Johann Heinrich "Henry" Gugler was born September 27th 1816 in Untertuerkheim, Wuerttemberg, Germany. At the age of fifteen he began an apprenticeship in the arts, specializing in metal engraving; he would become one of the top metal engravers in Germany. Henry Gugler immigrated to the United States in 1853 with his wife and six-year-old son Julius at the invitation of a fellow engraver who had earlier settled in this country. Gugler had studied art and had twenty-two years experience in metal engraving in Germany where he prepared book illustrations, zoological studies and city views. He found work with a New York firm specializing in bank note engraving. By the early 1860s he began working at the National Note Bureau, later the Federal agency known as the Bureau of Engraving and Printing in Washington, D.C.
In 1863, the National Note Bureau of Engraving and Printing hired Henry as one of their first vignette engravers. While working for them he engraved the "The Pioneer" which appeared on the $5 and $20 United States bills. Henry Gugler's most famous engravings was his life size steel engraving of President Abraham Lincoln. This would be his most important work and was completed in 1869 after two years of work. The engraving was taken from a painting by John H. Littlefield, a former clerk in Lincoln's law firm in Springfield. The copyright on the lifesize engraving was filed in the name of the artist. Littlefield. on November 27, 1869. Hundreds upon thousand copies of the engraving can be found in books, magazines and hanging on walls through the world.
Henry Gugler became a naturalized U.S. Citizen on October 23rd 1867.
Henry Gugler and three of his sons (Julius, Robert & Henry) established the firm of H. Gugler and Sons in 1871. He moved with his family to Egg Harbor City, New Jersey living there until 1878; when he moved to Milwaukee to join his son, Julius Gugler, who was working with Henry Seifert as a lithographer. The three artists went on to form Seifert, Gugler and Company (a.k.a. Milwaukee Lithographing and Engraving).
On September 6th 1880 Henry Gugler Sr. died at the age of sixty-three. His son Julius took over the business and was incorporated as the Gugler Lithographic Company in 1883. Today it is the oldest lithographic firm in Wisconsin.
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Henry Gugler was married to Friedrike Christiane Catharine Kasten on the 11th of May 1847 in Stuttgard, Germany. This union had four known sons:
Julius Gugler 1848–1919
Paul Gugler 1853–
Robert Gugler 1856–1927
Johann Heinrich "Henry" Gugler, Jr 1857–1907
Henry Gugler's granddaughter, Frida Gugler, was a well-known artist and his grandson, Erich Gugler, was the architect for the re-design in 1933-34 of the White House's West Wing; which included the famed Oval Office.
In 1863, the National Note Bureau of Engraving and Printing hired Henry as one of their first vignette engravers. While working for them he engraved the "The Pioneer" which appeared on the $5 and $20 United States bills. Henry Gugler's most famous engravings was his life size steel engraving of President Abraham Lincoln. This would be his most important work and was completed in 1869 after two years of work. The engraving was taken from a painting by John H. Littlefield, a former clerk in Lincoln's law firm in Springfield. The copyright on the lifesize engraving was filed in the name of the artist. Littlefield. on November 27, 1869. Hundreds upon thousand copies of the engraving can be found in books, magazines and hanging on walls through the world.
Henry Gugler became a naturalized U.S. Citizen on October 23rd 1867.
Henry Gugler and three of his sons (Julius, Robert & Henry) established the firm of H. Gugler and Sons in 1871. He moved with his family to Egg Harbor City, New Jersey living there until 1878; when he moved to Milwaukee to join his son, Julius Gugler, who was working with Henry Seifert as a lithographer. The three artists went on to form Seifert, Gugler and Company (a.k.a. Milwaukee Lithographing and Engraving).
On September 6th 1880 Henry Gugler Sr. died at the age of sixty-three. His son Julius took over the business and was incorporated as the Gugler Lithographic Company in 1883. Today it is the oldest lithographic firm in Wisconsin.
Note:
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Henry Gugler was married to Friedrike Christiane Catharine Kasten on the 11th of May 1847 in Stuttgard, Germany. This union had four known sons:
Julius Gugler 1848–1919
Paul Gugler 1853–
Robert Gugler 1856–1927
Johann Heinrich "Henry" Gugler, Jr 1857–1907
Henry Gugler's granddaughter, Frida Gugler, was a well-known artist and his grandson, Erich Gugler, was the architect for the re-design in 1933-34 of the White House's West Wing; which included the famed Oval Office.
Johann Heinrich "Henry" Gugler was born September 27th 1816 in Untertuerkheim, Wuerttemberg, Germany. At the age of fifteen he began an apprenticeship in the arts, specializing in metal engraving; he would become one of the top metal engravers in Germany. Henry Gugler immigrated to the United States in 1853 with his wife and six-year-old son Julius at the invitation of a fellow engraver who had earlier settled in this country. Gugler had studied art and had twenty-two years experience in metal engraving in Germany where he prepared book illustrations, zoological studies and city views. He found work with a New York firm specializing in bank note engraving. By the early 1860s he began working at the National Note Bureau, later the Federal agency known as the Bureau of Engraving and Printing in Washington, D.C.
In 1863, the National Note Bureau of Engraving and Printing hired Henry as one of their first vignette engravers. While working for them he engraved the "The Pioneer" which appeared on the $5 and $20 United States bills. Henry Gugler's most famous engravings was his life size steel engraving of President Abraham Lincoln. This would be his most important work and was completed in 1869 after two years of work. The engraving was taken from a painting by John H. Littlefield, a former clerk in Lincoln's law firm in Springfield. The copyright on the lifesize engraving was filed in the name of the artist. Littlefield. on November 27, 1869. Hundreds upon thousand copies of the engraving can be found in books, magazines and hanging on walls through the world.
Henry Gugler became a naturalized U.S. Citizen on October 23rd 1867.
Henry Gugler and three of his sons (Julius, Robert & Henry) established the firm of H. Gugler and Sons in 1871. He moved with his family to Egg Harbor City, New Jersey living there until 1878; when he moved to Milwaukee to join his son, Julius Gugler, who was working with Henry Seifert as a lithographer. The three artists went on to form Seifert, Gugler and Company (a.k.a. Milwaukee Lithographing and Engraving).
On September 6th 1880 Henry Gugler Sr. died at the age of sixty-three. His son Julius took over the business and was incorporated as the Gugler Lithographic Company in 1883. Today it is the oldest lithographic firm in Wisconsin.
Note:
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Henry Gugler was married to Friedrike Christiane Catharine Kasten on the 11th of May 1847 in Stuttgard, Germany. This union had four known sons:
Julius Gugler 1848–1919
Paul Gugler 1853–
Robert Gugler 1856–1927
Johann Heinrich "Henry" Gugler, Jr 1857–1907
Henry Gugler's granddaughter, Frida Gugler, was a well-known artist and his grandson, Erich Gugler, was the architect for the re-design in 1933-34 of the White House's West Wing; which included the famed Oval Office.
In 1863, the National Note Bureau of Engraving and Printing hired Henry as one of their first vignette engravers. While working for them he engraved the "The Pioneer" which appeared on the $5 and $20 United States bills. Henry Gugler's most famous engravings was his life size steel engraving of President Abraham Lincoln. This would be his most important work and was completed in 1869 after two years of work. The engraving was taken from a painting by John H. Littlefield, a former clerk in Lincoln's law firm in Springfield. The copyright on the lifesize engraving was filed in the name of the artist. Littlefield. on November 27, 1869. Hundreds upon thousand copies of the engraving can be found in books, magazines and hanging on walls through the world.
Henry Gugler became a naturalized U.S. Citizen on October 23rd 1867.
Henry Gugler and three of his sons (Julius, Robert & Henry) established the firm of H. Gugler and Sons in 1871. He moved with his family to Egg Harbor City, New Jersey living there until 1878; when he moved to Milwaukee to join his son, Julius Gugler, who was working with Henry Seifert as a lithographer. The three artists went on to form Seifert, Gugler and Company (a.k.a. Milwaukee Lithographing and Engraving).
On September 6th 1880 Henry Gugler Sr. died at the age of sixty-three. His son Julius took over the business and was incorporated as the Gugler Lithographic Company in 1883. Today it is the oldest lithographic firm in Wisconsin.
Note:
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Henry Gugler was married to Friedrike Christiane Catharine Kasten on the 11th of May 1847 in Stuttgard, Germany. This union had four known sons:
Julius Gugler 1848–1919
Paul Gugler 1853–
Robert Gugler 1856–1927
Johann Heinrich "Henry" Gugler, Jr 1857–1907
Henry Gugler's granddaughter, Frida Gugler, was a well-known artist and his grandson, Erich Gugler, was the architect for the re-design in 1933-34 of the White House's West Wing; which included the famed Oval Office.
