Karl Bitter [graphic]. ca. 1905.

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Karl Bitter [graphic]. ca. 1905.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/79376765

Portrait of Bitter in a suit and looking down and away from camera. Identification on verso (handwritten): Karl Bitter, property of Mrs. Walter Abel.

1 photographic print : b&w ; image 18 x 14 cm.

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Bitter, Karl Theodore Francis, 1867-1915

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Born in a suburb of Vienna, Austria, Karl Bitter was trained as a sculptor at the Imperial Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna, from 1885 to 1888. After active service in the Army, Bitter immigrated to the United States, arriving in New York City in November of 1889. Within weeks of his arrival, Bitter was engaged by the American architect, Richard Morris Hunt (1825-1895). He worked on projects for the Astors and Vandberbilts in New York City and at the Biltmore Estate, for William H. Vanderbilt, Ash...