Frederick William MacMonnies

Self-portrait, 1896, Terra Foundation for American Art
Medal record
Art competitions
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1932 Los Angeles Medals and reliefs

Frederick William MacMonnies (September 28, 1863 – March 22, 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's best-known sculptures are Nathan Hale, Bacchante and Infant Faun, and Diana.