Robert Berks
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| Born | Robert S. Berks April 26, 1922 Boston, Massachusetts |
| Died | May 16, 2011 (aged 89) New York |
| Spouse | Dorothy "Tod" Berks |
| Children | Barbara Berks Alexandra Berks Victoria Berks |
Robert Berks (April 26, 1922 – May 16, 2011)[1] was an American sculptor, industrial designer and planner. He created hundreds of bronze sculptures and monuments including the Mary McLeod Bethune Memorial, and the Albert Einstein Memorial in Washington, D.C.
Another of his statues, that of the Swedish botanist and physician Carolus Linnaeus, can be found in the Heritage Garden of the Chicago Botanic Garden in Glencoe, Illinois.
One of Berks' most famous works is a bust of former President John Fitzgerald Kennedy that can be found in the Grand Foyer of The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC.
[edit] Public monuments
- Richard Caliguiri Memorial, Pittsburgh City-County Building Pittsburgh, PA,
- Robert F. Kennedy Memorial, Department of Justice Washington, DC, 1969
- Mary McLeod Bethune Memorial, Lincoln Park, Washington, DC, 1974
- Albert Einstein Memorial, National Academy of Sciences, Washington, DC, 1979
- John F. Kennedy Bust, Kennedy Center Washington, DC, 19
- Carolus Linnæus Monument, Chicago Botanic Garden, Glencoe, Illinois, 1983
- Reinhold Niebuhr Memorial, Elmhurst College, 1997
- Fred Rogers Memorial, Pittsburgh, PA, 2009
[edit] References
- James M. Goode: Outdoor Sculpture of Washington D.C. Smithsonian Institution Press, 1979, ISBN 0874741386
- ^ Kelly, Tim (May 17, 2011). "Bob Berks, Orient artist who sculpted images of presidents and popes, dies at 89". The Suffolk Times. http://suffolktimes.timesreview.com/2011/05/12899/bob-berks-orient-artist-who-sculpted-images-of-presidents-and-popes-dies-at-89/. Retrieved July 3, 2011.
