Alexander Galt, a portrait sculptor, was born in Norfolk, Virginia on January 26, 1827. Galt was a son of Alexander Galt Sr., his artistic talents were first noticed when he was a pupil of a Frenchman, M. Schisano.
Galt's first efforts at sculpture were miniature figures carved from pieces of chalk he carried in his pockets to chalk the taws he used when shooting marbles with his schoolmates. From these he progressed to small alabaster figures, after which he began carving cameos from con (showing 500 of 4057 characters). |
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