ZOLNAY, George Julian, American sculp tor: b. Pecs, Hungary, 4 July 1863. Although educated for the diplomatic service, he eventu ally entered the Royal Art Academy of Bu charest and later the Imperial Academy of Fine Arts of Vienna, graduating with highest honors from both institutions. In 1894, after his work at the Columbian Exposition of Chicago, be settled in New York City where he won national reputation through his Tympanum and Poe bust for the University of Virginia•, the Winnie Davis Memorial (Richmond, Va.) ; decorative figures for the Nashville Centennial; the monu ments to General Bartow and McLaws (Savan nah, Ga) ; the Soldier Monument for Owens boro, Ky.; the Duncan Jacob Memorial for Louisville, Ky., and a large number of portrait busts.
In 1Q03 he was appointed director of the sculpture exhibit at the World's Fair in Saint !.snits and professor of sculpture and perspective at Washin•on University. He resigned in 1909 to become director of the new University City Art Academy. There he produced the heroic size granite group for the United States Custom House in San Francisco; the Sam Davis and Soldier Monument for Nashville, Tenn.; the
Hayes Memorial for Richmond, Va.; two colos sal lions for University City; the Laclede Monu ment for Saint Louis; portrait busts of Em peror Francis Joseph, Victor Hugo, Gen. Stone wall Jackson, Major Rollins, Clara Hoffman, Walter Sheldon and others. In 1913 he trans ferred his studio to Washington, D. C. where he has since produced the Saint Louis Confed erate Monument; the great Industrial Monu ment for New Bedford, Mass.; a large educa tional frieze for the National Capitol's new high school; the Hoxie Memorial for Arling ton cemetery; a number of portrait busts, and the Dr. Still Monument for Kirksville, Mo. He was president of the Saint Louis Artist's Guild, Vice-president Society of Washington Artists, Union Internationale des Arts et Sciences of Paris. He has won four bronze, one silver and three gold medals and was decorated by the king of Rumania with the Order Pour le Merit of the first class.