BITTER, Karl (1867-1915) Austrian-American sculptor, medallist, painter.
Full name: Karl Theodore Francis Bitter.
Born Rudolfschein, Austria, 6 December 1867.
He deserted the Austrian army to come to America and
New York City arriving 22 November 1889.
Active as director of sculpture at three expositions:
Buffalo (1901), Saint Louis (1904), San Francisco
(1915); he participated in Chicago (1893), Paris (1900).
Medals he received at Columbian (1893), Paris Universelle
Internationale (1900), South Carolina Interstate (1902),
and Panama-Pacific (1915) plus an Architectural League
Medal are in with his papers at the Archives of American
Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Fellow: National Sculpture Society.
Died New York City, 10 April 1915.
R E L I E F S
n.d. Hardouin-Mansart (Jules) Cast Medallion. . . . . . .
1891 Hunt (Richard Morris) Cast Medallion . . . . . Eidlitz 541
Auctions:New York, 28 April 1978. . . . . . . . .
1905 Female Nude Figure Relief (cast by Gorham). . . . . . . . .
1907 Ogden (Robert) Tablet, New York City . . . . . . . .
Illustrated: Dennis, Karl Bitter, F20b {1967} plate. 15
1908 Testimonial Tablet Medallion . . . . . . . . . . . .
Exhibited: NSS Exhibition AE8 {1908} page. . . . . .43
Illustrated: NSS Exhibition AE8 {1908} page. .. . . . 43
1910 Post (George Brown) American Architect
Galvano Relief . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eidlitz 804
Collection: American Numismatic Society.1940.100.1572
A R C H I V E S
AAA Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, partially on 4 reels: N70-8, N70-35, N70-40, 673.
GA Gorham Company Archives.
B I O G R A P I C A L R E F E R E N C E S
BL {1906} A.L.A. Portrait Index, p 142.
D3 {1911} Benezit (1999 14ed), 2:354-355.
D5 {1915} Earle, p 46.
F20a {1917} Schevill.
D8 {1926} Fielding, p 30, 443.
B1 {1943} Who Was Who, p 99.
BE {1943} Webster's Biographical Dict, p 154.
BDAB {1946} Dictionay of American Biography, 1:2, p 303, by [A.A-s] Adeline Adams.
C8 {1965} Gardner, p 98-99.
F20b {1967} Dennis (James M.) Karl Bitter Architectural Sculptor 1867-1915.
AA1 {1972} Archives of American Art, 59, p 18.
BF1 {1985} Falk, p 57.
D33 {1986} Opitz, p 74-75.
AE1 {1988} Falk, 2:92.
AE2 {1990} Art Institute of Chicago, p 122-123.
AE5 {1990} National Academy of Design, p 81.
BANB{1999} American National Biography, p 2:845-847, by James M. Dennis.
BF2 {1999} Falk. Who Was Who in American Art, p 1:328.
PA1 {1999} Schmidt, p 2:831.
D3a {2006} Benezit. Dictionary of Artists, 2:544.
N U M I S M A T I C R E F E R E N C E S
E3 {1902-30} Forrer 7:84.
M12 {1927} Eidlitz 541, 804.
R6 {1950ca}Weil (Felix) Unpublished Mss.
A12 {1968} Craven, passim, (biblio) 732.
A13 {1968} Proske, p 92-94, (biblio) 520.
M42 {1987} Baxter p 73.
O12 {1988} Breen, p 361.
A42 {1993} Reynolds, passim.
Full name: Karl Theodore Francis Bitter.
Born Rudolfschein, Austria, 6 December 1867.
He deserted the Austrian army to come to America and
New York City arriving 22 November 1889.
Active as director of sculpture at three expositions:
Buffalo (1901), Saint Louis (1904), San Francisco
(1915); he participated in Chicago (1893), Paris (1900).
Medals he received at Columbian (1893), Paris Universelle
Internationale (1900), South Carolina Interstate (1902),
and Panama-Pacific (1915) plus an Architectural League
Medal are in with his papers at the Archives of American
Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Fellow: National Sculpture Society.
Died New York City, 10 April 1915.
R E L I E F S
n.d. Hardouin-Mansart (Jules) Cast Medallion. . . . . . .
1891 Hunt (Richard Morris) Cast Medallion . . . . . Eidlitz 541
Auctions:New York, 28 April 1978. . . . . . . . .
1905 Female Nude Figure Relief (cast by Gorham). . . . . . . . .
1907 Ogden (Robert) Tablet, New York City . . . . . . . .
Illustrated: Dennis, Karl Bitter, F20b {1967} plate. 15
1908 Testimonial Tablet Medallion . . . . . . . . . . . .
Exhibited: NSS Exhibition AE8 {1908} page. . . . . .43
Illustrated: NSS Exhibition AE8 {1908} page. .. . . . 43
1910 Post (George Brown) American Architect
Galvano Relief . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eidlitz 804
Collection: American Numismatic Society.1940.100.1572
A R C H I V E S
AAA Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, partially on 4 reels: N70-8, N70-35, N70-40, 673.
GA Gorham Company Archives.
B I O G R A P I C A L R E F E R E N C E S
BL {1906} A.L.A. Portrait Index, p 142.
D3 {1911} Benezit (1999 14ed), 2:354-355.
D5 {1915} Earle, p 46.
F20a {1917} Schevill.
D8 {1926} Fielding, p 30, 443.
B1 {1943} Who Was Who, p 99.
BE {1943} Webster's Biographical Dict, p 154.
BDAB {1946} Dictionay of American Biography, 1:2, p 303, by [A.A-s] Adeline Adams.
C8 {1965} Gardner, p 98-99.
F20b {1967} Dennis (James M.) Karl Bitter Architectural Sculptor 1867-1915.
AA1 {1972} Archives of American Art, 59, p 18.
BF1 {1985} Falk, p 57.
D33 {1986} Opitz, p 74-75.
AE1 {1988} Falk, 2:92.
AE2 {1990} Art Institute of Chicago, p 122-123.
AE5 {1990} National Academy of Design, p 81.
BANB{1999} American National Biography, p 2:845-847, by James M. Dennis.
BF2 {1999} Falk. Who Was Who in American Art, p 1:328.
PA1 {1999} Schmidt, p 2:831.
D3a {2006} Benezit. Dictionary of Artists, 2:544.
N U M I S M A T I C R E F E R E N C E S
E3 {1902-30} Forrer 7:84.
M12 {1927} Eidlitz 541, 804.
R6 {1950ca}Weil (Felix) Unpublished Mss.
A12 {1968} Craven, passim, (biblio) 732.
A13 {1968} Proske, p 92-94, (biblio) 520.
M42 {1987} Baxter p 73.
O12 {1988} Breen, p 361.
A42 {1993} Reynolds, passim.