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K. M. Oswald Hoepfner (January 7, 1872 – June 18, 1957) was an American sculptor noted for his work as an architectural sculptor. == Early years == Hoepfner was born in Bromberg, Germany, now in Poland. Oswald received a violin at the age of nine. Before he left Germany he had handwritten thirty-five pages of violin compositions. He became interested in art early and at age 14 was apprenticed to a blacksmith. A year later he got a job in Riga, Latvia as a cabin boy and rigger aboard a sailing ship, the ''Trafalgar'', and sailed to America. He arrived in Perth Amboy, New Jersey around 1888 and there jumped ship and began working at the Perth Amboy Terra Cotta Company. Once in America, he performed on many stages, organized an orchestra and choir in the Perth Amboy area and continued his music studies at the New York College of Music. Hoepfner studied at the Beaux Arts Institute of Design, NYC, where he subsequently became an instructor, as well as a member of the Jury of Award. He was acclaimed for his class titled "Architectural Ornament" and in 1925 was invited to become an honorary member of the Beaux-Arts Institute of Design. Hoepfner also studied at the National Sculpture Society and George Bridgman Institute in New York City, where he was recognized for having achieved the status of anatomical perfection. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Oswald Hoepfner」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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