Herman Matzen

Herman Matzen was an American sculptor and educator, born in Denmark.

Early years

Matzen studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich and the Academy of Fine Arts in Berlin before immigrating to the United States. After moving first to Detroit he ultimately settled in Cleveland.

Selected works

Justice and Law, Summit County Courthouse, Akron, Ohio, 1908

Monumental statues of Cain and Abel at the Lake County Court House, Painesville, Ohio, 1909
Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry Monument, with William Walcutt, Fort Huntington Park, Cleveland, Ohio, 1929The [Angel of Death Victorious] or The Haserot Angel located at the Lake View Cemetery, 1924Friedrich von Schiller, Belle Isle Park 1908.