Gleb W. Derujinsky (Russian/American, 1888 to 1975)
Derujinsky studied in his native Russia and in France before immigrating to the United States in 1919. He lived in New York and California, creating portrait busts and teaching. He is known for both classical and religious sculptures. His portraits in plaster include likenesses of composers Rachmaninoff and Prokofiev; actress Lillian Gish and Franklin D. Roosevelt, Adlai Stevenson and JF Kennedy.
Information courtesy of Rago Arts, May 2007.