Philip Shelton Sears (1867-1953)

Philip S. Sears, Sculptor, of Boston & Brookline, Massachusetts

He was born at Boston and was educated at Harvard University (LL.B., 1902) where he was a member of the Hasty Pudding Club. He and his brothers were noted tennis champions and Philip was an enthusiastic golfer too. He was originally a lawyer and businessman before becoming a sculptor of some renown from 1909. Some of his sculpture, notably "Pumunangwet (He who Shoots the Stars), can be found today in the Fruitlands Museum, Harvard, having been bought for just over $11k at Christie's in 2007. He married Mary Cabot Higginson, descended from some of America's oldest families counting the likes of John Borland (1728-1775) and Henry Gilbert Livingston (1714-1799) among her many distinguished ancestors. They were the parents of two sons and lived between 53 State Street, Boston; Warren Farm at Brookline; and a summer home The Pines at Prides Crossing, where he executed many of his sculptures. 

Parents (2)

Frederick Richard Sears

Frederick R. Sears, Sr., of Boston & Brookline, Massachusetts

1824-1907

Albertina Homer Shelton

Mrs Albertina Homer (Shelton) Sears

1834-1915

Spouse (1)

Mary (Higginson) Sears

Mrs Mary Cabot (Higginson) Sears

1878-1956

Children (2)

Mason Sears

(Philip) Mason Sears, of Dedham; Massachusetts State Representative & Senator

1899-1973

David Sears

David Sears, of Beverly, Massachusetts

1901-1929

Associated Houses (2)

Warren Farm

Brookline, Massachusetts

The Pines

Prides Crossing, Beverly, Massachusetts

Image of "Stepping Stones" by Philip Sears. Courtesy of the Frick Art Reference Library; https://archive.org/details/americanhomesgar51908newy/page/5/mode/1up?view=theater