Cabot Lyford

American (1925-2016)

Sculptor Cabot Lyford works in stone, bronze and wood, with much of his inspiration coming from the female form and the natural world around him. Lyford chaired the art department at Phillips Exeter Academy for 23 years and is the author of a popular children’s book “Arthur the Moose.” After retiring from Phillips Exeter in 1985, Lyford moved to coastal Maine, where has devoted himself to sculpting full-time.

Lyford studied engineering, architecture and art at Cornell University. His works are held in the collections of the Addison Gallery of American Art, Colby College, Wichita Art Museum and many others. His works have been exhibited throughout Maine, at Bowdoin and Colby Colleges and the Farnsworth Museum of Art as well as at the Currier Art Museum in Manchester, New Hampshire.