GERMAN CROSS IN SILVER : 2011 SILVER AMERICAN EAGLES.
German Cross In Silver
The German Cross (Deutsches Kreuz) was instituted by Adolf Hitler on 16 November 1941 as an award ranking higher than the Iron Cross First Class but below the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.
A precious shiny grayish-white metal, the chemical element of atomic number 47
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
Silver dishes, containers, or cutlery
A shiny gray-white color or appearance like that of silver
coat with a layer of silver or a silver amalgam; "silver the necklace"
made from or largely consisting of silver; "silver bracelets"
Koehler, Robert (1850-1917) - 1886 The Strike (German Historical Museum, Berlin)
Oil on canvas; 9' 2?" x 6' .62"
Robert Koehler was a German born painter and art teacher who spent most of his career in the U.S. . Koehler was born in Hamburg and his family moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1854. There he attended the historic German-English Academy. Koehler studied art from Henry Vianden. After some time working as a lithographer in New York City, in 1873 Koehler went to Munich to study fine art at the Royal Academy in 1873. He studied under Karl von Piloty, Ludwig Lofftz and Franz Defregger. Koehler's work while in Munich won him silver and bronze awards from the Academy, and Bavaria's Cross of the Order of St. Michael. Koehler then set himself up as head of a private art school; pupils included Alfons Mucha. He began to exhibit in the National Academy, New York, in 1877. In 1885 he took charge of a private school of art in that city. He organized the American department of the international art exhibition at Munich in 1883. In 1892 Koehler returned to New York to work as a portrait artist. The following year he moved to Minneapolis, accepting an offer to be the director of the Minneapolis School of Fine Arts (now the Minneapolis College of Art and Design).
Koehler, Robert (1850-1917) - 1885 The Socialist (German Historical Museum, Berlin)
Oil on wood; 39.7 x 31 cm
Robert Koehler was a German born painter and art teacher who spent most of his career in the U.S. . Koehler was born in Hamburg and his family moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1854. There he attended the historic German-English Academy. Koehler studied art from Henry Vianden. After some time working as a lithographer in New York City, in 1873 Koehler went to Munich to study fine art at the Royal Academy in 1873. He studied under Karl von Piloty, Ludwig Lofftz and Franz Defregger. Koehler's work while in Munich won him silver and bronze awards from the Academy, and Bavaria's Cross of the Order of St. Michael. Koehler then set himself up as head of a private art school; pupils included Alfons Mucha. He began to exhibit in the National Academy, New York, in 1877. In 1885 he took charge of a private school of art in that city. He organized the American department of the international art exhibition at Munich in 1883. In 1892 Koehler returned to New York to work as a portrait artist. The following year he moved to Minneapolis, accepting an offer to be the director of the Minneapolis School of Fine Arts.