Artist

Carl L. Schmitz

born Metz, Germany 1900-died United States 1967
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Carl E. Schmitz, © Peter A. Juley & Son Collection, Smithsonian American Art Museum J0119835
Also known as
  • Carl Ludwig Schmitz
  • Carl Schmitz
Born
Metz, Germany
Died
United States
Active in
  • New York, New York, United States
Biography

Carl L. Schmitz was born in the French city of Metz, then part of Germany, and studied at the State Academy of Fine Arts in Munich. He immigrated to America in 1923 and attended the Beaux-Arts Institute of Design. He won many awards for his sculpture, including a gold medal from the 1937 International Exposition in Paris and the George D. Widener Memorial Medal for his relief sculpture Trade. He also designed the Delaware Tercentenary half-dollar to commemorate the 300th anniversary of the Swedish settlement of Delaware.

Works by this artist (3 items)

George N. Barnard, U.S.M. Bridge, Chattanooga, ca. 1860-1865, albumen silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1974.30.1
U.S.M. Bridge, Chattanooga
Artist
Dateca. 1860-1865
albumen silver print
Not on view
George N. Barnard, The "Hell Hole", New Hope Church, Georgia, from Photographic Views of Sherman's Campaign, plate 27, ca. 1866, albumen silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase from the Charles Isaacs Collection made possible in part by the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 1994.91.7
The ​“Hell Hole”, New Hope Church, Georgia, from…
Artist
Dateca. 1866
albumen silver print
Not on view
George N. Barnard, Bonaventure, Savannah, Georgia, ca. 1866, albumen silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase from the Charles Isaacs Collection made possible in part by the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 1994.91.6
Bonaventure, Savannah, Georgia
Artist
Dateca. 1866
albumen silver print
Not on view