Henry Kreis
Henry Godfrey Kreis (July 27, 1899–January 22, 1963) was an American sculptor.
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- Name
- Henry Kreis
- Born
- 27 July 1899
- Birthplace
- Essen, Germany
- Died
- 22 January 1963
- Education
- State School of Applied Arts in Munich
- Known for
- sculpture
- Nationality
- Germany
- Occupation
- sculptor
- Honours
- J. Sanford Saltus Medal Award
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Henry Godfrey Kreis (July 27, 1899–January 22, 1963) was an American sculptor.
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• Name — Henry Kreis • Born — 27 July 1899 • Birthplace — Essen, Germany • Died — 22 January 1963 • Education — State School of Applied Arts in Munich • Known for — sculpture
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He studied at the State School of Applied Arts in Munich. In 1935 Kreis designed the Connecticut Tercentenary half dollar, then in 1936 he designed the Bridgeport, Connecticut, Centennial half dollar and the reverse of the Arkansas-Robinson half dollar. In 1947, he created the Wise virgins and Foolish virgins medal for the Society of Medalists.
Looking northeast across Grand Concourse at Bronx GPO on a rainy midday.
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View of the Bronx Central Annex building of the United States Post Office from across Grand Concourse. I had a suspicion this post office was historic, so I snapped a picture, whether there were some available or not. There was also a lot of NYPD activity on my side of the street, and I suspect the cops were looking at me kind of funny.
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