His most accessible work is a number of larger-than-life statues permanently on display at the International Museum of Surgical Science in Chicago.
He had just graduated with a degree in Engineering, but like most men of his generation, he soon joined the French Army at the outbreak of World War I.
He was employed by the American Art Bronze Foundry for several years, making models of plaques and medals, and also worked for Chicagos Century of Progress Exposition.
[1] He met his future bride, Rose, on Armistice Day, November 11, 1918, in a small French town near the Belgian border, as the Germans were retreating from France.
These are still on permanent display in their "Hall of Immortals", and include statues of Marie Curie, Andreas Vesalius, Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen, Ambroise Paré, Joseph Lister, and Hippocrates.
International Museum of Surgical Science 1524 N. Lake Shore Dr. Chicago, IL 60610 Marie Curie Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen Ambroise Paré Andreas Vesalius Hippocrates Joseph Lister Asklepios "The Angel (Bust of Maurice Tillet)", 1950 Polo Players ca.