Bitter, Karl, 1867-1915

LC control no.	n 85031594
Descriptive conventions	rda
Personal name heading	Bitter, Karl, 1867-1915 *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Variant(s)	Bitter, Karl Theodore Francis, 1867-1915 Bitter, Carl, 1867-1915 Bitter, Karl Francis Theodore, 1867-1915 Bitter, Karl T. F., 1867-1915 Bitter, Karl Theodor Franz, 1867-1915
Located	Weehawken (N.J.)
Birth date	1867-12-06
Death date	1915-04-10
Place of birth	Vienna (Austria)
Place of death	New York (N.Y.)
Field of activity	Sculpture Decoration and ornament, Architectural Monuments Medals
Affiliation	K.K. Österreichisches Museum für Kunst und Industrie. Kunstgewerbeschule Akademie der Bildenden Künste in Wien Pan-American Exposition (1901 : Buffalo, N.Y.) Louisiana Purchase Exposition (1904 : Saint Louis, Mo.) Panama-Pacific International Exposition (1915 : San Francisco, Calif.) National Sculpture Society (U.S.) Art Commission of the City of New York Architectural League of New York National Academy of Design (U.S. : 1828-1997) American Academy of Arts and Letters
Profession or occupation	Artists Sculptors Medalists
Found in	The Monument to William Pepper, M.D., LL.D., 1900: p. 8, 25, etc. (Karl Bitter, sculptor) LC manual auth. cd. (hdg.: Bitter, Karl Theodore Francis, 1867-1915) Bénézit dictionary of artists, accessed online via Oxford Art Online (entry: "Bitter, Karl Theodore Francis"; Austrian, 19th-20th century, male; active in the USA from 1889; born Vienna, 6 December 1867; d. N.Y., 10 May 1915; painter, sculptor, medallist; in body of text: "Karl Bitter") Thieme-Becker (Bitter, Karl (Theodore Francis); b. 12-6-1867) Mallett, D.T. Mallett's index of artists, 1935 (Bitter, Karl Theodore Francis; 1867-1915) Havlice, P.P. Index to artistic biography, 1st supplement, 1981 (Bitter, Karl Theodore F.; 1867-1915) Dennis, James M. "Bitter, Karl," in Grove Art Online, via Oxford Art Online, June 3, 2020 (Bitter, Karl (b Vienna, Dec 6, 1867; d New York, NY, April 10, 1915); "American sculptor of Austrian birth ... Born, raised and educated in Vienna, he no sooner completed his formal training at the Kunstgewerbeschule and Kunstakademie than he was conscripted into the army of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Refusing to serve an obligatory second year, he escaped to New York via Berlin in 1888 ... In 1896 Bitter moved into a uniquely designed house and studio overlooking the Hudson River in Weehawken, New Jersey, and from there continued to pursue primarily public works"; in 1915, he had completed a maquette for the Pomona figure surmounting the Pulitzer Fountain in New York City's Plaza when he was killed in a traffic accident) Exhibition of sculptured works by Karl T.F. Bitter, the Art Institute of Chicago, March 3 to March 27, MDCCCCIV, 1904, retrieved online, June 3, 2020: title page (Karl T.F. Bitter) page 2 (Bitter, Karl Theodore Francis; born in Vienna, Austria, in 1867) New York Times, April 11, 1915, retrieved online, June 3, 2020 (headline: "Karl Bitter dies of auto injuries"; "Karl Francis Theodore Bitter, the sculptor, died at 6:20 o'clock yesterday morning [April 10] in the New York Hospital, where he was taken after he had suffered mortal injuries when he was struck by an automobile in Broadway at Fortieth Street, on leaving the Metropolitan Opera House on Friday night") Proceedings at the meeting in memory of Karl Bitter held in the Ethical Culture Hall on Wednesday, May 5, 1915, 1915, via Archive.org, June 3, 2020: title page (Karl Bitter) passim (Karl Bitter) page 14 (in "Resolution of the New York chapter of the American Institute of Architects": "Whereas, The art of the sculptor has lost by death the faithful service of Karl Theodore Francis Bitter ...") Schevill, Ferdinand. Karl Bitter, 1917, via Archive.org, June 3, 2020: title page (Karl Bitter) page xiii (in "Concise table of biographical data and leading honors": "1867, December 6: Birth at Vienna, Austria; 1889, November 22: Arrival in America; 1901, June 30: Marriage at New York City to Marie A. Schevill, of Cincinnati, Ohio ... 1915, April 10: Death at New York City; 1899-1901: Director of Sculpture, Pan-American Exposition, Buffalo; 1902-4: Director of Sculpture, St. Louis World's Fair; 1912-15: Director of Sculpture, Panama-Pacific Exposition, San Francisco; 1906-8: President, National Sculpture Society; also, 1914-15; 1912-15: Member of the Art Commission of New York City; 1901: Gold Medal, Fine Arts Department, Pan-American Exposition; 1904: Gold Medal, World's Fair, St. Louis; 1914: Gold Medal, Architectural League, New York) page 3 ("Karl Bitter was born in the city of Vienna on December 6, 1867. His parents were uncommonly generous in the matter of names and had him entered on the parish register as Karl Theodore Francis. When, however, some decades later, the young man took charge of his own destiny, he cast Theodore Francis overboard as superfluous flummery and was content to play his role in life simply as Karl" [author was Karl Bitter's brother-in-law]) Merrill, Peter C. German immigrant artists in America, 1997, via Google Books preview, June 3, 2020: pages 21-22 (Bitter, Karl Theodor, born 12-6-1867 in Rudolfsheim, Austria, died 4-10-1915 in New York; sculptor, known for civic monuments and architectural decoration; his name in full was Karl Theodor Franz Bitter) Wikipedia, June 3, 2020 (article title: "Karl Bitter"; "Karl Theodore Francis Bitter (December 6, 1867-April 9, 1915) was an Austrian-born American sculptor best known for his architectural sculpture, memorials and residential work"; member of the National Institute of Arts and Sciences, the National Academy of Design, the American Academy of Arts and Letters) German Wikipedia, June 3, 2020 (article title: "Karl Bitter"; Karl Bitter (born 6 December 1867 in Vienna; died 9 April 1915 in New York); Austrian sculptor) American Academy of Arts and Letters website, June 3, 2020 ("Member: Karl Bitter; Regular / Year Elected: 1910 / b. 1867 / d. 1915") <https://artsandletters.org/?s=Karl+Bitter&restype=all> Deutsche Nationalbibliothek, June 3, 2020 (Bitter, Karl Theodore Francis; gender: male; other names: Bitter, Karl; Bitter, Carl; life dates: 1867-1915; artist, sculptor)
Associated language	ger eng