Family Child
Dorothy Grafly
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q5078353 · wikidata
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Charles Grafly
1862-12-03 – 1929-05-05
Life & Legacy
Charles Allan Grafly, Jr. (December 3, 1862 – May 5, 1929) was an American sculptor, and teacher. Instructor of Sculpture at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts for 37 years, his students included Beatrice Fenton, Paul Manship, Albin Polasek, and Walker Hancock.
He created heroic sculpture for international expositions and war memorials, but also was noted for his small bronzes and portrait busts. His work is in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the National Gallery of Art, the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the National Portrait Gallery, the Whitney Museum of American Art, the National Academy of Design, the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, and other museums.
Occupation & Career
artist, sculptor
Education
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts; Académie Julian; Spring Garden College
Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications
George Gordon Meade Memorial
Legacy Highlights
Employer
Drexel University · Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts · School of the Museum of Fine Arts
Organizations & Memberships
American Academy of Arts and Letters
Notable Work
George Gordon Meade Memorial
Education & Institutions
Académie Julian · Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts · Spring Garden College
Verified Legacy Record
Notable Work
George Gordon Meade Memorial
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q5078353 · wikidata
Sources & Provenance
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