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Adolph Alexander Weinman
American sculptor and architectural sculptor (1870–1952)
Adolph Alexander Weinman (December 11, 1870 – August 8, 1952) was a German-born American sculptor and architectural sculptor.
Early life and education
Adolph Alexander Weinman was born in Durmersheim, near Karlsruhe, Germany. He immigrated to the United States in 1885 at the age of 14.[1] At 15, he attended evening classes at Cooper Union.
He later studied at the Art Students League of New York with sculptors Augustus Saint-Gaudens and Philip Martiny.
Career
He worked as an assistant to the sculptors Charles Niehaus, Olin Warner, and Daniel Chester French before opening his studio in 1904.[2] Although Weinman is now best remembered as a medalist, he considered himself to be an architectural sculptor.[3] His steadiest income was derived from the sale of small bronze reproductions of his larger works, such as Descending Night, originally commissioned for