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1862 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - 1929. Known for: Male portrait bust and commemorative sculpture.
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A native of Philadelphia, Charles Grafly has been called the "foremost American sculptor of male portrait busts." (Reynolds, 146). It has also been written that "Most important of all, . he sought to... Read full biography
A native of Philadelphia, Charles Grafly has been called the "foremost American sculptor of male portrait busts." (Reynolds, 146). It has also been written that "Most important of all, . he sought to find the true person within, which was even more elusive." (Reynolds, 178). Grafly also did... Read full biography
A native of Philadelphia, Charles Grafly has been called the "foremost American sculptor of male portrait busts." (Reynolds, 146). It has also been written that "Most important of all, . he sought to find the true person within, which was even more elusive." (Reynolds, 178). Grafly also did life-size figures including ones for the Philadelphia "Smith Monument", a tribute to Civil War soldiers. However, early in his career, he focused on idealistic and allegorical subjects. In the Paris... Read full biography
A native of Philadelphia, Charles Grafly has been called the "foremost American sculptor of male portrait busts." (Reynolds, 146). It has also been written that "Most important of all, . he sought to find the true person within, which was even more elusive." (Reynolds, 178). Grafly also did life-size figures including ones for the Philadelphia "Smith Monument", a tribute to Civil War soldiers. However, early in his career, he focused on idealistic and allegorical subjects. In the Paris Exposition of 1900, he won a Gold Medal for the Vulture of War, and for the Pan American Exposition of 1901, he did the Fountain of Men, an allegorical depiction representing the five senses. For the Custom's House in New York, he did a series of... Read full biography
A native of Philadelphia, Charles Grafly has been called the "foremost American sculptor of male portrait busts." (Reynolds, 146). It has also been written that "Most important of all, . he sought to find the true person within, which was even more elusive." (Reynolds, 178). Grafly also did life-size figures including ones for the Philadelphia "Smith Monument", a tribute to Civil War soldiers. However, early in his career, he focused on idealistic and allegorical subjects. In the Paris Exposition of 1900, he won a Gold Medal for the Vulture of War, and for the Pan American Exposition of 1901, he did the Fountain of Men, an allegorical depiction representing the five senses. For the Custom's House in New York, he did a series of personification figures of France and England, but upon completion of that project in 1905, he switched to hi... Read full biography
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Keywords (50)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Sculpture, Three Dimensional Forms, Sculptor
Art Media
- •Bronze
Art Style
- •Classical Realist
- •Realist, Representational, Naturalist Style
Art Subject
- •Allegory, Metaphor, Parable
- •Life-Size Portrait, Figure, Animal
- •Mythology, Legends
- •Portrait Bust Sculpture
- •Portraits, Portraiture
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Cape Ann, Massachusetts: Gloucester, Rockport, North Shore
- •Europe
- •Paris Studied and/or Worked Before 1900
Art Association
- •Architectural League of New York
- •National Academy of Design, Elected Member
- •National Institute of Arts and Letters-
- •National Sculpture Society
- •Philadelphia Art Alliance
- •Philadelphia Sketch Club
- •St. Botolph Club, Boston
- •The Scumblers
Art Teacher
- •Henri Michel Chapu
- •Thomas Anshutz
- •Thomas Eakins
- •Tony Robert-Fleury
- •William Bouguereau
Art School
- •Academie Julian, Paris, Student
- •Drexel Institute of Technology, Teacher
- •Ecole des Beaux Arts, Paris, Student
- •The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Student
- •The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Teacher
Awards/Recognition
- •Elizabeth N. Watrous Gold Medal, National Academy of Design
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 19th Century, After Civil War
Added Description
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
- •Civil War Artist and/or Photographer
- •Portrait Specialty
Exhibition/Expo: Regional/National/International
- •AskART Panama Pacific Expo
- •Exposition Universelle, Paris, 1900
- •Louisiana Purchase Expo, St. Louis World's Fair 1904
- •Pan-American Exposition, Buffalo, 1901
- •Panama Pacific Exhibition of 1915
- •World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, 1892-1893
Exhibition of Art Association
- •National Academy of Design, New York
- •National Sculpture Society-
- •Philadelphia Sketch Club-
- •St. Botolph Club, Boston-
Exhibition of Museum
- •Art Institute of Chicago
Exhibition of Commercial Art Gallery and/or Salon
- •Paris Salons
Exhibition By An Art School
- •The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts