Herman Matzen

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File:Matzen Cain & Abel.jpg
Cain and Abel, Lake County Courthouse, Painesville, Ohio

Herman Matzen (July 15, 1861 – April 22, 1938) [1] American sculptor and educator, born in Denmark.

Early years

Matzen studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich and the Academy of Fine Arts in Berlin before immigrating to the United States.[2] After moving first to Detroit he ultimately settled in Cleveland.

Selected works

File:Angel of Death Victorious.jpg
Angel of Death Victorious
File:Law by Matzen, Summit CCH 1909.jpg
Law, Summit County Courthouse, 1908
File:Justice by Matzen, Summit CCH, Akron OH USA, 1909.jpg
Justice, Summit County Courthouse, 1908

References

  1. "Matzen, Herman N. - The Encyclopedia of Cleveland History". ech.case.edu. Retrieved 2012-12-23.
  2. Opitz, Glenn B., Mantle Fielding's Dictionary of American Painters, Sculptors & Engravers, Apollo Books, Poughkeepsie, NY, 1988
  3. Vigil, Vicki Blum, photographs by Gale V Flament ‘’Cleveland Cemeteries: Stones, Symbols & Stories’’, Gray and Company, Publishers, Cleveland, 1999 p. 107