Carol Brooks MacNeil (American, 1871 to 1944)
Carol Brooks MacNeil studied sculpture at the Art Institute of Chicago and assisted Lorado Taft in creating statues for the 1893 World’s Exposition. She continued her studies in Paris under the famous sculptor Frederick MacMonnies and, in 1894, married sculptor Herman A. MacNeil. She exhibited and won awards at later expositions.
Information courtesy of New Orleans Auction, July 2007.