Background
Hafner, Charles Andrew was born on October 28, 1888 in Omaha, Nebraska, United States. Son of Charles and Louisa (Hintzpeter) Hafner.
Hafner, Charles Andrew was born on October 28, 1888 in Omaha, Nebraska, United States. Son of Charles and Louisa (Hintzpeter) Hafner.
Student school of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 1905-1910, Art Students League, New York, 1913-1914, Beaux Arts Institute of Design, 1914-1917. Assistant student in studios of Daniel Chester French, Charles Henry Nichaus, Herman McNeil and Albert Jaegers.
1 son, Gair Hamlin. Director of Adult Art Classes, University State of New York, 1933. Instructor in sculpture, New York Industrial School of Art, 1936. Instructor New York Evening Industrial School of Art since 1925.
Works include “Peter Pan” fountain in lobby of Paramount Theatre, New York City.
“Golden Age” fountain in lobby of Albee Theatre, Brooklyn. Busts of Thomas A. Edison, Daniel Carter Beard, Maude Adams, Richard Strauss.
Represented in exhibitions at National Academy of Design, Philadelphia Academy of Fine Arts, Architectural League of New York, Brooklyn Museum of Art, Albright Galleries, Reinhardt Galleries. Exhibited paintings at Scranton (Pennsylvania) Museum of Art, National Academy of Design (New York City), Ogunquit (Maine) Art Center, et cetera
Served as yeoman, 2d class, Department of Camouflage, Headquarters Third Naval District, 1918. Founder; Member National Sculpture Society.
Married Isa MacGuire, September 22, 1922.