Elisabet Ney by Friedrich Kaulbach, 1860 With a bust of King George V of Hanover
Born
Franzisca Bernadina Wilhelmina Elisabeth Ney
(1833-01-26)January 26, 1833
Münster, Province of Westphalia, Prussia
Died
June 29, 1907(1907-06-29) (aged 74)
Austin, Texas, U.S.
Nationality
German, American
Known for
Sculpture
Spouse
Edmund Montgomery
Memorial(s)
Elisabet Ney Museum
Franzisca Bernadina Wilhelmina Elisabeth Ney (26 January 1833 – 29 June 1907) was a German-American sculptor who spent the first half of her life and career in Europe, producing portraits of famous leaders such as Otto von Bismarck, Giuseppe Garibaldi and King George V of Hanover. At age 39, she immigrated to Texas with her husband, Edmund Montgomery, and became a pioneer in the development of art there. Among her most famous works during her Texas period were life-size marble figures of Sam Houston and Stephen F. Austin, commissions for the Texas State Capitol. A large group of her works are housed in the Elisabet Ney Museum, located in her home and studio in Austin. Other works can be found in the United States Capitol, the Smithsonian American Art Museum, and numerous collections in Germany.
the Texas State Capitol. A large group of her works are housed in the ElisabetNey Museum, located in her home and studio in Austin. Other works can be...
The ElisabetNey Museum is a museum located in Austin, Texas, United States. It is housed in the former studio of sculptor ElisabetNey and is dedicated...
German-American sculptor ElisabetNey. Montgomery was born on 19 March 1835, in Edinburgh, Scotland. His parentage is unknown, but the ElisabetNey Museum relates...
re-interment occurred in 1867. Forty years later, the state appointed ElisabetNey to design a monument and sculpture of him to be erected at the grave...
elderly Schopenhauer sat for a sculpture portrait by the Prussian sculptor ElisabetNey in 1859, he was much impressed by the young woman's wit and independence...
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singer-songwriter, author, poet, actor and activist. Austin resident ElisabetNey 1833 1907 Sculptor, art pioneer, works can be found in the Smithsonian...
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