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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.<ref name=Keyport/> |
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.<ref name=Keyport/> |
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Lober created an eight-foot-tall seated figure of [[Hans Christian Andersen]] for [[New York City]]'s [[Central Park]], that was cast in bronze at [[Long Island City]]'s Modern Art Foundry at a cost of $50,000. The statue was designed to accompany an outdoor center for story-telling, and was placed on a 40-foot square stone platform surrounded by benches, trees and shrubs.<ref>Staff. [http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F70F17FE3E5F157A93C7A8178CD85F428585F9 "ANDERSEN MEMORIAL TO BE PLACED IN PARK"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', July 15, 1956. Accessed October 7, 2008.</ref> |
Lober created an eight-foot-tall seated figure of [[Hans Christian Andersen]] for [[New York City]]'s [[Central Park]], that was cast in bronze at [[Long Island City]]'s Modern Art Foundry at a cost of $50,000 that was a gift of schoolchildren from Denmark. The statue was designed to accompany an outdoor center for story-telling, and was placed on a 40-foot square stone platform surrounded by benches, trees and shrubs.<ref>Staff. [http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F70F17FE3E5F157A93C7A8178CD85F428585F9 "ANDERSEN MEMORIAL TO BE PLACED IN PARK"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', July 15, 1956. Accessed October 7, 2008.</ref> |
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He later served as executive secretary of the New York City Municipal Art Commission.<ref name=Keyport/> |
He later served as executive secretary of the New York City Municipal Art Commission.<ref name=Keyport/> |
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Revision as of 01:47, 8 October 2008
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.[1]
Lober created an eight-foot-tall seated figure of Hans Christian Andersen for New York City's Central Park, that was cast in bronze at Long Island City's Modern Art Foundry at a cost of $50,000 that was a gift of schoolchildren from Denmark. The statue was designed to accompany an outdoor center for story-telling, and was placed on a 40-foot square stone platform surrounded by benches, trees and shrubs.[2]
He later served as executive secretary of the New York City Municipal Art Commission.[1]
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 c d Jeandron, Jack. "Keyport", Arcadia Publishing, 2003, ISBN 0738524395, via Google Books, p. 138. Accessed October 7, 2008.
- ^ Staff. "ANDERSEN MEMORIAL TO BE PLACED IN PARK", The New York Times, July 15, 1956. Accessed October 7, 2008.