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E. J. Kisling
| Name | E. J. Kisling |
| Ortssitz | Newark (New Jersey) |
| Straße | Elm Street 184 + 186 |
| Art des Unternehmens | Plastiker |
| Anmerkungen | Monumental Sculptor |
| Quellenangaben | [Industries of New Jersey, Essex County V (1882) 738] |
| Zeit |
Ereignis |
| 1864 |
Gründung |
| Produkt |
ab |
Bem. |
bis |
Bem. |
Kommentar |
| Plastiken |
1882 |
[Industries of N.J. (1882)] |
1882 |
[Industries of N.J. (1882)] |
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| ZEIT | 1882 |
| THEMA | Beschreibung |
| TEXT | In the line of monumental sculpture the productions of the establishment of Mr. E. J. Kisling, at Nos. 184 and 186 Elm Street, rank among the foremost in their line, and here it is that especial attention is given to monumental work, and the great majority of fine monunicnts throughout this section have emanated from this shop. Established in 1864, a very large trade has been built up, and in his line Mr. Kisling enjoys the reputation of being a rare sculptor and a skilled designer and artisan. He is the gentleman who designed the proposed Newark Firemen's Monument, to cost $20,000, and to be sixty feet in height, to be surmounted by a life-size fireman and four life-size figures of firemen in various attitudes, near the base; a piece of workmanship, the model of which has been greatly admired and speaks the praises of the master-hand that designed it. All the work done here is first-class in every respect, and a large number of handsome soldiers' monuments have been turned out. Tombs, headstones, etc., are made to order of the best material and finest workmanship. Prices are reasonable for good work. The shop is 25x60 feet in dimensions, provided with ev.ery facility, the most approved tools, and a competent force of experienced workmen are employed. The trade comes from all parts of the count ly and annually increases in importance. Mr. Kisling is a native of New York city, possessed of rare qualifications and adaptation and liking for his work, and has won widespread and deserved fame as a sculptor of no mean abilities. He is an industrious, energetic business man, well known and highly esteemed, and his establishment is an honor and a credit to the industrial interests of New Jersey's foremost city. Mr. Kisling is in receipt of hundreds of testimonials as to the beauty of his work from all over the United States. His largest customers being in the South, where his work has fame and name equal to the old masters. |
| QUELLE | [Industries of New Jersey, Essex County V (1882) 738] |
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