John Gregory, American sculptor, born in London, England on May 17, 1879. When he was about 12 years old his family immigrated to the United States where he began is sculptural studies at the Art Students League in New York City. He continued these at both the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris and at the American Academy in Rome. At various times he studied with J. Massey Rhind, George Grey Barnard, Hermon MacNeil, Gutzon Borglum, Herbert Adams, and Antonin Mercié. [1] He became a United States citizen in 1912 and during the First World War served in the camouflage section of the U.S. Navy. [2]
Gregory is well known for his [[architectural sculpture. [3]
Gregory, a member of the National Sculpture Society, the American Federation of Arts, and the Beaux-Arts Institute of Design, died in 1958.
Sources
1. ^ Opitz, Glenn B., Mantle Fielding's Dictionary of American Painters, Sculptors & Engravers, Apollo Books, Poughkeepsie, NY, 1988
2. ^ Proske, Beatrice Gilman, Brookgreen Gardens Sculpture, Brookgreen Gardens, SC, 1968 p. 302
3. ^ www.archsculptbooks.com/home.htm
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