Hans Schuler
| Hans Schuler | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 25, 1874 Morange, Alsace Lorraine, German Empire |
| Died | March 30, 1951 (aged 77) Baltimore, Maryland, United States |
| Nationality | German American |
| Education |
Académie Julian Rinehart School of Sculpture Maryland Institute College of Art |
| Known for | Sculpture |
| Awards | Salon Gold Medal 1901 (First American recipient) |
Hans K. Schuler (May 25, 1874 – March 30, 1951) was a German-born American sculptor and monument maker. He was the first American sculptor ever to win the Salon Gold Medal. His works are in several important museum collections, and he also created many public monuments, mostly for locations in Baltimore, Maryland and in the Washington, D.C., area. For over a quarter of a century he served as president of the Maryland Institute College of Art.
Hans Schuler was born in a part of Alsace-Lorraine which was then under German sovereignty, though it is now part of France. Schuler's family emigrated to the United States while he was still a youngster. He graduated from the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) in Baltimore, Maryland, having studied there at the Rinehart School of Sculpture.
He continued his artistic training in France at the Académie Julian, studying under Raoul Verlet . Schuler won the Salon Gold Medal in Paris in 1901, the first American sculptor ever to do so. Returning to Baltimore, he built his studio at 7 East Lafayette Avenue in 1906 [3], residing and working in Baltimore for the rest of his life. Schuler served as president of MICA from 1925 to 1951 and was a member of the Charcoal Club of Baltimore. His works are in the collections of museums including the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC and the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore. His Baltimore studio is still in use as the Schuler School of Fine Arts, founded in 1959 by sculptor Hans C. Schuler (1912–1999), the son of Hans K. Schuler. The Hans Schuler Studio and Residence was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.
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