GILDEMEISTER, Karl  (1820-1869) German painter, architect,
          designer, New York City.
          Name variations: Karl or Charles; Gildermeister or
          Geldmeister.  Born Bremen, Germany, 11 October 1820.
          Came to America and New York City 1850, where he worked
          as architect, painter and lithographer until 1858.
          Returned to Bremen by 1860.
          Died Bremen, Germany 8 February 1869.

          M  E  D  A  L  S

1853 New York Crystal Palace Medal (building designed by
          Carstensen & Gildemeister, medal engraved by Charles
          Stubenrauch – in New York but he added "St. Louis Mo"
          in his signature where his family lived and he
          later returned) . . . . . . Pfefferkorn 2–3, HK 5, HK 6
          Auctions:. . . . . . J&J 9:1001, J&J 19:542, J&J 19:630;
                    NAS 72:518; PCA 56:1124, PCA 57:1238,
                       PCA 58:925, PCA 59:194, PCA 64:1376
          Collection: American Numismatic Soc [>1] . 0000.999.8212

          B I O G R A P H I C A L  R E F E R E N C E S

D15 {1957} Groce and Wallace, p 259.
BF2 {1999} Falk. Who Was Who in American Art, p 2:1286.

          N U M I S M A T I C   R E F E R E N C E S

M20 {1963} Hibler and Kappen 5, 6, p 4 (misspells Carstensen).
Px  {1990} Pfefferkorn (Michael G.) Charles Stubenrach: Master Medalist.  Missouri             

          Journal of Numismatics 15:1 (July 1990) pp 9-20, illus.