法兰区在麻州的剑桥与康柯市成长，也在那里认识了另一位康柯市的居民：路易莎．梅．爱尔考特 (Louisa May Alcott，也就是小妇人的作者) 。爱尔考特鼓励法兰区追求成为一个艺术家的梦想。法兰区后来在波士顿与纽约念书，并且在1875年完成了「义勇兵」的雕像，得到第一笔收入。「义勇兵」的雕像竖立在麻州康柯市的「绿地」之上，是为了纪念那些在独立革命战争期间，在来欣顿与康柯市战争中应战的民兵。因为这是美国一个有名的象征，因此在第二次世界大战期间，「义勇兵」的图像也出现在政府公债、邮票，以及海报的上头。

Brought up in Cambridge and Concord, Massachusetts, French met fellow Concord resident Louisa May Alcott (author of Little Women), who encouraged young French to pursue a career as an artist. He studied in Boston and New York before receiving his first commission for the 1875 statue The Minute Man. It stands on the "green" in Concord, Massachusetts, to commemorate the battle of Lexington and Concord during the Revolutionary War. A famous symbol of America, images of The Minute Man appeared on defense bonds, stamps, and posters during World War II.

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