Robert Treat Paine

1869-1946

Robert Treat Paine was born in Valparaiso Indiana on February 11, 1869.  Paine studied sculpture at the Art Institute of Chicago and the Art Students League of New York.  He continued his career as an armature builder for Augustus Saint Gaudens and later as an assistant to A.P. Proctor in Los Angeles.  Paine was also active on the Federal Art Project.

His greatest achievement was the invention of a Pantographic Machine used to enlarge sculpture from small models.  Paine continued to work closely with sculptors as an engineering consultant.  

The artist’s grandfather served as Chief Engineer to George Washington during the Revolution and was one of Washington’s pallbearers.

Robert Treat Paine died in 1946 in Los Angeles.