Augustus Lukeman

Henry Augustus Lukeman (1871-1935) was an American sculptor, specialising in historical monuments. He was born at Richmond, Va., and studied under Launt Thompson and Daniel Chester French in New York and at the Beaux-Arts in Paris under Falguière. He aided French in his statue "The Republic" at the Chicago Exposition and later acted as his assistant in New York. His independent works include monuments, portrait busts and statues, bas reliefs, and ornamental sculpture. He worked the sculptures on Stone Mountain that were originally started by Gutzon Borglum. Lukeman's involvement ended in 1928, and the carving remained incomplete for many years. In September 1963, Roy Faulkner and a team of seven carvers began the final rework of the carving, using Lukeman's models and "point system" to transfer the image to the mountain. They completed the work in 1970.

Public Sculptures

• Ida Straus Memorial in Straus Park, Manhattan
• "Manu, the Law Giver of India," on the Appellate Court Building, New York, NY
• William McKinley Statue, Adams, MA
• Francis Asbury equestrian sculpture, Meridian Hill Park, Washington, DC
• Francis Asbury statue, Madison, NJ
• Robert Livingston, (St. Louis)
• Professor Joseph Henry, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ
• Kit Carson Monument in Trinidad, CO, (Lukeman created the figure of Carson while Frederick Roth executed the horse).
• Four colossal statues for the Royal Bank of Canada headquarters in Montreal
• Four figures for the Brooklyn Institute
• Soldiers' Monument, Somerville, MA
• The World War I monument, the "Prospect Park Memorial", in Prospect Park, Brooklyn
• The Soldiers and Sailors Monument, Pittsfield, MA

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