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    Karl Theodore Francis Bitter (December 6, 1867 – April 9, 1915) was an Austrian-born American sculptor best known for his architectural sculpture, memorials...
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    Henry Villard (1835–1900), railroad baron whose monument was created by Karl Bitter. Oswald Garrison Villard (1872–1949), son of Henry Villard and grandson...
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    Traits of Character by Adolph Weinman East pediment by Karl Bitter West pediment by Karl Bitter Rotunda floor Dome interior Wisconsin State Senate chambers...
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    St. Louis and Joan of Arc by the Austrian-born architectural sculptor Karl Bitter. The south facade is the house's smallest and is dominated by three large...
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    architect Thomas Hastings, and crowned by a statue conceived by the sculptor Karl Bitter. The fountain was dedicated in May 1916. Pomona is briefly mentioned...
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    30th Street Station (category Sculptures by Karl Bitter)
    30th Street Station, officially William H. Gray III 30th Street Station, is a major intermodal transit station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States...
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    Jefferson is a 1911 bronze statue of a seated Thomas Jefferson created by Karl Bitter for the Cuyahoga County Courthouse in Cleveland, Ohio, United States...
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    Jefferson High School 1916 Karl Bitter Thomas Jefferson (Bitter) St. Louis, Missouri Missouri History Museum 1913 Karl Bitter Virginia Washington Monument...
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  • Bitter was born in Weehawken, New Jersey. His father, Karl Bitter, was a prominent sculptor. Bitter entered the University of Chicago in 1919, but chose...
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  • Johannes Bitter (born 1982), a German team handball player Karl Bitter (1867–1915), an Austrian-born United States sculptor Karl Hermann Bitter (1813–1885)...
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    Karl Hermann Bitter (27 February 1813 – 12 September 1885) was a Prussian statesman and writer on music. He was born at Schwedt, Province of Brandenburg...
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  • Expansion Memorial Thomas Jefferson Star for Foreign Service Statues Karl Bitter Louisville University of Virginia David d'Angers Jefferson Literary and...
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    Cuyahoga County Courthouse (1906–1912): the exterior includes sculpture by Karl Bitter, Daniel Chester French, Herbert Adams, Isidore Konti and Herman Matzen...
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    Expansion Memorial Thomas Jefferson Star for Foreign Service Statues Karl Bitter Louisville University of Virginia David d'Angers Jefferson Literary and...
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    Broad Street Station (Philadelphia) (category Sculptures by Karl Bitter)
    marker on 15th Street commemorating the site. A bas-relief mural by Karl Bitter, The Spirit of Transportation, located in the northwest corner of the...
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    Examiner, January 30, 1921, p. 80. Peace, from SIRIS. Dennis, James M., Karl Bitter: Architectural Sculptor 1867–1915, University of Wisconsin Press, Madison...
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    Profession. Dr. William Pepper by Karl Bitter (1896), University of Pennsylvania Dr. William Pepper by Karl Bitter (1896, this casting 1899), Free Library...
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    speed and commerce; Richard Morris Hunt, representing architecture; and Karl Bitter, representing sculpture. Main staircase Arcade Library – The library...
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    the model for the Pulitzer Fountain of Abundance by Karl Bitter (completed by Isidore Konti and Karl Gruppe in 1915) in front of the Plaza Hotel in New...
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    Pulitzer Fountain (category Sculptures by Karl Bitter)
    architect Thomas Hastings, and crowned by a statue conceived by the sculptor Karl Bitter. The fountain was dedicated in May 1916. In December 1912, the executors...
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    the Cake Francis Bitter (1902–1967), son of Karl Bitter, physicist known for his research with magnets and long career at MIT Karl Bitter (1867–1915), sculptor...
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    double fireplace with marble caryatids supporting an oak over-mantel by Karl Bitter. A second floor gallery topped the fireplace ensemble. The opposite end...
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    Worcester Common, Worcester, Massachusetts Prehn Mausoleum, (1912) Karl Bitter sculptor, carved by the Piccirilli Brothers, Cedar Lawn Cemetery, Paterson...
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    Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House (category Sculptures by Karl Bitter)
    decorations by well-known artists of the time, such as Daniel Chester French, Karl Bitter, Louis Saint-Gaudens, and Albert Jaegers, embellish various portions...
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    topped with a bronze statue of the Roman goddess Pomona sculpted by Karl Bitter. The area around Grand Army Plaza was largely residential in the late...
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  • persons. The park was the location of "The Castle" which was the studio of Karl Bitter until 1898. Residential neighborhoods and commercial development now...
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    The Prudential Lions are sculptures in Newark, New Jersey designed by Karl Bitter. The two carved limestone companion pieces depict seated male lions,...
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    Expansion Memorial Thomas Jefferson Star for Foreign Service Statues Karl Bitter Louisville University of Virginia David d'Angers Jefferson Literary and...
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  • Ricci & Zari from 1917 to 1941. Ricci came to the attention of Karl Bitter when Bitter was head of sculpture decoration at the Panama–Pacific International...
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    Signing of the Louisiana Purchase Agreement, a large high relief by Karl Bitter. Both were dedicated in 1927. Although the mythical beings in the fountain...
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