Charles Grafly

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 Paul Manship, Albin Polasek, and Walker Hancock.

Charles Grafly
Charles Allan Grafly, Jr.
Born(1862-12-03)December 3, 1862
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedMay 5, 1929(1929-05-05) (aged 66)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
EducationSpring Garden Institute
Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts
Académie Julian
École des Beaux Arts
Known forSculpture
Notable workPioneer Mother (San Francisco)
Meade Memorial (Washington, D.C.)

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.

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