Frederick Triebel

Frederick Ernest Triebel
Frederick Ernest Triebel
Born	December 29, 1865; Peoria, Illinois
Died	September 14, 1944 (aged 79)
Resting place	Woodlawn Cemetery; 40°53′37″N 73°52′21″W / 40.8936348°N 73.8726349°W
Notable work	George Laird Shoup marble statue; Henry Mower Rice marble statue;
Spouse	Santina Grosse
Father	Otto Triebel

Frederick Ernest "Fritz" Triebel (December 29, 1865 – 1944) was an American sculptor, best remembered for his two works, marble statues of George Laird Shoup and Henry Mower Rice, located in the National Statuary Hall Collection in Washington D.C.

Early life

He was born in Peoria, Illinois on December 29, 1865,^[1] where his father was a monument maker.^[2] His father Otto had been apprenticed as a stone carver in Germany before immigrating to the United States and it was likely from him that Triebel learned the rudiments of sculpting.^[3]

Career

At the age of 16 Triebel was apprenticed to a stone carver in Chicago, and from there he moved to first New York and then Boston. In 1882 he won a scholarship to attend the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Florence, Italy where he attended and prospered. While there, he married Santina Grosse. Their first two children, Dante and Beatrice were born in Italy. In the early 1890s Triebel was invited to be a part of the international sculpture selection jury for the World's Columbian Exposition.^[4] He also exhibited six works at the exposition and sold everything he exhibited.^[5]^[6]

In 1899, Triebel moved from Italy to New York. He was the first artist to create a studio in MacDougal Alley.^[7]^[8]^[9]^[10]^[11] He lived in No. 6.^[12]

In 1919, he applied for a job as a tracer at the Hog Island shipyard.^[13]^[14]

Death

Triebel died on September 14, 1944.^[15]

Selected works

Soldiers and Sailors Monument, 1899, Peoria Courthouse^[16]^[13]^[17]
Regimental and central monuments to Iowa Union soldiers, Shiloh National Military Park, 1906^[13]
Bronze statue of Robert G. Ingersoll, Peoria, Illinois, 1911^[18]^[14]^[19]^[20]
Bronze works featured on the Mississippi State Memorial, Vicksburg National Military Park, Vicksburg, Mississippi, 1912^[13]

Gallery of Triebel sculptures

Mississippi State Memorial, Vicksburg National Military Park
Statue of Henry Mower Rice, National Statuary Hall Collection
Robert G. Ingersoll statue, Glen Oak Park, Peoria, Illinois
Soldiers and Sailors Monument, Peoria Courthouse Square

References

^ National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington D.C.; NARA Series: Passport Applications, January 2, 1906 - March 31, 1925; Roll #: 526; Volume #: Roll 0526 - Certificates: 19500-19749, 29 May 1918-01 Jun 1918
^ "Frederick "Fritz" Triebel". Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2013-02-10.
^ Buedel, Matt (2016-03-23). "Father and son sculptors Otto and Fritz Triebel tell stories all around Peoria". Peoria Journal Star. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
^ Cooley, Adelaide N. The Monument Maker: A Biography of Frederick Ernest Triebel, The rediscovery of a forgotten American sculptor Exposition Press, Hicksville NY, 1978 p.7-8
^ Revisiting the White City: American Art at the 1893 World's Fair, National Museum of American Art and National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C., 1993 pp.378-379
^ "Foreign Artists at the World's Fair Disposing of But Few Pieces". Huron Daily Huronite. 1893-12-23. p. 1.
^ "NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK NOMINATION: Whitney Museum of American Art".
^ "Stables and Studios Shoulder to Shoulder". The Washington Post. 1905-06-04. p. 6. Retrieved 2024-04-02.
^ Saga Beus, Sara Burkhart, Lulu Fleming-Benite, Nina Hood, Shu Han Liu, Ozana Pleminitash, Kristy Schwartzman, and Sarah Seiler. "Greenwich Village Artists: A Two-Part, Self-Guided Walking Tour".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ Kiel, Mark. "Creating History". The Peorian. Retrieved 2024-04-02.
^ Farnsworth, P.T. (1907). The Craftsman: An Illustrated Monthly Magazine in the Interest of Better Art, Better Work, and a Better and More Reasonable Way of Living. United Crafts. pp. 57–69.
^ Schulz, Dana (2020-08-17). "You can rent a rare carriage house on MacDougal Alley for $10K/month | 6sqft". Retrieved 2024-04-02.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Panetta, Gary (2008-11-22). "Panetta: Piecing together life of a sculptor". Peoria Journal Star. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
^ ^a ^b "Sculptor Who Made Great War Sacrifice". Boston Post Newspaper. 1919-01-25. p. 31.
^ New York Department of Health; Albany, NY; NY State Death Index
^ "A Soldier's Monument". Emporium Cameron County Press. 1899-10-12. p. 3.
^ Rennick, Percival Graham (1935). "The Peoria and Galena Trail and Coach Road and the Peoria Neighborhood". Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society. 27 (4): 351–431. ISSN 0019-2287. JSTOR 40187848.
^ "A Monument to Ingersoll". Galva Weekly News. 1906-06-21. p. 19.
^ ""Bob" in Bronze: Statue of Ingersoll to stand in a Peoria Park". The Green River Star. 1911-03-17. p. 7.
^ "Editorial". Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society. 4 (4): 519–534. 1912. ISSN 0019-2287. JSTOR 40194430.

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[1] National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington D.C.; NARA Series: Passport Applications, January 2, 1906 - March 31, 1925; Roll #: 526; Volume #: Roll 0526 - Certificates: 19500-19749, 29 May 1918-01 Jun 1918

[2] "Frederick "Fritz" Triebel". Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2013-02-10.

[3] Buedel, Matt (2016-03-23). "Father and son sculptors Otto and Fritz Triebel tell stories all around Peoria". Peoria Journal Star. Retrieved 2024-04-01.

[4] Cooley, Adelaide N. The Monument Maker: A Biography of Frederick Ernest Triebel, The rediscovery of a forgotten American sculptor Exposition Press, Hicksville NY, 1978 p.7-8

[5] Revisiting the White City: American Art at the 1893 World's Fair, National Museum of American Art and National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C., 1993 pp.378-379

[6] "Foreign Artists at the World's Fair Disposing of But Few Pieces". Huron Daily Huronite. 1893-12-23. p. 1.

[7] "NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK NOMINATION: Whitney Museum of American Art".

[8] "Stables and Studios Shoulder to Shoulder". The Washington Post. 1905-06-04. p. 6. Retrieved 2024-04-02.

[9] Saga Beus, Sara Burkhart, Lulu Fleming-Benite, Nina Hood, Shu Han Liu, Ozana Pleminitash, Kristy Schwartzman, and Sarah Seiler. "Greenwich Village Artists: A Two-Part, Self-Guided Walking Tour".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[10] Kiel, Mark. "Creating History". The Peorian. Retrieved 2024-04-02.

[11] Farnsworth, P.T. (1907). The Craftsman: An Illustrated Monthly Magazine in the Interest of Better Art, Better Work, and a Better and More Reasonable Way of Living. United Crafts. pp. 57–69.

[12] Schulz, Dana (2020-08-17). "You can rent a rare carriage house on MacDougal Alley for $10K/month | 6sqft". Retrieved 2024-04-02.

[:0-13] Panetta, Gary (2008-11-22). "Panetta: Piecing together life of a sculptor". Peoria Journal Star. Retrieved 2024-04-01.

[:1-14] "Sculptor Who Made Great War Sacrifice". Boston Post Newspaper. 1919-01-25. p. 31.

[15] New York Department of Health; Albany, NY; NY State Death Index

[16] "A Soldier's Monument". Emporium Cameron County Press. 1899-10-12. p. 3.

[17] Rennick, Percival Graham (1935). "The Peoria and Galena Trail and Coach Road and the Peoria Neighborhood". Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society. 27 (4): 351–431. ISSN 0019-2287. JSTOR 40187848.

[18] "A Monument to Ingersoll". Galva Weekly News. 1906-06-21. p. 19.

[19] ""Bob" in Bronze: Statue of Ingersoll to stand in a Peoria Park". The Green River Star. 1911-03-17. p. 7.

[20] "Editorial". Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society. 4 (4): 519–534. 1912. ISSN 0019-2287. JSTOR 40194430.

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