Caspar Buberl (1834 – August 22, 1899) was an American sculptor. He is best known for his Civil War monuments, for the terra cotta relief panels on the Garfield Memorial in Cleveland, Ohio (depicting the various stages of James Garfield's life), and for the 1,200-foot (370 m)-long frieze on the Pension Building in Washington, D.C.
He married Anna Stubner in 1856, and they had nine children.[2]
In 1882 Montgomery C. Meigs was chosen to design and construct the new Pension Building, now the National Building Museum, in Washington D. C. and, in doing so, broke away from the established Greco-Roman models that had been the basis of government buildings in Washington up until then, and was to continue to be following the Pension Building's completion. Meigs based his design on Italian Renaissance precedents, notably Rome's Palazzo Farnese and Plazzo della Cancelleria.
Hillsboro, Ohio Civil War Monument
Included in his design was a 1,200-foot (370 m)-long sculptured frieze executed by Buberl. Since creating a work of sculpture of that size was well out of Meigs' budget, he had Buberl create 28 different scenes [totaling 69 feet (21 m) in length), which were then mixed and slightly modified to create the continuous parade that includes over 1,300 individual figures. Because of the way that the 28 sections were modified and intermixed, it is only by somewhat careful examination that the frieze reveals itself to be the same figures repeated some eighteen times. The sculpture includes infantry, navy, artillery, cavalry and medical components as well as a good deal of the supply and quartermaster functions, since Meigs had overseen the latter two functions during the Civil War.
Meigs insisted that any teamster included in the Quartermaster panel "must be a negro, a plantation slave, freed by war". This figure was ultimately to assume a position in the center, over the west entrance to the building.
Buberl created dozens of Civil War statues and monuments for various cities and states, including several for New York veterans associations to be placed on the Gettysburg Battlefield and a bronze bust of President Abraham Lincoln, which was recently sold for $5,800.[3] His impressive New York State Monument crowns Cemetery Hill, and a number of individual memorials for specific regiments dot the battlefield.
Columbia Protecting Science and Industry, Washington D.C.
Columbia Defending Science and Industry, National Museum/Art and Industries Building, Washington, D.C., Adolph Cluss, architect, Montgomery Meigs, associate architect, 1881
Kvaran and Lockley, Guide to the Architectural Sculpture of America, unpublished manuscript
McDaniel, Joyce L., The Collected Works of Caspar Buberl: An Analysis of a Nineteenth Century American Sculptor, Wellesley, Massachusetts: MA thesis, Wellesley College, 1976.
Ovason, David, The Secret Architecture of Our Nation's Capital: the Masons and the building of Washington, D.C. New York City: Perennial, 2002. ISBN0-06-019537-1ISBN978-0060195373
January 01, 1970
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Caspar Buberl 1834 August 22 1899 was an American sculptor He is best known for his Civil War monuments for the terra cotta relief panels on the Garfield Memorial in Cleveland Ohio depicting the various stages of James Garfield s life and for the 1 200 foot 370 m long frieze on the Pension Building in Washington D C Caspar BuberlBorn1834 1834 Kynsperk nad Ohri Austrian EmpireDiedAugust 22 1899 1899 08 22 aged 64 65 New York City United StatesNationalityAmericanKnown forSculptureSpouseAnna Stubner m 1856 wbr Contents 1 Biography 2 Leading works 2 1 Monuments on the Gettysburg battlefield 2 2 Other Civil War monuments 2 3 Other memorials and monuments 2 4 Architectural sculpture 2 5 Pension Building frieze 2 6 Images of the James A Garfield Memorial 2 7 Images of Hartford memorial 2 8 Images of Buffalo memorial 3 Footnotes 4 ReferencesBiography editBorn in Konigsberg Bohemia now Kynsperk nad Ohri Czech Republic as a young man Buberl studied art in Prague and Vienna before immigrating to the United States in 1854 to train under sculptor Robert Eberhard Launitz 1 He married Anna Stubner in 1856 and they had nine children 2 In 1882 Montgomery C Meigs was chosen to design and construct the new Pension Building now the National Building Museum in Washington D C and in doing so broke away from the established Greco Roman models that had been the basis of government buildings in Washington up until then and was to continue to be following the Pension Building s completion Meigs based his design on Italian Renaissance precedents notably Rome s Palazzo Farnese and Plazzo della Cancelleria nbsp Hillsboro Ohio Civil War Monument Included in his design was a 1 200 foot 370 m long sculptured frieze executed by Buberl Since creating a work of sculpture of that size was well out of Meigs budget he had Buberl create 28 different scenes totaling 69 feet 21 m in length which were then mixed and slightly modified to create the continuous parade that includes over 1 300 individual figures Because of the way that the 28 sections were modified and intermixed it is only by somewhat careful examination that the frieze reveals itself to be the same figures repeated some eighteen times The sculpture includes infantry navy artillery cavalry and medical components as well as a good deal of the supply and quartermaster functions since Meigs had overseen the latter two functions during the Civil War Meigs insisted that any teamster included in the Quartermaster panel must be a negro a plantation slave freed by war This figure was ultimately to assume a position in the center over the west entrance to the building Buberl created dozens of Civil War statues and monuments for various cities and states including several for New York veterans associations to be placed on the Gettysburg Battlefield and a bronze bust of President Abraham Lincoln which was recently sold for 5 800 3 His impressive New York State Monument crowns Cemetery Hill and a number of individual memorials for specific regiments dot the battlefield He died at his studio in New York City 2 4 nbsp 111th NY Infantry MonumentLeading works editMonuments on the Gettysburg battlefield edit 9th New York Cavalry Monument dedicated July 1 1888 4th New York Independent Battery dedicated July 2 1888 5th New York Cavalry Monument dedicated July 3 1888 126th New York Infantry dedicated October 3 1888 10th New York Cavalry Monument dedicated October 9 1888 54th New York Infantry dedicated July 4 1890 111th New York Infantry Monument dedicated June 26 1891 New York State Monument dedicated July 2 1893 41st New York Infantry dedicated July 3 1893 52nd New York Infantry dedicated July 3 1893 nbsp New York State Monument nbsp Figure of Liberty atop the NY State Monument nbsp Death of General Reynolds detail of the NY State Monument Other Civil War monuments edit nbsp Howitzer Monument Civil War Monument Manchester New Hampshire George Keller architect 1879 Soldiers and Sailors Monument Buffalo New York George Keller architect 1884 Soldiers and Sailors Monument Nashua New Hampshire 1889 Alexandria Confederate Memorial Alexandria Virginia 1889 Soldiers and Sailors Monument Troy New York 1890 Four relief panels Cavalry Artillery Infantry The Monitor and the Merrimac A P Hill Monument Richmond Virginia 1892 Howitzer Monument Richmond Virginia 1892 Confederate Monument University of Virginia Cemetery Charlottesville Virginia 1893 Raphael Semmes Monument Mobile Alabama 1899 5 Other memorials and monuments edit Fulton Memorial Fulton Park Brooklyn New York 1872 Fireman s Memorial Church Square Park Hoboken New Jersey 1891 Dewey Triumphal Arch Spanish American War New York City 1899 Architectural sculpture edit nbsp Columbia Protecting Science and Industry Washington D C Columbia Defending Science and Industry National Museum Art and Industries Building Washington D C Adolph Cluss architect Montgomery Meigs associate architect 1881 Pension Building Frieze National Building Museum Washington D C Montgomery Meigs architect 1883 James A Garfield Memorial Lake View Cemetery Cleveland Ohio George Keller architect 1890 Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Arch Hartford Connecticut George Keller architect 1890 Pension Building frieze edit nbsp National Building Museum nbsp Corner figures nbsp South entrance nbsp Black teamster Images of the James A Garfield Memorial edit nbsp James A Garfield Memorial Lake View Cemetery Cleveland Ohio 1890 George Keller architect nbsp James A Garfield Memorial detail Garfield the Educator nbsp James A Garfield Memorial detail Garfield the Civil War Hero nbsp James A Garfield Memorial detail Garfield the Martyred President Images of Hartford memorial edit nbsp Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Arch Hartford Connecticut 1885 George Keller architect nbsp Hartford detail Images of Buffalo memorial edit nbsp Buffalo Civil War Monument 1883 nbsp Detail nbsp Detail nbsp DetailFootnotes edit Grissom Carol A 2009 Zinc Sculpture in America 1850 1950 Associated University Press p 550 a b The National Cyclopedia of American Biography Vol XI James T White amp Company 1901 p 405 Retrieved August 6 2020 via Google Books Caspar Buberl Fine Art May 2007 Rago Arts and Auction Center Archived from the original on July 15 2011 Dead Sculptor s Noted Works The New York Times August 24 1899 p 7 Retrieved August 7 2020 via Newspapers com Raphael Semmes sculpture Art Inventories Catalog Smithsonian American Art Museum Retrieved February 5 2016 nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Caspar Buberl References editCamden Richard N Outdoor Sculpture of Ohio Chagrin Falls Ohio West Summit Press 1980 Craven Wayne The Sculpture at Gettysburg Gettysburg Pennsylvania Eastern Acorn Press 1982 Gaede Robert C and Robert Kalin Guide to Cleveland Architecture Cleveland Ohio Cleveland Chapter of the American Institute of Architects 1990 Goode James M The Outdoor Sculpture of Washington D C Washington D C Smithsonian Institution Press 1974 Hawthorne Frederick W Gettysburg Stories of Men and Monuments Hanover Pennsylvania The Association of Licensed Battlefield Guides 1988 Kuckro Anne Crofoot Hartford Architecture Volume One Downtown Hartford Connecticut Hartford Architecture Conservatory Inc 1976 Kvaran and Lockley Guide to the Architectural Sculpture of America unpublished manuscript McDaniel Joyce L The Collected Works of Caspar Buberl An Analysis of a Nineteenth Century American Sculptor Wellesley Massachusetts MA thesis Wellesley College 1976 Ovason David The Secret Architecture of Our Nation s Capital the Masons and the building of Washington D C New York City Perennial 2002 ISBN 0 06 019537 1 ISBN 978 0060195373 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Caspar Buberl amp oldid 1219574492, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
