly	53
23	Victor David Brenner	52
24	Harriet Hosmer	52
25	Claes Oldenburg	52
26	Dennis Oppenheim	52
27	Jasper Johns	52
28	Adam Savage	51
29	Dan Flavin	50
30	Carl Andre	49
31	Kari Byron	47
32	David Smith (sculptor)	46
33	Donald Judd	46
34	Elie Nadelman	44
35	Eva Hesse	44
36	Sol LeWitt	44
37	Bruno Fonseca	44
38	Elizabeth Catlett	42
39	Robert Graham (sculptor)	42
40	Joseph Cornell	42
41	Paul Manship	41
42	Augustus Saint-Gaudens	41
43	Eric Fischl	41
44	Amanda Crowe	39
45	Lee Lawrie	39
46	Jose de Rivera	38
47	Joël Shapiro	38
48	Knox Martin (artist)	38
49	Mark Di Suvero	36
50	David Ascalon	35

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