Ernest Wise Keyser (1876-1959) was an American sculptor born in

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on December 10, 1876. He studied at the

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in Baltimore and at the

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and at the

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and with

Denys Puech Denys Puech (3 December 1854, Gavernac, Bozouls, Aveyron – December 1942, Rodez, Aveyron) was a French sculptor. Biography From a family of farmers (his brother was Louis Puech, Député for the Seine Department from 1898 to 1932, and Min ...

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Robert J. Collier Robert Joseph Collier (June 17, 1876 – November 8, 1918) was the son of Peter Fenelon Collier. He was a principal in the publishing company P. F. Collier & Son. Upon his father's death, he became head of the company and, for a time, was edit ...

, publisher of ''

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'' magazine and president of the

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, commissioned Keyser to make the ''

Trophy'' in 1911. Renamed the Robert J.

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in 1922 this annual

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award administered by the U.S.

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(NAA), presented to those who have made "the greatest achievement in

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in America, with respect to improving the performance, efficiency, and safety of air or space vehicles, the value of which has been thoroughly demonstrated by actual use during the preceding year." 1992 CollierTrophyGPS

Keyser was a member of the

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and died in

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on September 25, 1959.Proske, Beatrice Gilman, ''Brookgreen Gardens Sculpture'', Brookgreen Gardens, South Carolina, 1968 p. 302 His uncle,

Ephraim Keyser Ephraim Keyser (October 6, 1850 in Baltimore, Maryland – January 26, 1937) was an American sculptor. Biography He was educated at the City College of Baltimore and studied art in the Maryland Academy of Arts in 1871-72. He went to Munich ...

, was also a sculptor.

Works

File:Sir Galahad statue.jpg, Ernest Wise Keyser's Sir

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which honours the bravery of

Henry Albert Harper Henry Albert Harper (December 9, 1873 – December 6, 1901) was a Canadian journalist and civil servant. He may be best known as a friend of future Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King. Harper is commemorated by a statue on Parliament Hill a ...

. File:Henry Harper plaque.jpg, Ernest Wise Keyser's Sir

which honours the bravery of

. File:1992 CollierTrophyGPS.jpg, Robert J. Collier Trophy for the greatest achievement in

in America.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Keyser 1876 births 1959 deaths 20th-century American sculptors 20th-century American male artists American male sculptors National Sculpture Society members Artists from Baltimore