Sylvain Salières

Sylvain Salières (1865-1920) was a French-born sculptor.

Biography He was born in Escornebœuf in Gers, France in 1865.

Works Among his notable works are the ornamentation of Grand Central Terminal in New York City (completed in 1913) and the sarcophagus of John Paul Jones in Annapolis, Maryland. His work on Grand Central included ornaments and inscriptions around the Glory of Commerce sculptural group on the headhouse exterior, sculpted lunettes in the ceiling of the Main Concourse, ornamental bands on the ceiling of Vanderbilt Hall, foliage carvings above each train gate in the Dining Concourse, and metalwork on the various grills, frames, doorways, and moldings throughout the station.