KONTI, Isidore (1862-1938) Austrian-American sculptor, medalist.
Born Vienna, Austria, 9 July 1862. Came to America 1891.
Helped prepare sculpture for Columbian Exposition
Agriculture and Administration buildings, Chicago 1892;
then in 1904 created Atlantic and Pacific fountains for
Saint Louis Louisiana Purchase Exposition.
Located Yonkers, New York, active with sculptors in
New York City area. Worked in Beaux Arts tradition.
Speciality statuettes, bookends, groups, busts.
His Isidore and Jewish Settlement medals infrequently
and incorrectly attributed to Julio Kilenyi because of
similarity of initials.
Died Etaples, France, 11 January 1938.
Signed models I.K. initials.
Fellow: National Sculpture Society.
Director: Municipal Art Society.
M E D A L S E R I E S
Circle of Friends of the Medallion:
1910 Wanderer Returns Home Medal (by Isidore Konti, dies
made by Henri Weil for Deitsch Brothers, New York;
varieties exist of both diamond-D and Med Art Co
hallmarks) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Deitsch 10-D, CoF 2,
Hudson River 37, Baxter 307, MAco 1909-009-002
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . J&J 7:419, J&J 15:238, J&J 21:1497;
PCA 44:1746, PCA 51:1077, PCA 63:409, PCA 71:1351,
PCA 75:406, PCA 80:1665, PCA 81:1841
Collection: American Numismatic Soc [>1] . 1909.999.132
Collection: Cornell University Johnson Art Gallery . . . .231
Collection: Newark Museum New Jersey . . . . . . . . . . 29.62
M E D A L S
1905 Jewish Settlement in United States 250th Anniversary
Medal. . . . . . .ANS (IECM) 1, Baxter 305, Hudson River 22
Auctions:. . . . . . . . .NAS 72:256; PCA 53:378, PCA 80:404
Collection: American Numismatic Society. . 1940.100.2217
Collection: Metropolitan Museum of Art. . . . . . . . . . 06.193
Collection: Smithsonian National Collection. . . . . .380:296
Exhibited: NSS Exhibition AE3 {1908} . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Illustrated: E11 {1976} Friedenberg, Jewish Minters p . . 70
Born Vienna, Austria, 9 July 1862. Came to America 1891.
Helped prepare sculpture for Columbian Exposition
Agriculture and Administration buildings, Chicago 1892;
then in 1904 created Atlantic and Pacific fountains for
Saint Louis Louisiana Purchase Exposition.
Located Yonkers, New York, active with sculptors in
New York City area. Worked in Beaux Arts tradition.
Speciality statuettes, bookends, groups, busts.
His Isidore and Jewish Settlement medals infrequently
and incorrectly attributed to Julio Kilenyi because of
similarity of initials.
Died Etaples, France, 11 January 1938.
Signed models I.K. initials.
Fellow: National Sculpture Society.
Director: Municipal Art Society.
M E D A L S E R I E S
Circle of Friends of the Medallion:
1910 Wanderer Returns Home Medal (by Isidore Konti, dies
made by Henri Weil for Deitsch Brothers, New York;
varieties exist of both diamond-D and Med Art Co
hallmarks) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Deitsch 10-D, CoF 2,
Hudson River 37, Baxter 307, MAco 1909-009-002
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . J&J 7:419, J&J 15:238, J&J 21:1497;
PCA 44:1746, PCA 51:1077, PCA 63:409, PCA 71:1351,
PCA 75:406, PCA 80:1665, PCA 81:1841
Collection: American Numismatic Soc [>1] . 1909.999.132
Collection: Cornell University Johnson Art Gallery . . . .231
Collection: Newark Museum New Jersey . . . . . . . . . . 29.62
M E D A L S
1905 Jewish Settlement in United States 250th Anniversary
Medal. . . . . . .ANS (IECM) 1, Baxter 305, Hudson River 22
Auctions:. . . . . . . . .NAS 72:256; PCA 53:378, PCA 80:404
Collection: American Numismatic Society. . 1940.100.2217
Collection: Metropolitan Museum of Art. . . . . . . . . . 06.193
Collection: Smithsonian National Collection. . . . . .380:296
Exhibited: NSS Exhibition AE3 {1908} . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Illustrated: E11 {1976} Friedenberg, Jewish Minters p . . 70
1907 National Academy of Design Isidor Memorial Medal
(also called Inness Medal; struck by Tiffany & Co)
(also called Inness Medal; struck by Tiffany & Co)
1907-19, by Medallic Art Co after 1920)
[dates/issue: ] . . . . ANS (IECM) 2,Baxter 306, MAco 1920-004,
Hudson River 24
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. PCA 56:398
Collection: American Numismatic Society. . 1940.100.1557
Collection: Cornell Univ Johnson Art Gallery . . . . . . . . 232
Exhibited: NSS Exhibition AE3 {1908} . . . . . . . . . . . . .236
S C U L P T U R E
1909 Beale and Carson Panel Relief (cast by Gorham) . . . .
A R C H I V E S
AAA Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 4 linear ft. on 3 microfilm
reels: 1208, 1210-1211.
GA Gorham Company Archives.
C O L L E C T I O N S
C4 {1912} Comparette 296, p 380.
C8 {1965} Gardner 06.193, p 79-80.
C14 {1996} Marqusee 231-232, p 45-46, (biography) 93.
B I O G R A P H I C A L R E F E R E N C E S
Px {1912} Brush (Edward Hale) The Art of Isidore Konti, Sculptor. Fine Arts Journal
26: (May 1912) pp 330-335, illus.
D5 {1915} Earle, p 179.
D8 {1926} Fielding, p 204, 485-486.
BA {1937} Who's Who In American Art: 1937 [1ed:243], 1939 [2ed:301-302].
P30 {1938} New York Times (12 January) 21:1, portrait.
B1 {1943} Who Was Who, p 691.
BE {1943} Webster's Biographical Dictionary, p 834.
A13 {1968} Proske, p 94-97, (biblio) 531.
I24 {1974} Hudson River Museum 22, 24, 37.
A18 {1974} Goode, p 446.
BF1 {1985} Falk, p 346.
D33 {1986} Opitz, p 503.
AE1 {1988} Falk, 2:290, 3:273.
AE2 {1990} Falk, Art Institute of Chicago, p 520.
AE5 {1990} National Academy of Design, p 308.
AE3 {1991} Chadbourne et al, p 242.
A32 {1993} Reynolds, p 34, 190.
BF2 {1999} Falk. Who Was Who in American Art, p 2:1888.
D3a {2006} Benezit.Dictionary of Artists, p 7:1459-1460.
N U M I S M A T I C R E F E R E N C E S
E3 {1902-30} Forrer 7:512-513.
NE2 {1911} ANS (IECM) 1-2, p 162-164 (biography).
AE {1915} Pan-Pacific Expo Art Exhibit Catalog.
AE8 {1923} NSS Exhibit Catalog, p 130.
E6 {1927} Trees (Clyde Curlee) Medallic Art in Commerce, Civics, Philanthropy,
Letters and Science. New York: Medallic Art Company (1927) 39 pages.
AE6 {1929} NSS Exhibit Catalog, p 185.
R6 {1950ca}Weil. Unpublished manuscript.
M19 {1962) Chamberlain (Georgia Stamm) Circle of Friends of the Medallion 1909- 1915,
Numismatic Scrapbook Magazine 28:2 (February 1962) pp 303-307; and 28:3 (March 1962) pp 667-668.
Reprinted in: American Medals and Medalists (1963) pp 127-131; figures 51-54.
A12 {1968} Craven, p 475-477, (biblio) 740.
E11 {1976} Friedenberg, p 70.
M36 {1976} Johnson (Circle of Friends) CoF 2.
M42 {1987} Baxter 305-307, p 72-73.
MA1 {1988} Stahl (Alan M., editor) The Medal in America. Joseph Veach Noble
"The Society of Medalists" & Circle of Friends of Medallion, pp 223-247.
[dates/issue: ] . . . . ANS (IECM) 2,Baxter 306, MAco 1920-004,
Hudson River 24
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. PCA 56:398
Collection: American Numismatic Society. . 1940.100.1557
Collection: Cornell Univ Johnson Art Gallery . . . . . . . . 232
Exhibited: NSS Exhibition AE3 {1908} . . . . . . . . . . . . .236
S C U L P T U R E
1909 Beale and Carson Panel Relief (cast by Gorham) . . . .
A R C H I V E S
AAA Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 4 linear ft. on 3 microfilm
reels: 1208, 1210-1211.
GA Gorham Company Archives.
C O L L E C T I O N S
C4 {1912} Comparette 296, p 380.
C8 {1965} Gardner 06.193, p 79-80.
C14 {1996} Marqusee 231-232, p 45-46, (biography) 93.
B I O G R A P H I C A L R E F E R E N C E S
Px {1912} Brush (Edward Hale) The Art of Isidore Konti, Sculptor. Fine Arts Journal
26: (May 1912) pp 330-335, illus.
D5 {1915} Earle, p 179.
D8 {1926} Fielding, p 204, 485-486.
BA {1937} Who's Who In American Art: 1937 [1ed:243], 1939 [2ed:301-302].
P30 {1938} New York Times (12 January) 21:1, portrait.
B1 {1943} Who Was Who, p 691.
BE {1943} Webster's Biographical Dictionary, p 834.
A13 {1968} Proske, p 94-97, (biblio) 531.
I24 {1974} Hudson River Museum 22, 24, 37.
A18 {1974} Goode, p 446.
BF1 {1985} Falk, p 346.
D33 {1986} Opitz, p 503.
AE1 {1988} Falk, 2:290, 3:273.
AE2 {1990} Falk, Art Institute of Chicago, p 520.
AE5 {1990} National Academy of Design, p 308.
AE3 {1991} Chadbourne et al, p 242.
A32 {1993} Reynolds, p 34, 190.
BF2 {1999} Falk. Who Was Who in American Art, p 2:1888.
D3a {2006} Benezit.Dictionary of Artists, p 7:1459-1460.
N U M I S M A T I C R E F E R E N C E S
E3 {1902-30} Forrer 7:512-513.
NE2 {1911} ANS (IECM) 1-2, p 162-164 (biography).
AE {1915} Pan-Pacific Expo Art Exhibit Catalog.
AE8 {1923} NSS Exhibit Catalog, p 130.
E6 {1927} Trees (Clyde Curlee) Medallic Art in Commerce, Civics, Philanthropy,
Letters and Science. New York: Medallic Art Company (1927) 39 pages.
AE6 {1929} NSS Exhibit Catalog, p 185.
R6 {1950ca}Weil. Unpublished manuscript.
M19 {1962) Chamberlain (Georgia Stamm) Circle of Friends of the Medallion 1909- 1915,
Numismatic Scrapbook Magazine 28:2 (February 1962) pp 303-307; and 28:3 (March 1962) pp 667-668.
Reprinted in: American Medals and Medalists (1963) pp 127-131; figures 51-54.
A12 {1968} Craven, p 475-477, (biblio) 740.
E11 {1976} Friedenberg, p 70.
M36 {1976} Johnson (Circle of Friends) CoF 2.
M42 {1987} Baxter 305-307, p 72-73.
MA1 {1988} Stahl (Alan M., editor) The Medal in America. Joseph Veach Noble
"The Society of Medalists" & Circle of Friends of Medallion, pp 223-247.