Albert Rieker
American sculptor (1889–1959)
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Early life
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]
