Boris Blai (July 24, 1893 – June 28, 1985) was an American sculptor. His work was part of the sculpture event in the art competition at the

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. In 1935, Blai founded and became the dean of the Stella Elkins Tyler School of Art at Temple University. The school was named for one of his former students, who, with her husband, had donated the

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where it was established. Two of Blai's sculptures are publicly accessible on the Temple campus: a large bust of Temple's founder Russell Conwell which decorates Conwell's grave site, and a small statue of Johnnie Ring, Conwell's orderly during the Civil War.

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1893 births 1985 deaths 20th-century American sculptors American male sculptors Art competitors at the 1932 Summer Olympics People from Rivne 20th-century American male artists {{US-sculptor-stub