Bronx County Courthouse
Joe created this sculptured group in limestone. It is on the Bronx County Courthouse, also known as the Mario Merola Building, in New York City. Joe’s note on the back of a photo by DeWitt Ward reads: ‘Bronx County Court House’ and ‘located on Walton Ave side of street Concourse Village’.
Another photo of the grouping is labeled “Justice” by Joe with this description: “Limestone panel 12’ x 18’ on the city and Municipal Court House Lafayette St. N.Y.C. William Laxx and Matthew Delxxx, architects.” The architects names are not legible. The building was constructed between 1931 and 1934.
Some descriptions credit Joe entirely for this work but a history of the Mario Merola Bronx County Building has this paragraph; “The tall rectangular block sculptures by Adolph A. Weinman are largely allegorical, paying homage to the history of government by law through the ages, beginning with Egypt, Greece, and Rome. They were created with the assistance of collaborators and sculpted by Weinman and his associates, Edward F. Sanford, George Snowden and Joseph Kiselewski.”
With further study we’ll discover Joe’s relationship with Weinman who was older than Joe and a renowned architectural sculptor.
Internationally Famous Sculptor Visits Home Town
JOSEPH KISELEWSKI, world famous sculptor from Browerville, is shown at the site of two of his pieces of work at the rock-constructed Garden of Gethsemane at St. Joseph's Church in Browerville. He completed and presented the figures of Christ Praying in the Garden and the Comforting Angel to the parish at its Golden Jubilee celebration in 1932. The picture was taken by Jim McCoy of The Browerville Blade while the sculptor was on a visit to his home town two weeks ago.
For two weeks past the Browerville area has been honored by the presence of a former resident who has achieved quite a measure of fame in the world. He is Joseph Kiselewski, known to be one of America's foremost sculptors, or as many consider him to be, the country's finest.
The Sunday, July 16, issue of the St. Paul Pioneer Press carried a story on the sculptor, his
work and background. Parts of this story will be reprinted in the pages of this issue.
Mr. Kiselewski makes very frequent visits. to Browerville from his New York "City home…
Picture courtesy
Browerville Blade
