Anton Schaaf

Background

Schaaf, Anton was born on February 22, 1869 in Milwuakee, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Karl and Florentina (Bee) Schaaf.

Education

Studied art at Cooper Union, New York, under Shirlaw, Cox and Beckwith, at Charcoal Club under Saint Gaudens and Dewing and at National Academy Design under Ward.

Career

Principal works: Shaw memorial, Woodlawn Cemetery, New New York Statue of General Ord, Vicksburg National Military Park, also a number of busts and reliefs in same park. Meredith portrait tablet, at Tomkins Avenue Church, Brooklyn.

War memorial, Central Congressional Church, Brooklyn.

Prudential Insurance Company war memorial, Newark, New Jersey, Ridgewood war memorial, and 14th Infantry soldiers monument, Brooklyn. Benjamin Franklin statue, Sesquicentennial Exposition, Philadelphia.

Haym Salomon monument, New York City, soldier called Armistice”. War Memorial, Glendale, Brooklyn, New New York

Relief, J. Temple Gwathmey, New York Cotton Exchange.

Relief, J. Waldo Smith, Ashokan Dam, New New York Captain Ericsson & Monitor Relief, New York City. Portrait William H. Todd, New York City.

Parks South. Cadman memorial, Central Congressional Church, Brooklyn, New New York

Achievements

• Anton Schaaf has been listed as a noteworthy sculptor by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member National Sculpture Society, Architectural League, New New New York

Connections

Married Grace Androvette, of Brooklyn, New York, April.