About Ernest Keyser
Lived 1876 – 1959 (aged 82). Ernest Keyser was an American sculptor.
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.
Robert J. Collier, publisher of Collier's Weekly magazine and president of the Aero Club of America, commissioned Keyser to make the Aero Club of America Trophy in 1911. Renamed the Robert J. Collier Trophy in 1922 this annual aviation award administered by the U.S. National Aeronautic Association (NAA),
His uncle, Ephraim Keyser, was also a sculptor.
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Who was Ernest Keyser?
American artist (1876–1959)
When was Ernest Keyser born?
Ernest Keyser was born on 10 December 1876 in Baltimore.
When did Ernest Keyser die?
Ernest Keyser died on 25 September 1959 in Rome.
What was Ernest Keyser's occupation?
Ernest Keyser was a sculptor.
What nationality was Ernest Keyser?
Ernest Keyser was American.
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