Albert Rieker

Albert Rieker (1889–1959) was a German-born American sculptor. He designed public sculptures in Louisiana and Mississippi.

Albert Rieker
Born	1889 Eislingen, Germany
Died	1959 Clermont Harbor, Mississippi, U.S.
Occupation	Sculptor

Early life

Albert Rieker was born in 1889 in Eislingen, Germany.[1][2] He emigrated to the United States in 1923.[1]

Career

Rieker became a sculptor in New Orleans, Louisiana, where his designs are found in the City Hall and the First Baptist Church.[1] His 1940 bust of Governor Huey P. Long can be seen at the Ogden Museum of Southern Art in New Orleans.[2] Rieker also designed the statue of Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne, Sieur de Bienville inside the Louisiana State Capitol in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.[3] Other public sculptures can be found in Monroe, Louisiana.[1]

Rieker designed "two friezes" on the War Memorial Building in Jackson, Mississippi,[2] which is listed as a contributing property to the Old Capitol on the National Register of Historic Places.

Death

Rieker resided in and summered in Clermont Harbor, Mississippi.[1] He died in 1959 in Clermont Harbor.[1]

References

1. "Orleans Sculpor Expires At Age 72". The Town Talk. Alexandria, Louisiana. February 10, 1959. p. 11. Retrieved March 22, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Albert Rieker". Know Louisiana. Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
3. "Statue of Jean Baptiste Sieur de Bienville in the Louisiana State Capitol building in Baton Rouge Louisiana in the 1960s 1960 - 1969". Louisiana Digital Library. Retrieved March 22, 2018.