Henry Merwin Shrady

1871-1922

Henry Merwin Shrady

BORN IN

New York City

KNOWN FOR

Wildlife, monument and Indian figure sculpture

It has been said that Henry Merwin Shrady created some of the finest bronze wildlife and Indian sculptures of the American West.  Shrady also attained considerable notoriety for his masterwork, Appomattox Memorial Monument to General Ulysses S. Grant in Washington, D.C., which he devoted twenty-two years to producing.

Henry Shady was born in New York City, the son of a surgeon.  He had no formal art instruction; rather he studied law at Columbia University.  Shrady was prevented by illness from practicing the law he studied at Columbia, and entered the match business in 1900, failing miserably.

Sold At Lone Star Art Auction

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Henry Merwin Shrady
(1871 – 1922)

Elk Buffalo

, 1900
bronze
22.5 x 27 x 12 inches
Sold for: $180,000