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August Gaul (German: [ˈɡaʊl]; October 22, 1869 – October 18, 1922) was a German sculptor and expressionism artist, born in Großauheim (now part of Hanau).

August Gaul was a founding member of the Berlin Secession. On close terms with art dealers like Bruno and Paul Cassirer, he became a leading figure in the Berlin art scene before World War I. Gaul died of cancer in Berlin in 1922.

Works of Art

Produced in Frankfurt, Germany for the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis, August Gaul's "Durana" bronze eagle features hundreds of hand-forged bronze feathers and was the centerpiece of one of the many German exhibits at the fair. When the fair closed the statue weighing 2,500 pounds was purchased by John Wanamaker of Philadelphia for $10,000. The eagle was re-installed centrally in the Grand Court of what has become known as America's first department store, Wanamaker's. The Eagle quickly became the store's unofficial mascot and grew in iconic popular social context with the Philadelphian and suburban catchphrase "Meet me at the Eagle". When suburban branches of John Wanamaker's department stores opened in the 1950s and ’60s, the company installed various eagle statues in each one. The eagle sculpture still resides at the same location under ownership of Macy's and is an integral element of this store becoming the flagship within the chain.

References

• Der Tierbildhauer August Gaul, ed. Ursel Berger. Nicolai, Berlin 1999 ISBN 3-87584-858-6

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to August Gaul.

• Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) – 69 drawings, Collection August Gaul

На других языках

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[de] August Gaul

Georg August Gaul (* 22. Oktober 1869 in Großauheim; † 18. Oktober 1921 in Berlin) war ein deutscher Bildhauer und Medailleur im Übergang vom Historismus zur Moderne.[1]

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- [en] August Gaul

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[fr] August Gaul

August Gaul né le 22 octobre 1869 à Hanau (région de la Hesse) et mort le 18 octobre 1921 à Berlin, est un sculpteur animalier allemand. Il appartient à la tendance moderne de l'école de sculpture de Berlin.

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[it] August Gaul

August Gaul (Großauheim, 22 ottobre 1869 – Berlino, 18 ottobre 1921) è stato uno scultore tedesco.

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[ru] Гауль, Август

Гео́рг А́вгуст Гауль (нем. Georg August Gaul; 22 октября 1869 года, Гроссхайм, ныне район Ханау, Гессен — 18 октября 1921 года, Берлин, Германия) — немецкий скульптор-анималист.

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