Albert Entress was born in Rottenberg, Germany. He immigrated to the U.S. in 1868 after completing an apprenticeship as a stone carver. After 5 years in New York he came to Hartford in 1873.
Work with George Keller In 1876, architect George Keller went to New York to find an expert stone carver. He was told that one of the best in the country resided in his own city of Hartford, Entress. Best known for his work on the Keller designed Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Arch in Bushnell Park. He carved the six statues on the tower’s sides. He worked with Keller on the Hartford Public High School in 1883. After being demolished in 1961, the only carving spared was a brownstone owl from above the main door. Entress worked with Keller on projects in other cities, incl. the Garfield National Memorial, Cleveland & the Soldier’s Memorial Arch in Buffalo. Entress was chosen to sculpt the magnificent artwork designed by Augustus Saint-Gaudens for the top of the Edwin Denison Morgan mausoleum at Cedar Hill Cemetery.
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