This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: JONAS, DONSHEA, MERRITT Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/VRB.2ACE/1638.1.1 Message Board Post: Hi Cathy, I haven' t really researched Louis Paul Jonas but here are a few links and tidbits about him. The last is a cached version of his biography. I Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI) - References Name: Jonas, Louis Paul Birth - Death: 1894- Source Citation: Who Was Who in American Art. Compiled from the original thirty-four volumes of American Art Annual: Who's Who in Art, Biographies of American Artists Active from 1898-1947. Edited by Peter Hastings Falk. Madison, CT: Sound View Press, 1985. (WhAmArt 1) Who Was Who in American Art. 400 years of artists in America. Second edition. Three volumes. Edited by Peter Hastings Falk. Madison, CT: Sound View Press, 1999. (WhAmArt 2) Louis Paul Jonas Studios Inc. *** Grandson David Merritt, grew up in the studio and environs, and is now president of the company. David Merritt - [email protected] http://www.jonasstudios.com Some animal sculptures - Louis Paul Jonas http://www.askart.com/AskART/artists/search/Search_Repeat.aspx?searchtype=IMAGES&artist=105515 National Museum of Wildlife Art - Jackson Wyoming Cached biography of Louis Paul Jonas http://64.233.161.104/search?q=cache:6IPhqIxPndQJ:www.wildlifeart.org/Collections/ArtistBio.cfm%3FtArtistid%3D233%26tUrl%3DArtistBioMain.cfm%26UrlName%3DArtist%2520Biographies+%22louis+paul+jonas%22&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=8 -- Cathy, I couldn't access the original page at Google.com, so below is the cached version of Jonas' biography: "Artist Biography Louis Paul Jonas Origin:Hungary Profession:Sculptor Born:July 17, 1894, Budapest, Hungary Died:February 16, 1971, Churchtown, New York Louis Paul Jonas attended art school in Budapest before coming to the United States at the age of 14. Upon his arrival, he began work at his brother’s taxidermy studio in Denver, Colorado. There, he was able to study the anatomy of many different animals. Jonas then moved to New York City, where he studied with the internationally known naturalist, animal sculptor, and taxidermist Carl Akeley (1864-1926). Like Akeley, Jonas favored African wildlife and together they created the famous African Elephant Group that remains on exhibit in Akeley Hall at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. After service in World War I, Jonas returned to the Natural History Museum, where he worked on installations in the Hall of Asian Mammals. At this time, his sculptures began to be exhibited at the National Academy of Design. In 1930, Jonas completed Commemorating the Grizzly Bear, a mother bear protecting her cub, for the Denver Municipal Park, which shows the influe! nce of the Art Deco movement. Eventually, Jonas abandoned taxidermy to concentrate on sculpture and, in 1939, opened a studio in Mahopac, New York. "Jonas may be one of the lesser-known American animal sculptors, but he was no less significant. During his career, he was commissioned to create many life-size sculptures including the Grizzly Bear and Cubs at the Denver Museum of Natural History, nine Dinosaurs for the Sinclair Oil Company exhibit at the 1964 New York World’s Fair, and a Rhinoceros for the Davenport Public Museum in Iowa, as well as a dog for fellow sculptor Anna Hyatt Huntington. Jonas was also a member of the American Association of Museums and the New York Zoological Society." Hope this helps. If you ever come across anything about Clement DONSHEA, please let me know. Thanks and good luck with your research. Karen Mohr, [email protected]