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.& (showing 500 of 2137 characters). |
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Olympic Artists
San Francisco Panama-Pacific Exhibition 1915
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