Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1877, Oct. 16 | Born, Rixdorf, Germany |
| 1882 | Emigrated with his mother to the United States |
| 1891 | Began apprenticeship in the studio of sculptor Richard Henry Park, Chicago, Ill. |
| 1894 | Moved to New York, N.Y.; worked in the studios of Augustus Saint-Gaudens and Philip Martiny |
| 1897 | Married Ingeborg Jacobsen Frolich (died 1937) |
| 1900 | Received first commission for marble reliefs on the Free Library, Pawtucket, R.I. |
| 1908-1918 | Instructor in sculpture, Yale School of Fine Arts, New Haven, Conn. Created sculpture for Harkness Memorial Tower, Yale University, New Haven, Conn. |
| 1908-1911 | Created sculpture for the United States Military Academy, West Point, N.Y., including large mantel with statues of nine epic heroes |
| 1910 | B.F.A., Yale University, New Haven, Conn. |
| 1910-1912 | Instructor in sculpture, Harvard College, Cambridge, Mass. |
| 1912-1920 | Created sculpture for churches designed by Bertram G. Goodhue and other architects |
| 1920-1924 | Created sculpture for National Academy of Sciences Building, Washington, D.C. |
| 1921-1934 | Created sculpture for Nebraska State Capitol, Lincoln, Nebr. |
| 1927-1929 | Created sculpture for Los Angeles Public Library and the Bok Singing Tower, Lake Wales, Fla. |
| 1933 | Consultant in sculpture, Century of Progress Exposition, Chicago, Ill. |
| 1933-1937 | Member, Commission of Fine Arts |
| 1934-1937 | Created sculpture for Library of Congress Annex (now John Adams Building), Washington, D.C. |
| 1934 | Published Modern Mural Sculpture. Pasadena, Calif.: Esto Publishing Co. |
| 1936 | Published Sculpture. Cleveland, Ohio: J. H. Jansen |
| 1938 | Married Mildred Allen Baker (died 1970) |
| 1939 | Consultant in sculpture, New York World's Fair, New York, N.Y. |
| 1943-1947 | Carved entrance columns of Research Laboratory, Corn Products Refining Co., Argo, Ill., depicting the history of corn |
| 1944 | Received U.S. citizenship |
| 1945-1950 | Member, U.S. Commission of Fine Arts |
| 1947-1949 | Created ornamental panels for auditorium, Boys Town, Nebr. |
| 1963, Jan. 24 | Died, Easton, Md. |