Ernest Keyser
Ernest Wise Keyser (1876–1959) was an American sculptor born in Baltimore, Maryland on December 10, 1876. He studied at the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore and at the Art Students League in New York City and at the Académie Julian and with Denys Puech in Paris. Collier, publisher of Collier's Weekly magazine and president of the Aero Club of America, commissioned Keyser to make the 525 lb Aero Club of America Trophy in 1911.
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- Name
- Ernest Wise Keyser
- Born
- 10 December 1876
- Birthplace
- Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
- Died
- 26 September 1959
- Place of death
- Rome, Italy
- Field
- sculptor
- Training
- * Maryland Institute College of Art
- Spouse
- Beatrice Oberndorf (1886-1960)
- Nationality
- United States
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Ernest Wise Keyser (1876–1959) was an American sculptor born in Baltimore, Maryland on December 10, 1876. He studied at the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore and at the Art Students League in New York City and at the Académie Julian and with Denys Puech in Paris. Collier, publisher of Collier's Weekly magazine and president of the Aero Club of America, commissioned Keyser to make the 525 lb Aero Club of America Trophy in 1911.
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Renamed the Robert J. Collier Trophy in 1922 this annual aviation award administered by the U.S. National Aeronautic Association (NAA), presented to those who have made "the greatest achievement in aeronautics or astronautics 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." Keyser was a member of the National Sculpture Society and died in Rome on September 25, 1959. His uncle, Ephraim Keyser, was also a sculptor.
The plaque on the Galahad statue honoring Henry Albert Harper.
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Érigé par la population pour commémorer l'acte d'héroisme de Henry Albert Harper M.A. En tentant de sauver la vie de Melle Bessie Blair il fut emporté avec elle dans les eaux de la rivière Outaouais. C'était le six décembre 1901. Il avait 28 ans.
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• Name — Ernest Wise Keyser • Born — 10 December 1876 • Birthplace — Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. • Died — 26 September 1959 • Place of death — Rome, Italy • Field — sculptor • Training — * Maryland Institute College of Art • Art Students League • Académie Julian • Works — * Sir Galahad (1905) • Robert J. Collier Trophy (1911) • Spouse — Beatrice Oberndorf (1886-1960) • Relatives — Ephraim Keyser (uncle) • Children — 1
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• Illustration — Ernest Wise Keyser's Sir Galahad at Parliament Hill, Ottawa, Ontario, which honors the bravery of Henry Albert Harper • Illustration — Plaque on Sir Galahad • Illustration — Robert J. Collier Trophy for the greatest achievement in aeronautics or astronautics in America
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- 1.National Sculpture Society, Contemporary American Sculpture 1929, National Sculpture Society, New York, NY 1929 p. 178
- 2.Proske, Beatrice Gilman, Brookgreen Gardens Sculpture, Brookgreen Gardens, South Carolina, 1968 p. 301
- 3.NAA. Collier Trophy. NAA.aero.
- 4.Taft Believes in Aeroplanes; Other "Bird" News. The Baltimore Sun. 15. February 4, 1912.
- 5.Proske, Beatrice Gilman, Brookgreen Gardens Sculpture, Brookgreen Gardens, South Carolina, 1968 p. 302
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