Karl Bitter
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Karl Bitter was an Austrian-American sculptor renowned for his architectural and monumental works in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, including major commissions for public buildings and expositions in the United States.
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| instanceOf |
Austrian-American artist
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person → sculptor → |
| activeYearsEnd |
1915
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| activeYearsStart |
1880s
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| causeOfDeath |
traffic collision
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| citizenship |
Austria
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United States of America → |
| countryOfBirth |
Austrian Empire
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| dateOfBirth |
1867-12-06
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| dateOfDeath |
1915-04-09
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| educatedAt |
Academy of Fine Arts Vienna
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| emigratedTo |
United States of America
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| familyName |
Bitter
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| fieldOfWork |
architectural sculpture
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monumental sculpture → |
| genre |
allegorical sculpture
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portrait sculpture → |
| givenName |
Karl
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| influencedBy |
Beaux-Arts classicism
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| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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German → |
| memberOf |
National Sculpture Society
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| movement |
Beaux-Arts
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| name |
Karl Bitter
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| notableFor |
large-scale architectural sculpture programs
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monumental public commissions in the United States → |
| notableWork |
Carl Schurz Monument (New York City)
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Rufus Choate statue (Boston) → equestrian statue of General Ulysses S. Grant (Brooklyn)} → sculptural decoration for the Biltmore Estate (Asheville, North Carolina) → sculptural decoration of the Metropolitan Museum of Art façade → sculptural groups for the New York City Hall of Records (now Surrogate’s Court) → sculptural work for the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago → sculptural work for the 1901 Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo → sculptural work for the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis → |
| occupation |
sculptor
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| placeOfBirth |
Vienna
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| placeOfDeath |
New York City
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| positionHeld |
president of the National Sculpture Society
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| residence |
New York City
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| spouse |
Marie Schevill Bitter
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| workedOn |
architectural sculpture for public buildings in the United States
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monuments and memorials in the United States → |
Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Karl Bitter
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name |
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Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York City
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sculptor |