Brendan Thorpe O’Neill primarily sculpts bronze portraits, principally American historical figures.

This website is dedicated to the subjects of Brendan’s work including Harriet Tubman, Frederick Douglass, the Choctaw Nation, great Native American Chieftains, people who have made a difference through their lives and careers, and of course his grandchildren.

Brendan gratefully acknowledges the prominent portrait and figure sculptors he has studied under, including Eugene Daub as well as sculptor Walter Matia, who has generously mentored him and greatly influenced his work.

“Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world”

Harriet Tubman

HONORING MARYLAND'S TWO ICONIC ABOLITIONISTS

HARRIET TUBMAN

Photo of the Tubman Center Lobby.
Tubman Visitor Center

FREDERICK DOUGLASS

Tubman Visitor Center
Tubman Visitor Center

COMMEMORATING 1847 CHOCTAW GIFT TO IRISH DURING GREAT FAMINE

Choctaw Cultural Center
Choctaw Cultural Center
Irish Famine Museum
Irish Famine Museum

“When I found I had crossed that line, I looked at my hands to see if I was the same person. There was such a glory over everything; the sun came like gold through trees, and over the fields, and I felt like I was in Heaven.”  

– H A R R I E T   T U B M A N

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