Lachaise, Gaston (1882–1935)

French-born US sculptor. He created many monumental female nudes, as in Standing Woman (1912–27). Lachaise was born in Paris, France. He studied at the École des Beaux-Arts from 1898, and worked for René Lalique. He emigrated to Boston, Massachusetts, in 1906, and settled in New York City in 1912, where he worked with Paul Manship and set up his own studio. In 1918 he married Isabel Dutard Nagle, the inspiration for much of his work. He died of leukemia at the height of his career.