As per our current Database, Walker Hancock has been died on Dec 30, 1998 (age 97).
When Walker Hancock die, Walker Hancock was 97 years old.
| Popular As | Walker Hancock |
| Occupation | Sculptor |
| Age | 97 years old |
| Zodiac Sign | Cancer |
| Born | June 28, 1901 (Missouri) |
| Birthday | June 28 |
| Town/City | Missouri |
| Nationality | Missouri |
Walker Hancock’s zodiac sign is Cancer. According to astrologers, the sign of Cancer belongs to the element of Water, just like Scorpio and Pisces. Guided by emotion and their heart, they could have a hard time blending into the world around them. Being ruled by the Moon, phases of the lunar cycle deepen their internal mysteries and create fleeting emotional patterns that are beyond their control. As children, they don't have enough coping and defensive mechanisms for the outer world, and have to be approached with care and understanding, for that is what they give in return.
Walker Hancock was born in the Year of the Ox. Another of the powerful Chinese Zodiac signs, the Ox is steadfast, solid, a goal-oriented leader, detail-oriented, hard-working, stubborn, serious and introverted but can feel lonely and insecure. Takes comfort in friends and family and is a reliable, protective and strong companion. Compatible with Snake or Rooster.
Remembered for large-scale sculptures such as Christ in Majesty (at the Washington, D.C. National Cathedral) and the Pennsylvania Railroad World War II Memorial (at Philadelphia's 30th Street Station), this twentieth-century Artist was a 1989 recipient of the National Medal of Arts.
After briefly attending Washington University in St. Louis, he studied at both the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and the American Academy in Rome.
During the World War II years, he traveled to Europe as a member of the United States Army's Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives program and recovered artwork that had been stolen or damaged by the Nazis.
He was married to Saima Natti Hancock for four decades. He died in Gloucester, Massachusetts, at the age of ninety-seven.
As the winner of a design competition announced by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Hancock became the Artist in charge of crafting a military decoration known as the Air Medal.
