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'''Georg J. Lober (1892-1961) was an [[United States|American sculptor. |
'''Georg J. Lober''' (1892-1961) was an [[United States|American]] [[sculptor]]. |
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Born in [[Chicago, Illinois]] in 1892, Lober moved to [[Keyport, New Jersey]] as a teenager. His [[bas relief]]s of [[Robert Fulton]] and [[Henry Hudson]] in 1909 were his first major works. A bronze statue of [[Eve]] that he created for the [[1939 New York World's Fair]] in [[Flushing, Queens]] was destroyed by vandals. A 1949 sculpture of [[Thomas Paine]] is located in [[Morristown, New Jersey]]'s Burnham Park and a 7-foot-tall statue of [[Hans Christian Andersen]] is in [[New York City]]'s [[Central Park]]. He served as executive secretary of the New York City Municipal Art Commission. Lober died in 1961 and was interred in St. Joseph's Cemetery in Keyport.<ref name=Keyport>Jeandron, Jack. [http://books.google.com/books?id=oCtY4qiKmVcC&pg=PA138&lpg=PA138&dq=keyport+%22lazy+susan%22&source=web&ots=widVE6x152&sig=q5Beci9AutWiaR0W60xf5tB-MTk&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=2&ct=result "Keyport"], Arcadia Publishing, 2003, ISBN 0738524395, via [[Google Books]], p. 138. Accessed October 7, 2008.</ref> |
Born in [[Chicago, Illinois]] in 1892, Lober moved to [[Keyport, New Jersey]] as a teenager. His [[bas relief]]s of [[Robert Fulton]] and [[Henry Hudson]] in 1909 were his first major works. A bronze statue of [[Eve]] that he created for the [[1939 New York World's Fair]] in [[Flushing, Queens]] was destroyed by vandals. A 1949 sculpture of [[Thomas Paine]] is located in [[Morristown, New Jersey]]'s Burnham Park and a 7-foot-tall statue of [[Hans Christian Andersen]] is in [[New York City]]'s [[Central Park]]. He served as executive secretary of the New York City Municipal Art Commission. Lober died in 1961 and was interred in St. Joseph's Cemetery in Keyport.<ref name=Keyport>Jeandron, Jack. [http://books.google.com/books?id=oCtY4qiKmVcC&pg=PA138&lpg=PA138&dq=keyport+%22lazy+susan%22&source=web&ots=widVE6x152&sig=q5Beci9AutWiaR0W60xf5tB-MTk&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=2&ct=result "Keyport"], Arcadia Publishing, 2003, ISBN 0738524395, via [[Google Books]], p. 138. Accessed October 7, 2008.</ref> |
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Georg J. Lober (1892-1961) was an American sculptor.
Born in Chicago, Illinois in 1892, Lober moved to Keyport, New Jersey as a teenager. His bas reliefs of Robert Fulton and Henry Hudson in 1909 were his first major works. A bronze statue of Eve that he created for the 1939 New York World's Fair in Flushing, Queens was destroyed by vandals. A 1949 sculpture of Thomas Paine is located in Morristown, New Jersey's Burnham Park and a 7-foot-tall statue of Hans Christian Andersen is in New York City's Central Park. He served as executive secretary of the New York City Municipal Art Commission. Lober died in 1961 and was interred in St. Joseph's Cemetery in Keyport.[1]
Denmark
He created an emblem for the Danish National Park in Reabild in 1912. He made a bronze relief of Abraham Lincoln that is located in Rebild Park. A bronze portrait of native son Hans Christian Andersen is in the Odense Museum. Denmark recognized Lober in 1950 with the the Knight Cross of the Order of Daneborg, the nation's highest medal.[1]
References
- ^ a b Jeandron, Jack. "Keyport", Arcadia Publishing, 2003, ISBN 0738524395, via Google Books, p. 138. Accessed October 7, 2008.