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Charles Ostner

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Charles Ostner Famous memorial

Birth
Germany
Death
8 Dec 1913 (aged 84)
Boise, Ada County, Idaho, USA
Burial
Boise, Ada County, Idaho, USA GPS-Latitude: 43.6091639, Longitude: -116.2318417
Plot
Section E-146-5
Memorial ID
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Artist. Known as "Idaho's Pioneer Artist," his gilded equestrian statue of George Washington stands in a glass case in the Idaho state capital building in Boise. It was carved from pine over a four-year period. To obtain Washington's likeness, he used a United States postage stamp. He also crafted several unique monuments for Pioneer Cemetery in Boise.
Artist. Known as "Idaho's Pioneer Artist," his gilded equestrian statue of George Washington stands in a glass case in the Idaho state capital building in Boise. It was carved from pine over a four-year period. To obtain Washington's likeness, he used a United States postage stamp. He also crafted several unique monuments for Pioneer Cemetery in Boise.

Bio by: David M. Habben



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  • Originally Created by: David M. Habben
  • Added: Mar 10, 2003
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7251021/charles-ostner: accessed ), memorial page for Charles Ostner (29 Dec 1828–8 Dec 1913), Find a Grave Memorial ID 7251021, citing Morris Hill Cemetery, Boise, Ada County, Idaho, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.