Walter Erlebacher

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Walter Erlebacher (November 22, 1933 – August 20, 1991) was a German-born American sculptor and teacher. He was born in Frankfurt and died in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania. He studied at Pratt Institute and taught sculpture and human anatomy at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, while also serving as a consultant and lecturer at the New York Academy of Art. He was married to Martha Mayer Erlebacher. His notable works include Jesus Breaking Bread, a bronze sculpture commissioned in 1976 for the Eucharistic Congress and placed at the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Philadelphia, and two life-size figures for the Dream Garden in the lobby of the ARA Tower.