1974 Franklin Mint Medal Gift to Abram Belskie
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Very unique gift from William F. Krieg, VP, Collector Relations,The Franklin Mint. To Ellen and Abram Belskie With very best wishes and a great regard for Mr. Belskie's talent, Bill Krieg. US shipping includes insurance. Overseas buyers email to discuss insurance, if desired. Abram Belskie (March 24, 1907 – November 7, 1988) was a British-born sculptor.Belskie was born in London, England and raised in Glasgow, Scotland. At the age of 15 he was apprenticed to a painter and started classes at the Glasgow School of Art , graduating in 1926. Prize money allowed him to study on the Continent. Upon his return to Glasgow, he opened his own studio. He also worked as an assistant to other sculptors and taught at the Glasgow School of Art.On November 11, 1929, Abram Belskie arrived in New York City where he was able to secure employment in the studio of the London-born sculptor John Gregory. For the next three years he assisted Gregory in the fabrication of bas-reliefs for the façade of the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, DC. In 1931, Abram Belskie moved to Closter, New Jersey , where he would remain for the next fifty-seven years. There he worked at the studio of the master-carver Robert Alexander Baillie.In 1938 Abram Belskie's friend, the renowned sculptor Malvina Hoffman , introduced him to the eminent physician Dr. Robert Latou
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