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Karl Gerhardt (1853-1940) was an American sculptor, best known for his death mask of President Ulysses S. Grant and a portrait bust of Mark Twain.
Karl Franz Gebhardt (23 November 1897 – 2 June 1948) was a Nazi physician and a war criminal. Gebhardt was the main coordinator of a series of medical atrocities performed on inmates of the concentration camps at Ravensbrück and Auschwitz.
Born in Boston on January 7, 1853 and educated at Phillips school in that city, Karl Gerhardt was destined for fame as a sculptor of Ulysses S. Grant, Mark Twain, and a number of men famous in their time now forgotten. Little is known about Gerhardt's parents who were of German origin.
Karl Gerhardt. Gerhardt’s early career was as a machinist working for various foundries and machine tool companies. In 1881 Gerhardt married Harriet Josephine Gloyd, know as “Hattie.”. When not working, Gerhardt would purse his hobby of sculpting often using Hattie as his model.
"Karl-Gerät" (040/041) (German literally "Karl-device"), also known as Mörser Karl, was a World War II German self-propelled siege mortar (Mörser) designed and built by Rheinmetall.
The following is a listing of known Karl Gerhardt works. (Click on the year link to view a description and photos.) Some works listed are based upon descriptions Gerhardt wrote about them in his personal letters. In some cases, Gerhardt's work on a particular piece may have spanned a number of years.
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In a letter dated October 14, 1884, Gerhardt requested an advance loan from Clemens of $25 - $30 for the Twain and Cable medallion. Two medallions are currently listed in the Smithsonian's inventory of Gerhardt's works. One clay model is owned by the Connecticut Historical Society.
