ART: Board of Advisors, Sculpture
 
● EvAngelos Frudakis
One of America's most significant twentieth-century sculptors. "Angelo's" best known works are his national monuments, The Signer (Independence Hall, Philadelphia), and The Minuteman (National Guard Building, Washington D.C. and Arlington, VA—this image is also the official logo for the U.S. National Guard).  His exquisite over-life-size female nude (see Gallery section of this site) Reaching is situated in Brookgreen Gardens Sculpture Museum.  Other major pieces are in the Philadelphia Zoo and Civic Center, and his stunning Icarus and Daedalas fountain is in Little Rock, Arkansas (see Poetry).  A renowned Mentor, he owned and operated an atelier in Philadelphia for many years and is responsible for teaching many of the finest sculptors in America, who are now coming of age.   Mr. Frudakis’s portrait sculptures are too many to list, but they include John F. Kennedy.  His numerous awards include the prestigious Prix de Rome and the Herbert Adam's Award (National Sculpture Society). Affiliations include: National Academician, Fellow; American Academy in Rome, Fellow; and National Sculpture Society. He is listed in Who's Who in America and Who's Who in the World.

● Elisabeth Gordon Chandler
Founder of Lyme Academy of Fine Arts (Old Lyme, Connecticut), where she also chairs the Sculpture Department. Her work is displayed in major museums, universities and corporations, as well as the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Forrestal, St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City, and the Hall of Fame for Great Americans. She designed and executed medals for the United States Capitol Historic Society and the Society of Medalists. Her works have been featured in multi-dozens of notable exhibits, plus she has received awards too numerous to list. She remains a major influence in the art world, with indefatigable energy, huge production of her own art and unending zeal in teaching others the demanding skills of superb sculpture.  She is listed in Who's Who is America and Who's Who in the World.

● Marc Mellon
Well known for portrait busts and statues of great achievers, sculptures of athletes and dancers and his "Circle of Life" series. His portrait commissions include former President George Bush, Pope John Paul II, President Lee Teng-Hui of Taiwan, Winston Churchill, Kate Smith, award-winning actress Patricia Neal and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Elie Wiesel. He has created dance figures honoring Agnes DeMille and Cynthia Gregory, and his sports bronzes have honored such luminaries as Michael Jordan, Chris Evert, Joe Namath, Mickey Mantle and Arthur Ashe; he has also created sports trophies for the NBA, ABC and CBS.  He has received awards from The National Sculpture Society, Allied Artists of America, The National Arts Club, The Hudson Valley Art Association and the Salmagundi Club.  He was recently honored with the Brooklyn College Alumni Association’s Distinguished Achievement Award in the Arts. He serves in leadership positions of The Artists’ Fellowship, Inc., the Portrait Society of America and The National Museum of American Illustration.

● Frederick E. Hart In memoriam
Was one of America’s highly esteemed sculptors, best known for his "Three Servicemen" Vietnam Memorial and the entire West Facade of The National Cathedral, both in Washington, D.C.  Hart also held the patent for developing the method to cast figurative acrylic sculpture. An outspoken advocate for "art for life's sake," he was responsible for conceiving ART's Silver Rose as the foundation's symbol for beauty.  His other advisory positions included The President’s Commission of Fine Arts and Brookgreen Gardens Sculpture Museum.  He was the recipient of the Henry Award (National Sculpture Society) and the quadrennial Presidential Design Excellence award.  He was an honored member of The Cosmos Club, which elects only the most outstanding inventors and contributors to the field of science and other related disciplines.  His life ended at the early age of 54, and the loss of his talent to the American art world and to the culture can only be imagined and lamented.