August Zeller

August Zeller
Zeller in his 20s.
Born(1863-03-07)March 7, 1863
Bordentown, New Jersey
DiedJanuary 11, 1918(1918-01-11) (aged 54)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Occupation(s)Sculptor, Teacher
Years active1882 - 1918
Known forSculpture
student of Thomas Eakins
student of Auguste Rodin
Notable workSlaughter of the Innocents
96th Pennsylvania Infantry Monument, Gettysburg, PA
Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument, Pottsville, PA
SpouseLouise Gerber (1871 - 1953)
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August Zeller (7 March 1863, Bordentown, New Jersey – 11 January 1918, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) was an American sculptor and teacher.

An exceptional carver, he studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) under Thomas Eakins. He moved to Paris in 1890 to study at the Ecole des Beaux Arts, and studied further in the studio of Auguste Rodin.

His most prominent commissions were for two Civil War monuments: the 96th Pennsylvania Infantry Monument (1888), on the Gettysburg Battlefield; and the Schuylkill County Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument (1891), in Pottsville, Pennsylvania.

Zeller spent his final years in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, as curator of sculpture at the Carnegie Institute of Fine Arts and as an instructor at the Carnegie Institute of Technology.

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