(L93)

Born in Martinsburg, West Virginia. Attended the National Art School in 1933 and Corcoran School of Art 1934 to 1940. Married Jean Virginia Donner June 24, 1936. They have two sons.

He joined the Bureau of Engraving and Printing in 1936 as a die sinker and later vignette engraver. He left the BEP to work for the Security Banknote Company in Philadelphia in 1947. He worked for them as a portrait and vignette engraver. On May 1, 1962, he joined the U. S. Mint as sculptor engraver. He left the Mint August 23, 1965, to work as a free lance artist. In 1986 he received the J. Sanford Saltus Award. Also in 1968 he received the ANA Numismatic Art Award for Excellence in Medallic Sculpture. He is a resident of West Palm Beach, Florida.

Grove designed these medals:

Bob Hope congressional medal 1963

West Virginia Centennial medal obverse 1962 (Turner 8)

50th Anniversary of First Union Health Center 1964 (Turner A12)

U. S. Mexico Treaty medal obverse 1964 Assay Commission medal reverse (AC 108)

John Paul Jones 1979

He also designed the Martha Washington patterns in 1965.

He died in Palm Beach gardens, Florida.

bio: Fielding; Hessler; P-F; WWA 92-93; WWAmArt 91; WWS&SW 82 profile: NUM 91 Jul 1978 pages 1358-1373