Eugene Daub (born November 13, 1942) is an American contemporary figure

sculptor Sculpture is the branch of the visual arts that operates in three dimensions. Sculpture is the three-dimensional art work which is physically presented in the dimensions of height, width and depth. It is one of the plastic arts. Durable sc ...

, best known for his portraits and figurative monument sculpture created in the classic heroic style. His sculptures reside in three of the nation's state capitals and in the

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in the

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. His work appears in public monuments and permanent collections in the United States and Europe.

Early life and education

Eugene Daub was born in Pottstown, Pennsylvania. His education includes:

Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) is a museum and private art school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

, Philadelphia; The Johnson Atelier Technical Institute of Sculpture, New Jersey;

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, New Jersey; and the Academy of Art College, San Francisco.

Personal life

Eugene Daub is married to artist Anne Daub.

Career

Eugene Daub began his career as an art director for an advertising firm. His first job in sculpture was for

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where he developed skills in

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. He taught at the

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in San Francisco, Ca from 1993 to 2007. He has been an instructor at the Scottsdale Artists’ School from 1991 to present and is the designer of the first

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, which that city awards every year to a champion of world peace. Daub has exhibited extensively and has works in numerous public collections, including the

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Art Museum, the

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; the

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; The

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in the United States Capitol and the United States

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. Daub has created over 40 major monuments in the U.S. in the last 30 years. He is also one of the pioneer members of the American Medallic Sculpture Association, which pushed American contemporary medallic art into the international contemporary movement. He won both of the nation's highest awards for excellence in

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: The Saltus Award from the

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, and the gold medal, from the

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. Daub is a Fellow of the

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. In 2004, Daub joined sculptor Rob Firmin to form Daub & Firmin Sculpture Studios, LLC, where Daub serves as master artist and principal sculptor, and Firmin serves as designer, sculptor, historian, and proposal creator.

Rosa Parks statue

In December 2009, the firm of Daub and Firmin won the design competition to create a

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statue for the

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. Eugene Daub was the principal sculptor of the Rosa Parks statue. Daub collaborated with partner Rob Firmin on the concept and pedestal for the statue. The statue of Rosa Parks is historically significant as being the first full-length statue of an African American person in the U.S. Capitol. It is also the first statue commissioned by the Congress since 1873.

Numismatic work

Eugene Daub is Vice President and Past President of the American Medallic Sculpture Association. He is one of the early pioneers of the AMSA that pushed America
medallic art
into the contemporary world. Daub is the first sculptor since Daniel Chester French, in 1919, to have sculpted more than one medal for the American Numismatic Society. Notable medals *Statue of Liberty Medal,

1986 *

, 1986 *Helsinki delegation medal, FIDEM convention 1991 * Crazy Horse, first issued medal of th
American Medallic Sculpture Association
1987 *Fire and Ice, #121 medal of th
Society of Medalist
1992 *Discovery Medal

1993 *Wildwood Medal, Little Rock Arkansas, 1988 *

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Medallion, 2009 *Lewis and Clark
Montana Historical Society
2006

New York Numismatic Club, 2008 *

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medallion
Jewish American Hall of Fame
2012 *Ratification Medal
United States Capital Historical Society
1988

Awards

* Saltus Award1991. The Saltus Awardis the highest national and international recognition of the

for excellence in medallic sculpture. *Gold medal, from the

for lifetime achievement in Medallic Sculpture. *He is a Fellow of the

. *Daub was awarded the Arthur Ross Award in 2002 by the Institute of Classical Architecture and Art. *Best Historical Sculpture award,

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, California Arts Club, 2006 *Best in Show Sculpture
Fallbrook Art Center
2008
Elliot Gantz Foundry
Award, Portrait Sculpture, 79th annual NSS exhibition, 2012
Agop Agopoff Memorial Prize
2013 *In September 2012 Daub was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Human Letters from the

, San Francisco.
Medal of Honor, National Sculpture Society, 2014
The Medal of Honor is the society's highest award, presented for notable achievement in and for the encouragement of American sculpture.

Sculptures

''Partial Portfolio'' *Corps of Discovery statue commemorating th

expedition in Kansas City, Missouri.
Phinneas Banning Monument
Banning Landing, Wilmington, California 2002. *Monument to General Bernard Adolph Schriever, Los Angeles Air Force Base, 2007.
USS San Diego Memorial
San Diego Harbor, in collaboration with Lou Quaintance, 2008.
Henry W. and Marion Bloch Memorial Statue
University of Missouri, Kansas City, 2013. ''The following works below are commissions b
Daub & Firmin
LLC. Eugene Daub and Rob Firmin collaborate on the concept, design and sculpting. Eugene Daub was the principal sculptor of the

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and the final sculptures.'' *

statue for the

. *

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as a Boy in

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depicts Lincoln shortly before his family moved from his nearby birthplace to Indiana. *

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City Hall. *Statue o
Thomas Jefferson
located at the

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br>sculpture
of

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displayed on the grounds of the

, based on events of a specific day as described in an unpublished history dissertation Firmin discovered at the university.
Allegories of Civilization
Utah State Capitol, 2013.

San Diego, 2008.

References

External links

*Eugene Daub
from Daub & Firmin Sculpture Studios.
Eugene Daub
from Scottsdale Artists School.
Eugene Daub
from Art & Design Online. {{DEFAULTSORT:Daub, Eugene L. Living people American male sculptors Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts alumni Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts faculty American medallists 1942 births Academy of Art University faculty 20th-century American sculptors 21st-century American sculptors 21st-century American male artists People from Pottstown, Pennsylvania Sculptors from Pennsylvania 20th-century American male artists