Artist

Heinz Warneke

born Bremen, Germany 1895-died Madison, CT 1983
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Courtesy Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Born
Bremen, Germany
Died
Madison, Connecticut, United States
Active in
  • Washington, District of Columbia, United States
  • East Haddam, Connecticut, United States
  • New York, New York, United States
Biography

Sculptor Heinz Warneke was born in Germany and studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Berlin and other German art schools. After immigrating to the United States, he won numerous awards for his work and many commissions. For the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., he created a granite sculpture, Prodigal Son, in addition to the tympanum and clerestory decoration. Warneke was particularly well known for his animal sculptures, among which was the elephant group for the Philadelphia Zoo. From 1943 to 1968 he taught at the Corcoran School of Art and George Washington University in Washington, D.C.

National Museum of American Art (CD-ROM) (New York and Washington D.C.: MacMillan Digital in cooperation with the National Museum of American Art, 1996)

Works by this artist (132 items)

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Man Ray, Fisherman's Idol, cast 1973, bronze, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Juliet Man Ray, 1983.105.7
Fisherman’s Idol
Artist
Datecast 1973
bronze
On view
Man Ray, Its Another Spring, 1961, mixed media: metal spring, ivory ball, and wooden cigar box, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Juliet Man Ray, 1983.105.6
Its Another Spring
Artist
Date1961
mixed media: metal spring, ivory ball, and wooden cigar box
On view
Man Ray, Le Voyeur, 1965, wooden cigar box with inserted door lens, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Juliet Man Ray, 1983.105.4
Le Voyeur
Artist
Date1965
wooden cigar box with inserted door lens
On view
Man Ray, Square Dumb Bells, 1944 or 1945, cast bronze, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Juliet Man Ray, 1983.105.17A-B
Square Dumb Bells
Artist
Date1944 or 1945
cast bronze
On view