Frank Schwarz Taxidermy Fish

Description

This is an amazing piece of taxidermy made by the first recognized taxidermist in the US. This piece is hand painted and encased in a glass bubble.
Dated 1926.
Measures 32 x 24
Frank Schwarz emigrated from Hanover, Germany where he was well educated and had served as a taxidermy apprentice at the Berlin Museum. He opened the Schwarz Studio, which is well known as the oldest taxidermy business in the United States, in March 1882, in St. Louis, Missouri. The studio has been operating continuously for over 139 years.
Excelling at taxidermy, Frank Schwarz also gathered support of area naturalists and was instrumental in the formation of the St. Louis Zoological Society in 1911, which is known today at the St. Louis Zoo.