KARL

THEODORE

See also:

• FRANCIS
• FRANCIS (FRarrcols) OF SALES, ST (1567-1622)
• FRANCIS (Lat. Franciscus, Ital. Francesco, Span. Francisco, Fr. Francois, Ger. Franz)
• FRANCIS, SIR PHILIP (174o-1818)

FRANCIS

See also:

• KARL THEODORE FRANCIS BITTER (1867– )

BITTER (1867– )  , American sculptor, was born in Vienna on the 6th of December 1867 . After studying art there, in 1889 he removed to the United States, where he became naturalized . In America he gained great popularity as a sculptor, and in 1906–1907 was president of the National Sculpture Society, New York . Among his principal works are: the Astor memorial gates, Trinity church, New York; " Elements Controlled and Uncontrolled," on the Administration Building at the Chicago Exposition; a large relief, " Triumph of Civilization," in the waiting-room of the Broad Street station of the Pennsylvania railway in Philadelphia; decorations for the Dewey Naval Arch in New York City; the " Standard Bearers," at the Pan-American Exposition grounds; a sitting statue and a bust of Dr Pepper, provost of the University of Pennsylvania; and the Villard and Hubbard memorials in the New York chamber of commerce .