Robert Kraus

Sculptor : Robert Kraus (August 5th, 1850 - November 7th, 1901)

Background : Born Adolph Rober Kraus in Zeulenroda, Germany, he immigrated to the United States in 1881.

Notes of Interest : Sadly, Kraus died in an asylum after he going a tad insane when he failed to complete a sculpture of Belshazzar due to lack of funds.

List of works by Robert Kraus

Boston Massacre Memorial (1888)

Winged Victory figures atop the towers of Machinery Hall in the Columbian Exposition (1893)

Randidge monument in Forest Hills Cemetery