Eugene Morahan

Eugene H. Morahan (August 29, 1869 – November 14, 1949) was an American sculptor.

Born in Brooklyn, New York,[1] he was a student of Augustus Saint-Gaudens.

[2][1] Morahan sculpted: During his time in California, Morahan was acquainted with the comedian Will Rogers and created an equestrian statue of him from memory after his death.

[9] Gutzon Borglum, a friend, and the sculptor of Mount Rushmore, took a break from that project to help him finish Santa Monica on time for the unveiling.

[10] Morahan was married to Grace Storey Putnam (an artist and the creator of the Bye-Lo baby doll) from 1927 to 1941.

Art Moderne -style saintly mother
Morahan was the sculptor for this fountain in memory of Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt , who died with the Lusitania in 1915.