Logan Republican | 1915-04-13 | Page 2 | Karl Theodore Bitter, Famous Sculptor, Dies

Karl Theodore Oilier, Famous Sculptor, Dies Now York, April 10. Karl Theodora Theo-dora Bitter, chief of the department of sculpturo of tho Panama Poclfls exposition nnd ono of tho best known sculptors of this country, died In a hospital hero today of Injuries ho Buffered when ho and Mrs. Hitter wcro run down Inst night by an auto-mohllo auto-mohllo In Broadway. Mrs. Bltter'B Injuries aro not serious. Mr. Bitter was director of sculp turo of tho Buffalo exposition nnd chief of tho department of sculpturo of tho St. Louis exposition. Ho had oxocuted many important private commissions, Including tho statuo of Carl Schurz hero, nnd works In tho homes of Collls P. Huntington, Cornelius Cor-nelius Vnnderbllt and other wealthy men. 1 lo designed tho Astor gates for Trinity church hero. Ho was a member of tho natlo'iiU Institute of arts and lottors and in ncadcmlclan of the national ncadomy of design. Mr. Bitter wos 47 cars old, tomlng horo In 1889 from Vienna, Vien-na, where ho w'as born. His homo was In this city.