Leopold Scholz
Leopold Scholz (1877–1946) Austrian born American sculptor best known for his works in the National Statuary Hall Collection housed in the US Capitol in Washington D.C.[1]
In 1921 Scholz married sculptor Belle Kinney Scholz and much of his best known work was executed with her.
IN 1938 Scholz created a statue under the auspices of the WPA, Postman, for the Chattanooga Post Office, in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The statue, a bust from the waist up, portrays a postman dressing in the 1930s uniform, with a look of determination on his face that reminds us that the mail will be delivered no matter what the obstacles might be."[2]
Work
- Andrew Jackson statue, National Statuary Hall Collection, U.S. Capitol, Washington D.C., with Belle Kinney 1927
- John Sevier statue, National Statuary Hall Collection, U.S. Capitol, with Belle Kinney, 1931
- Bronx Victory statue, Bronx Victory Column & Memorial Grove World War I Memorial in Pelham Bay Park, New York City, with Belle Kinney, 1933
- Victory statue, War Memorial Building, Legislative Plaza, Nashville, with Belle Kinney, 1929
- Pediment sculptures of the Nashville Parthenon, with Belle Kinney, 1920-30[3]
- Postman, Chattanooga Post Office, Chattanooga, Tennessee, 1938
- A Pioneer Woman's Bravery, a cast stone bas relief, WPA project for the USPO, Angola, New York, 1940 [4]
References
- ^ Architect of the Capitol, ‘’Compilation of Works of Art and Other Objects in the United States Capitol’’, United States Printing Office, Washington 1965 p. 244, 259
- ^ Hill, Howard, ‘’Tennessee Post Office Murals,’’ The Overmountain Press, Johnson City, Tennessee, 1996 pp. 21-23
- ^ Creighton, Wilbur F., ‘’The Parthenon In Nashville: From a personal viewpoint’’, 1968, self published p. 36
- ^ Larry E. Gobrecht (November 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Angola Post Office". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2009-07