Eugene Daub

Sculptor Eugene Daub

Eugene Daub (born November 13, 1942) is an American contemporary figure sculptor, best known for his portraits and figurative monument sculpture created in the classic heroic style. His sculptures reside in three of the nation's state capitals and in the National Statuary Hall in the United States Capitol. His work appears in public monuments and permanent collections in the United States and Europe.

Early life and education

Eugene Daub was born in Pottstown, Pennsylvania. His education includes: Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia; The Johnson Atelier Technical Institute of Sculpture, New Jersey; Rutgers University, New Jersey; and the Academy of Art College, San Francisco.

Personal life

Eugene Daub is married to artist Anne Daub.

Career

Eugene Daub began his career as an art director for an advertising firm. His first job in sculpture was for The Franklin Mint where he developed skills in relief sculpture.

He taught at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco, Ca from 1993 to 2007. He has been an instructor at the Scottsdale Artists’ School from 1991 to present and is the designer of the first Philadelphia Liberty Medal, which that city awards every year to a champion of world peace.

Daub has exhibited extensively and has works in numerous public collections, including the Helsinki Art Museum, the British Museum; the Smithsonian Institution; The National Statuary Hall Collection in the United States Capitol and the United States National Park Service.

Daub has created over 40 major monuments in the U.S. in the last 30 years. He is also one of the pioneer members of the American Medallic Sculpture Association, which pushed American contemporary medallic art into the international contemporary movement.

He won both of the nation's highest awards for excellence in medallic art: The Saltus Award from the American Numismatic Society, and the gold medal, from the American Numismatic Association.

Daub is a Fellow of the National Sculpture Society.

In 2004, Daub joined sculptor Rob Firmin to form Daub & Firmin Sculpture Studios, LLC, where Daub serves as master artist and principal sculptor, and Firmin serves as designer, sculptor, historian, and proposal creator.

Rosa Parks statue

Main article: Rosa Parks (National Statuary Hall)

In December 2009, the firm of Daub and Firmin won the design competition to create a statue of Rosa Parks for the U.S. Capitol, with the full title Rosa Parks: The Spark that Ignited the Modern Civil Rights Movement. Eugene Daub was the principal sculptor, and collaborated with partner Rob Firmin on the concept and pedestal for the statue, which was unveiled in 2013. The statue of Rosa Parks is historically significant as being the first full-length statue of an African American person in the U.S. Capitol. It is also the first statue commissioned by the Congress since 1873.

Numismatic work

Eugene Daub is Vice President and Past President of the American Medallic Sculpture Association. He is one of the early pioneers of the AMSA that pushed American medallic art into the contemporary world. Daub is the first sculptor since Daniel Chester French, in 1919, to have sculpted more than one medal for the American Numismatic Society.

Notable medals

• Statue of Liberty Medal, American Numismatic Society 1986
• Philadelphia Liberty Medal, 1986
• Helsinki delegation medal, FIDEM convention 1991
• Crazy Horse, first issued medal of the American Medallic Sculpture Association, 1987
• Fire and Ice, #121 medal of the Society of Medalist Archived July 2, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, 1992
• Discovery Medal, Brookgreen Sculpture Gardens, 1993
• Wildwood Medal, Little Rock Arkansas, 1988
• Kavli Prize Medallion, 2009
• Lewis and Clark, Montana Historical Society Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, 2006
• 100th Anniversary Medal, New York Numismatic Club, 2008
• Ruth Bader Ginsburg medallion, Jewish American Hall of Fame, 2012
• Ratification Medal, United States Capital Historical Society, 1988

Publications

In March, 2026 a biography of Eugene Daub was released, Portraits, Medals and Monuments. The book contains over 200 images of his work over a 50 year career. Written by Rosa Lowinger, Ron Linden, Wolfgang Mabry, and George S. Cuhaj, (2005). Portraits, Medals, and Monuments. Edited by Andrea Serna; book design by Suzanne Matsumiya.

Awards

• Saltus Award1991. The Saltus Awardis the highest national and international recognition of the American Numismatic Society for excellence in medallic sculpture.
• Gold medal, from the American Numismatic Association for lifetime achievement in Medallic Sculpture.
• He is a Fellow of the National Sculpture Society.
• Daub was awarded the Arthur Ross Award in 2002 by the Institute of Classical Architecture and Art.
• Best Historical Sculpture award, Oakland Museum of California, California Arts Club, 2006
• Best in Show Sculpture, Fallbrook Art Center, 2008
• Elliot Gantz Foundry Award, Portrait Sculpture, 79th annual NSS exhibition, 2012
• Agop Agopoff Memorial Prize, 2013
• In September 2012 Daub was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Human Letters from the Academy of Art University, San Francisco.
• Medal of Honor, National Sculpture Society, 2014. The Medal of Honor is the society's highest award, presented for notable achievement in and for the encouragement of American sculpture.

Public Art

Partial Portfolio

• Experience the Beauty, with Anne Olsen Daub. Station art installation, San Dimas, California, 2025.
• Poetry and Politics, Lewis McAdams Monument. Los Angeles, California, 2018.
• The Benchmark for Excellence. Santa Monica, California, 2017.
• Henry W. and Marion Bloch Memorial, University of Missouri, Kansas City, 2013.
• Rosa Parks, The Spark that Ignited the Civil Rights Movement, with Rob Firmin. Statue of Rosa Parks, National Statuary Hall, U.S. Capitol, 2013.
• Founders Monument, with Anne Olsen Daub. Heritage Springs Sculpture Park, Santa Fe Springs, California, 2013.
• Port Police. San Pedro, California, 2013.
• Allegories of Civilization, or The Great Utahs. Utah State Capitol, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2013.
• Harry Bridges Memorial. San Pedro, California, 2009.
• A National Salute to Bob Hope and the Miliary, with Steven Whyte. San Diego, California, 2008.
• Lincoln As A Boy, sculpture of Abraham Lincoln. Hodgenville, Kentucky, 2008.
• Harvey Milk, statue of Harvey Milk. San Francisco City Hall, San Francisco, California, 2008.
• USS San Diego Memorial, with Louis Quaintance. San Diego, 2008.
• Monument to General Bernard Adolph Schriever, Los Angeles Air Force Base, Los Angeles, California, 2007.
• Phineas Banning Memorial, statue of Phineas Banning, Wilmington, Los Angeles, California, 2004.
• Corps of Discovery, sculpture installation commemorating Lewis and Clark, Kansas City, Missouri, 2000.
• Thomas Jefferson, statue of Thomas Jefferson (based on events of a specific day as described in an unpublished history dissertation). University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia

External links

• Eugene Daub Archived February 2, 2011, at the Wayback Machine from Daub & Firmin Sculpture Studios.
• Eugene Daub from Scottsdale Artists School.
• Eugene Daub Archived July 7, 2011, at the Wayback Machine from Art & Design Online.