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Leopold Scholz

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Leopold Scholz (1877–1946) Austrian born American sculptor best known for his works in the National Statuary Hall Collection housed in the US Capitol in Washington D.C.[1]

In 1921 Scholz married sculptor Belle Kinney Scholz and much of his best known work was executed with her.

IN 1938 Scholz created a statue for the United States post office in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The statue, a bust from the waist up, portrays a postman dressing in the 1930s uniform, with a look of determination on his face that reminds us that the mail will be delivered no matter what the obstacles might be."[2]

Work

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The Mail Carrier (1938), Scholz's cast aluminum bust for the Joel W. Solomon Federal Building and United States Courthouse in Chattanooga, Tennessee, was commissioned by the Section of Painting and Sculpture.

References

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  1. ^ Architect of the Capitol, ‘’Compilation of Works of Art and Other Objects in the United States Capitol’’, United States Printing Office, Washington 1965 p. 244, 259
  2. ^ Hill, Howard, ‘’Tennessee Post Office Murals,’’ The Overmountain Press, Johnson City, Tennessee, 1996 pp. 21-23
  3. ^ Creighton, Wilbur F., ‘’The Parthenon In Nashville: From a personal viewpoint’’, 1968, self published p. 36
  4. ^ Larry E. Gobrecht (November 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Angola Post Office". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2009-07