Ernest Wise 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 [1] and at the Académie Julian and with Denys Puech in Paris.[2]

Ernest Wise Keyser
Born(1876-12-10)December 10, 1876
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
DiedSeptember 26, 1959(1959-09-26) (aged 82)
Rome
NationalityAmerican
EducationMaryland Institute College of Art, Art Students League, Académie Julien
Known forsculptor
Notable work
Sir Galahad (1905)
Robert J. Collier Trophy(1911)
Spouse(s)Beatrice Oberndorf (1886-1960)
ChildrenAnn Felicity Keyser Rawley (1923-2019)
Parent(s)Soloman Keyser(1846-1933)
Helena Wise Keyser(1847-1926)

Robert J. Collier, publisher of Collier's Weekly magazine and president of the Aero Club of America, commissioned Keyser to make the 525-pound (238 kg) Aero Club of America Trophy in 1911. [3][4] Renamed the Robert J. Collier Trophy in 1922 this annual aviation award administered by the U.S. National Aeronautic Association (NAA),[3] 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."

1992 Collier Trophy for the Global Positioning System

Keyser was a member of the National Sculpture Society and died in Rome on September 25, 1959.[5]

His uncle, Ephraim Keyser, was also a sculptor.

Works
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References
  1. National Sculpture Society, Contemporary American Sculpture 1929, National Sculpture Society, New York, NY 1929 p178
  2. Proske, Beatrice Gilman, Brookgreen Gardens Sculpture, Brookgreen Gardens, South Carolina, 1968 p. 301
  3. "Collier Trophy". NAA.aero. NAA. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
  4. "Taft Believes in Aeroplanes; Other "Bird" News". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Maryland. February 4, 1912. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Proske, Beatrice Gilman, Brookgreen Gardens Sculpture, Brookgreen Gardens, South Carolina, 1968 p. 302
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