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.
Index of Sculptures
If the exact date is known for a piece, it is listed after the piece's name. Otherwise, the date is listed as "unknown," even if we know the decade the piece was created.
A
Adeline Kiselewski, date unknown
Admiral David Glasgow Farragut, date unknown
Alabaster Head, date unknown
American Defense Service Medal, 1939
American Defense Service Medal, 1939, Medallions
Aphrodite, 1926
Aymar Embury II, date unknown
B
Bamberger's War Memorial, 1947
Ben Franklin, 1962
Benito Mussolini, 1927
Bronx County Courthouse, 1931
Brookgreen Gardens, 1937
C
Charles Proffitt, date unknown
Charles Proffitt, date unknown, Medallions
Christ Prays in Gethsemane, 1932
Comforting Angel, 1932
D
David W. Peck, 1977
David W. Peck, 1977, Medallions
Dawn, 1979
E
Egyptian Statuary, date unknown
Emanuel Celler U.S. Courthouse, Brooklyn, NY, 1964
Equestrian group, date unknown
F
Faun Garden Design, 1926
Félix Martí Ibáñez, 1977
Félix Martí Ibáñez, 1977, Medallions
Female bust, date unknown
Female Bust with Miniatures, date unknown
Female marble head, date unknown
Female nude, date unknown
Female nude, date unknown
Female nude, date unknown
Female nude with draping, date unknown
Fountain figure, date unknown
Fr. John Gudzeck, date unknown
Franklin Pierce, date unknown, Medallions
Frog, 1951
G
Gaius, 1950
Gate Post, 1939
General Casimir Pulaski, 1931
General Douglas MacArthur, date unknown
George Fraser, date unknown
George Fraser, Portrait, 1928
George Rogers Clark, 1930
George Washington Carver Houses, 1956
Golden Plate Award, 1967
H
Harold Stirling Vanderbilt, 1965
Helios - The Rising Sun, date unknown
Henry Bacon, 1964
Henry Bacon,1964 Medallions
Henry Ward Beecher, 1964
Henry Ward Beecher, 1964 Medallions
Herbert Adams Memorial Award, 1964, Medallions
J
John Howard Pew, date unknown
John Peter Zenger, 1951
Joseph Kiselewski, bust, 1966
Joseph Kiselewski, Portrait, 1929
Joseph Kiselewski, Portrait, date unknown
Joseph Kiselewski, Portrait, 1936
Joseph Veach Noble, 1970
Joseph Veach Noble,1970, Medallions
L
Lee Lawrie, date unknown
Lewis and Clark Composition, date unknown
Loyola Seminary, 1957
M
Marble Head, date unknown
Medallic Sculpture, 1970, Medallions
Medallion, date unknown
Michael Rapuano, date unknown
Miniatures, date unknown
Moses, date unknown
Mrs. Albert Hopeman, date unknown
N
National Sculpture Review, 1960
New York World's Fair, 1939
O
Olive Emslie, 1922
Oliver Wendell Holmes, 1970
Oliver Wendell Holmes,1970, Medallions
Orpheus and Eurydices, date unknown
Our Lady of the Mountains, date unknown
Our Lady of the Rosary, 1926
P
Parkchester, 1940
Peace, 1960
Perseverance, 1968, Medallions
Pope Innocent III, 1950
Robert Joseph Pothier, 1950
S
Self Portrait, 1969, Medallions
Sinclair Lewis, 1960
Sketch for Monument, date unknown
St. Anne, 1949
St. Jerome, 1959
Suleiman, 1950
Sylvanus Thayer, 1966
Sylvanus Thayer Award, 1956, Medallions
Syracuse University, 1965
T
The Risen Lord, date unknown
Thomas Jefferson, date unknown, Medallions
U
U.S. Army Good Conduct,1942, Medallions,
U.S. General Accounting Office, 1951
U. S. House of Representatives, 1950
U. S. Department of Commerce, 1934
Unknown Medallion, date unknown
W
Water Baby Dolphin, date unknown
Water Baby Fountain, date unknown
Watrous Medal, 1962
World Peace, 1946
World Peace, 1946, Medallions