biography
| name: |
Weinman, Adolph Alexander
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pronunciation:
[viynman]
| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1870–1952)
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| biography:
| Sculptor, born in Karlsruhe, Germany. He and his widowed mother emigrated to New York City (1880), where he was apprenticed to a wood and ivory carver (1885) before studying at Cooper Union (1886) and with Augustus Saint-Gaudens at the Art Students League. He opened a studio (1904) and became known for his coin designs, such as the Mercury dime and the Liberty half-dollar, as well as for his architectural works, notably the interior and facade of New York City's Pennsylvania Station. |
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