Charles Keck
Charles Keck (September 9 1875 – April 23 1951) was an American sculptor, born in New York City. He studied in the National Academy of Design and Art Students League with Philip Martiny and was an assistant to Augustus Saint-Gaudens from 1893 to 1898. He also attended the American Academy in Rome. He is best known for his monuments and architectural sculpture.
Architectural Sculpture
- Brooklyn Museum, Genius of Islam, McKim, Mead and White, architects, NYC, 1908
- Pennsylvania Hall, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1908
- Oakland City Hall, Palmer & Hornbostel architects, Oakland, California, 1914
- City-County Building, Palmer & Hornbostel architects, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1916
- Wilmington City Hall, Palmer & Hornbostel architects, Wilmington, Delaware, 1917
- Education Building, Albany, New York
- Nelson Gallery of Art, Kansas City, Missouri
- Waldorf Astoria Hotel, Schultz & Weaver architects, NYC, 1931
- Essex County Building Annex, Newark, New Jersey, c. 1930
- Jackson County Court House, Wight & Wight, architects, Kansas City Missouri, 1934
- Bronx County Court House, Freedlander & Hausle architects, Bronx, New York, 1933
Monuments and Memorials
- Amicitia, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- George Washington,
Buenos Aires , Argentina - Lewis and Clark Memorial, Charlottesville, Virginia 1921
- Stonewall Jackson, Charlottesville, Virginia
- Duke Family sarcophagi, Memorial Chapel, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
- Booker T. Washington, Tuskegee, Alabama
- Father Duffy, Times Square, NYC
- Andrew Jackson, Kansas City, Missouri
- Ernest Hass Memorial, Woodlawn Cemetery, Detroit, Michigan
- George Rogers Clark Memorial, Springfield, Ohio
- Huey Long Memorial, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
In 1913 Keck designed a memorial plaque that was cast from metal that had been salvaged from the USS Maine after it was raised in Havana harbor the previous year. Over a thousand of the plaques were cast and they are spread unevenly all over the United States. In 1931, Keck completed the Great Seals of the Commonwealth of Virginia which had been commissioned by the Commonwealth. The obverse of the seal is still used to this day and appears on the state flag.
Images
 Lewis & Clark Memorial. Charlottesville, Virginia |
 World War I Memorial, Harrisonburg, Virginia |
 George Rogers Clark Memorial, Springfield, Ohio |
References
- Kvaran, Einar Einarsson, Architectural Sculpture in America, unpublished manuscript
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