Background
Louis Amateis was born on December 13, 1855 in Turin, Italy. He was the son of General Paolo and Carolina Amateis.
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Louis Amateis
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also known as
Luigi
Education
Amateis' training in sculpture was received in various places. He studied in Paris in 1878. In his native Turin he was Gold Medalist at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts and in 1880 was graduated from the Institute of Technology there.
Career
In 1881 Amateis was at Milan and two years later he set sail for New York, where he continued his profession. Much of his work here was in the nature of architectural sculpture, largely done for the firm of McKim, Mead & White.
In 1893 he was made professor of fine arts in the department of architecture at George Washington University, then known as Columbian University. He remained there for ten years and even after his retirement continued to reside in Washington.
Most of Amateis' monumental works were made for the state of Texas. In Galveston are the Henry Rosenberg monument to the Texas heroes of the War of 1836 and a statue of Rosenberg in front of the Rosenberg Library. In Houston is an "Angel of Peace, " and in Corsicana "The Call to Arms. "
Among his other works are "Father Rhine" in Mobile, the Heirrich mausoleum in Washington, and the memorial monument of Nathan A. Baldwin in the cemetery at Milford, Connecticut. This last, made in 1899, recalls distinctly Amateis's Italian birth and training, for it would be quite appropriate in such a place as the Campo Santo at Genoa. Besides these monumental works he did numerous portrait busts, among them those of President Arthur, James G. Blaine, General Hancock, General Logan, Secretary Bayard, and Andrew Carnegie.
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Membership
Amateis was a member of the National Art Society and the National Sculpture Society.
Connections
On February 24, 1889, Amateis married Dora Ballin. Four sons two became architects and one a sculptor.
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Died
March 16, 1913 (aged 57) -
Resting place
Cedar Hill Cemetery, Suitland, Maryland, United States -
Nationality
American