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    		• Bitter, Karl,
     
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    		• Roman Bronze Works,
     
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    		• Jno. Williams, Inc.,
     
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    		• Portrait male -- Schurz, Carl
     
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    		• Ethnic -- German
     
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    		• Occupation -- Political
     
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    		• Occupation -- Writer
     
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    		• Occupation -- Military
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Wisconsin -- Oshkosh
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Carl Schurz, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Bitter, Karl, 1867-1915, sculptor.
    Roman Bronze Works, founder.
    Jno. Williams, Inc., founder.
    Title: 
    Carl Schurz, (sculpture).
    Other Titles: 
    Karl Schurz, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    Dedicated 1914.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: cast bronze; Base: pink granite.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. 8 x 3 x 3 ft.; Base: approx. 6 x 5 x 3 ft.
    Inscription: 
    (On left side:) ROMAN BRONZE WORKS NEW YORK (On front right:) CARL(sic) BITTER (SCULPTOR-1912) (On front of base, incised letters:) OUR GREATEST GERMAN AMERICAN/CARL SCHURZ (On front of base, bottom, incised letters:) PRESENTED TO THE CITY OF OSHKOSH/BY JOHN HICKS 1914 signed Founder's mark appears.
    Description: 
    Standing portrait of Carl Schurz with beard and moustache, dressed in a suit and a long overcoat, holding a his hat in his proper right hand. The sculpture is rests on a tall, rectangular base which has a low wall directly behind the figure of Schurz.
    Subject: 
    Portrait male -- Schurz, Carl -- Full length
    Ethnic -- German
    Occupation -- Political -- Senator
    Occupation -- Writer -- Journalist
    Occupation -- Military -- General
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Wisconsin -- Oshkosh
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by City of Oshkosh, Parks Department, 215 Church Avenue, Oshkosh, Wisconsin 54901
    Located Menominee Park, End of Washington Street, Oshkosh, Wisconsin
    Remarks: 
    Presented by John Hicks. The American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database lists the founder as Jno. Williams, Inc.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Wisconsin survey, 1995.
    National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, WI0018, 1989.
    Monumental News, April 1914; Aug. 1914.
    Illustration: 
    Image on file.
    Note: 
    The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
    Repository: 
    Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
    Control Number: 
    IAS WI000312
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