Frederick William MacMonnies, 1863 - 1937, was the best known expatriate american sculptor of the Beaux-Arts school, as successful and lauded in France as he was in the United States. He was also a highly accomplished painter and portraitist. He was born in Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn, New York and died in New York City. Three of MacMonnies' best-known sculptures are Nathan Hale, Bacchante and Infant Faun, and Diana.

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