Stanley Bleifeld

Stanley Bleifeld
Stanley Bleifeld
Born	August 28, 1924; Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States
Died	March 26, 2011; Norwalk, Connecticut, United States
Occupation	Sculptor
Spouse	Naomi Ruby (m. 1949–2011; his death)
Children	2

Stanley Bleifeld (August 28, 1924 – March 26, 2011) was an American sculptor.^[1] He lived between Weston, Connecticut, and Pietrasanta, Italy.

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Stanley Bleifeld was born on August 28, 1924, in Brooklyn in New York City, New York.^[1] He earned bachelor of fine arts, and a master of fine arts degree in 1949 in painting from Tyler School of Art of Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.^[2] After a trip to Rome in around 1959, or 1960, he gave up painting for sculpture.^[1]^[3]^[4]^[5]

Bleifeld received the following awards: Sculptor of the Year in Pietrasanta and the World, in 2004, the Henry Hering Memorial Medal of the National Sculpture Society, (he was president of the Society from 1991 to 1993), the Medal of Liberty from the American Civil Liberties Union, the Shikler Award from National Academy of Design, among others.^[3]^[6]

Bleifeld was a National Academician in Sculpture, and a member of the National Academy of Design, and helped set policy for that organization.^[3]

Bleifeld's public monuments include sculptures for the United States Navy Memorial (he served in the Navy in World War II) in Washington, D.C., the Knights of Columbus Memorial in Connecticut, and baseball players at the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y.^[1]^[3]^[7]^[8] The originals of his works The Lone Sailor and The Homecoming are two created for the Navy Memorial.^[9]^[10] Subsequently, a number of replicas deployed across the United States.^[11]^[12] On October 13, 2017, the occasion of the 242nd anniversary of the United States Navy, a replica of The Lone Sailor was dedicated in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.^[13]

His work is in numerous private collections throughout the world.^[3] In 2008, his monument to the Civil Rights Movement, It Seemed like Reaching for the Moon was dedicated at the statehouse in Richmond, Virginia.^[1]^[14]^[15]

In 1949, Bleifeld married Naomi Ruby. The couple had two daughters, Becky and Emily.^[1] From 1950 until his death he lived and worked in Weston, Connecticut, spending part of each year at a home and studio in Pietrasanta, Italy.^[3]^[16]

Bleifeld died on March 26, 2011, in Norwalk, Connecticut from a cerebral hemorrhage following a fall.^[1]

[1]
"Stanley Bleifeld, sculptor for Navy and Baseball Hall of Fame, dies at 86". The New York Times. The Associated Press. April 3, 2011. Retrieved October 19, 2017.
[2]
Nelson, Ruth D. (2024-09-15). Our Lady of the World's Fair: Bringing Michelangelo's "Pietà" to Queens in 1964. Cornell University Press. ISBN 978-1-5017-7692-2.
[3]
"Noted sculptor Stanley Bleifeld Dies at 86". Westport Now. March 26, 2011. Retrieved October 19, 2017.
[4]
"Stanley Bleifeld, (1924-2011)". Nedra Matteucci Galleries. Retrieved October 19, 2017.
[5]
"Bleifeld elected a Tyler fellow". The Hour. Norwalk, CT. October 8, 1964. p. 1. Retrieved October 19, 2017.
[6]
Reynolds, Donald M. (1993). Masters of American Sculpture: The Figurative Tradition from the American Renaissance to the Millennium. Abbeville Press. pp. 164–5. ISBN 978-1-55859-276-6.
[7]
Macaluso, Laura A. (2017). New Haven's Columbus Day Parade and Monument. Arcadia Publishing. p. 63. ISBN 978-1-4671-2687-8. Retrieved October 19, 2017.
[8]
Bennett, Bob; Bennett, Robert S.; Bennett, John (2007). Johnny Podres: Brooklyn's Yankee Killer. AuthorHouse. p. 114. ISBN 978-1-60008-033-3. Retrieved October 19, 2017.
[9]
"The Lone Sailor". United States Navy Memorial. Retrieved October 19, 2017.
[10]
"The Homecoming - Washington, D.C." United States Navy Memorial. Retrieved October 19, 2017.
[11]
"Statues Around the Country". United States Navy Memorial. Retrieved October 19, 2017.
[12]
Leahy, John F. (2013). Honor, Courage, Commitment: Navy Boot Camp. Naval Institute Press. p. 180. ISBN 978-1-61251-372-0. Retrieved October 19, 2017.
[13]
"Lone Sailor's steely gaze now looks out over Pearl Harbor". Stars and Stripes. October 15, 2017. Retrieved October 19, 2017.
[14]
Hinton, KaaVonia (2010). Brown v. Board of Education, Topeka, Kansas, 1954. Mitchell Lane Publishers, Incorporated. p. 25. ISBN 978-1-61228-827-7. Retrieved October 19, 2017.
[15]
Payne, Will (2015). Mark Warner the Dealmaker: From Business Success to the Business of Governing. Arcadia Publishing Incorporated. p. 266. ISBN 978-1-62585-112-3. Retrieved October 19, 2017.
[16]
Heller, Joseph (2011). Catch As Catch Can. Simon and Schuster. pp. 339 ff. ISBN 978-1-84983-650-0.

Bleifeld, Stanley (2013). "Chapter 21: "The Lone Sailor" and "The Homecoming"". In Reynolds, Donald Martin (ed.). Remove Not the Ancient Landmark: Public Monuments and Moral Values. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-134-31761-5.
"Refreshing surprise from a new artist: A sculptor hails the Bible". Life. June 28, 1963. pp. 105–7.
Kollatz, Harry Jr. (February 2, 2015). "Family values: Regency Square sculpture embodies togetherness". Richmond Magazine.

The Sculpture of Stanley Bleifeld at the Wayback Machine (archived April 6, 2012) (artist's website)
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[NYTObitSB-1] [1]
"Stanley Bleifeld, sculptor for Navy and Baseball Hall of Fame, dies at 86". The New York Times. The Associated Press. April 3, 2011. Retrieved October 19, 2017.

[2] [2]
Nelson, Ruth D. (2024-09-15). Our Lady of the World's Fair: Bringing Michelangelo's "Pietà" to Queens in 1964. Cornell University Press. ISBN 978-1-5017-7692-2.

[WNObitSB-3] [3]
"Noted sculptor Stanley Bleifeld Dies at 86". Westport Now. March 26, 2011. Retrieved October 19, 2017.

[NMG-4] [4]
"Stanley Bleifeld, (1924-2011)". Nedra Matteucci Galleries. Retrieved October 19, 2017.

[5] [5]
"Bleifeld elected a Tyler fellow". The Hour. Norwalk, CT. October 8, 1964. p. 1. Retrieved October 19, 2017.

[Reynolds1993-6] [6]
Reynolds, Donald M. (1993). Masters of American Sculpture: The Figurative Tradition from the American Renaissance to the Millennium. Abbeville Press. pp. 164–5. ISBN 978-1-55859-276-6.

[Macaluso-7] [7]
Macaluso, Laura A. (2017). New Haven's Columbus Day Parade and Monument. Arcadia Publishing. p. 63. ISBN 978-1-4671-2687-8. Retrieved October 19, 2017.

[BennettBennett2007-8] [8]
Bennett, Bob; Bennett, Robert S.; Bennett, John (2007). Johnny Podres: Brooklyn's Yankee Killer. AuthorHouse. p. 114. ISBN 978-1-60008-033-3. Retrieved October 19, 2017.

[USNMLone-9] [9]
"The Lone Sailor". United States Navy Memorial. Retrieved October 19, 2017.

[USNMHome-10] [10]
"The Homecoming - Washington, D.C." United States Navy Memorial. Retrieved October 19, 2017.

[StatuesAround-11] [11]
"Statues Around the Country". United States Navy Memorial. Retrieved October 19, 2017.

[Leahy2013-12] [12]
Leahy, John F. (2013). Honor, Courage, Commitment: Navy Boot Camp. Naval Institute Press. p. 180. ISBN 978-1-61251-372-0. Retrieved October 19, 2017.

[LSPH-13] [13]
"Lone Sailor's steely gaze now looks out over Pearl Harbor". Stars and Stripes. October 15, 2017. Retrieved October 19, 2017.

[Hinton2010-14] [14]
Hinton, KaaVonia (2010). Brown v. Board of Education, Topeka, Kansas, 1954. Mitchell Lane Publishers, Incorporated. p. 25. ISBN 978-1-61228-827-7. Retrieved October 19, 2017.

[Payne2015-15] [15]
Payne, Will (2015). Mark Warner the Dealmaker: From Business Success to the Business of Governing. Arcadia Publishing Incorporated. p. 266. ISBN 978-1-62585-112-3. Retrieved October 19, 2017.

[Heller2011-16] [16]
Heller, Joseph (2011). Catch As Catch Can. Simon and Schuster. pp. 339 ff. ISBN 978-1-84983-650-0.

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Stanley Bleifeld
Born	August 28, 1924 Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States
Died	March 26, 2011 Norwalk, Connecticut, United States
Occupation	Sculptor
Spouse	Naomi Ruby (m. 1949–2011; his death)
Children	2