When he was about 12 years old his family immigrated to the
United States where he began his sculptural studies at the
Art Students League in
New York City. He continued these at both the
École des Beaux-Arts in
Paris and at the
American Academy in
Rome. At various times he studied with
J. Massey Rhind,
George Grey Barnard,
Hermon MacNeil,
Gutzon Borglum,
Herbert Adams, and
Antonin Mercié. He became a United States citizen in 1912 and during the
First World War served in the
camouflage section of the
U.S. Navy. He was one of a dozen sculptors invited to compete in the
Pioneer Woman statue competition in 1927, which he failed to win. In 1927 he was elected into the
National Academy of Design as an Associate member and became a full Academician in 1934. In 1932 Gregory produced 9 marble
bas reliefs for
Paul Cret's
Folger Shakespeare Library in
Washington, D.C. Each panel depicted a scene from a different play by
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Richard III In 1937, he completed a gilded bronze equestrian statue of
Anthony Wayne for the
Philadelphia Museum of Art. Gregory is well known for his
architectural sculpture. Examples include bas relief panels on the structure and sarcophagus of the Huntington Mausoleum by architect John Russell Pope at
The Huntington Library in San Marino, California; and the larger-than-life panels,
Columbia and
Urban Life, on either side of the steps in
John Marshall Park,
Judiciary Square, Washington, D.C. Gregory was a member of the
National Sculpture Society, the
American Federation of Arts, and the
Beaux-Arts Institute of Design. ==Sources==