Daniel Waggoner (paternal great-grandfather) William Thomas Waggoner (paternal grandfather) Harlow H. Curtice (brother-in-law) Gene Willingham (son-in-law)
Biggs grew up in a privileged family and attended Miss Wright's Boarding School in Pennsylvania, where she discovered a love of art — later studying sculpture in New York and at the Sorbonne in Paris.[5] Ultimately becoming well-known as a sculptor,[4] a large collection of Biggs' works are featured at the Red River Valley Museum in Vernon, Texas.[6]
Biggs married Gordon Bowman in 1933, divorcing two years later[5][4] — their wedding was photographed by Edward Steichen.[3] Her second husband, John Biggs, worked for International Paper[4] and together they had two daughters, Helen Biggs Willingham of Vernon, Texas and Electra (Ellie) Biggs Moulder of Jacksonville, Florida.[4][7]
As well as living at the Waggoner Ranch, Biggs maintained a home at 4700 Preston Road in Dallas, designed by locally noted architect Anton Korn.[8]
She died on April 23, 2001.
Sculpturesedit
Most of the sculptures Biggs created were portraits. They include:[9]
^Porter, Roze McCoy, Electra II: Electra Waggoner Biggs, Socialite, Sculptor, Ranch Heiress, Red River Valley Museum, Vernon, Texas, 1995
January 01, 1970
electra, waggoner, biggs, november, 1912, april, 2001, texas, born, heiress, socialite, artist, owner, waggoner, ranch, texas, widely, known, sculptures, will, rogers, dwight, eisenhower, harry, truman, hope, knute, rockne, numerous, other, prominent, subjects. Electra Waggoner Biggs November 8 1912 April 23 2001 was a Texas born heiress socialite and artist and owner of the Waggoner Ranch in Texas She is widely known for her sculptures of Will Rogers Dwight Eisenhower Harry Truman Bob Hope Knute Rockne and numerous other prominent subjects 1 2 Electra Waggoner BiggsBornNovember 8 1912DiedApril 23 2001 2001 04 23 aged 88 Resting placeWest Hill Cemetery Sherman Texas U S OccupationSculptorSpouse2 including John BiggsChildrenElectra HelenParent s E Paul WaggonerHelen WaggonerRelativesDaniel Waggoner paternal great grandfather William Thomas Waggoner paternal grandfather Harlow H Curtice brother in law Gene Willingham son in law Both the Lockheed L 188 Electra turboprop 3 and the Buick Electra were named after Biggs the latter by her brother in law Harlow H Curtice former president of Buick and later president of General Motors 4 Biography editBiggs was born on November 8 1912 and was named after her aunt Electra Waggoner 2 after whom the town of Electra Texas is named Her father E Paul Waggoner was an heir to the Waggoner Ranch in Texas 4 Her mother Helen was a socialite 4 Biggs grew up in a privileged family and attended Miss Wright s Boarding School in Pennsylvania where she discovered a love of art later studying sculpture in New York and at the Sorbonne in Paris 5 Ultimately becoming well known as a sculptor 4 a large collection of Biggs works are featured at the Red River Valley Museum in Vernon Texas 6 Biggs married Gordon Bowman in 1933 divorcing two years later 5 4 their wedding was photographed by Edward Steichen 3 Her second husband John Biggs worked for International Paper 4 and together they had two daughters Helen Biggs Willingham of Vernon Texas and Electra Ellie Biggs Moulder of Jacksonville Florida 4 7 As well as living at the Waggoner Ranch Biggs maintained a home at 4700 Preston Road in Dallas designed by locally noted architect Anton Korn 8 She died on April 23 2001 Sculptures editMost of the sculptures Biggs created were portraits They include 9 US President Harry Truman US Vice President John Nance Garner General later US President Dwight Eisenhower Sid Richardson Victor McLaglen William Thomas Waggoner Amon Carter Jr Jacqueline Cochran Baron Von Wrangle an Arrow Collar Man Will Rogers Jimmy Robinson Knute Rockne Frank Phillips Jack Chrysler Herbert MarcusReferences edit Pam Smith April 25 2001 Will Rogers statue artist dies at 88 Dailytoreador com a b Waggoners History Archived from the original on 2016 10 25 Retrieved 2012 04 23 a b Rubin Dana July 21 2017 The Texas 100 Money Becomes Electra Texas Monthly a b c d e f g Cartwright Gary January 2004 Showdown at Waggoner Ranch Texas Monthly Retrieved 21 July 2022 a b Gilette Shannon 2017 07 21 Electra II The Legacy of Electra Waggoner Biggs North Texas Farmer and Ranch Online Electra Waggoner Biggs Red River Valley Museum Archived from the original on 2012 10 05 Retrieved 2012 04 24 Miss Electra Biggs To Marry in Spring The New York Times November 19 1967 Retrieved 2015 02 24 Anton Korn Design 4700 Preston Road Dallas Texas Architecturally Significant Homes Porter Roze McCoy Electra II Electra Waggoner Biggs Socialite Sculptor Ranch Heiress Red River Valley Museum Vernon Texas 1995 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Electra Waggoner Biggs amp oldid 1194875185, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
