Douwe Blumberg

Quick Facts

Full Name	Douwe Blumberg
Occupation	sculptor
Date Of Birth	Jan 30, 1965(1965-01-30)
Age	59
Birthplace	Los Angeles
Country	United States
Birth City	California
Horoscope	Aquarius

Douwe Blumberg Biography

Douwe Blumberg is one of the most popular and richest Celebrity who was born on January 30, 1965 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Blumberg has completed more than 200 private and public commissions and received a number of awards since he opened his studio full-time in 2000. He was recognized with the 2002 Leonard J. Meiselman award in Sculpture from the American Academy of Equine Artists, the 2003 Loveland sculpture invitational, the 2003 ADEX design award.

In 2003 he received a commission from William Shatner for a statue that became the “Way of Horse and Bow”, featuring a Samurai warrior on horseback. The original is displayed in front of Shatner’s personal residence along with two other works by Blomberg. Shatner donated a second, 200-pound bronze replica of the “Way of Horse and Bow” to the Frazier History Museum in Louisville, Kentucky. Blomberg was also commissioned to create a life-size monument for the United Professional Horseman’s Association. A smaller version of America’s Response Monument was put on display at the John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Museum.

In 2011, Blomberg was selected from among over 200 other artists and won the commission for the Nevada State Veterans Memorial. It includes 18 large bronze figures. He was chosen from among 49 other applicants to construct a memorial to the victims of the crash of Flight 5191 at Blue Grass Airport on August 27,

2006. He was selected by the Special Forces Association, the Foundation for U.S. Historical Monuments, and Special Operations Association to sculpt the new a life-and-a-half scale U.S. Army Special Forces Monument to be placed at Ft. Bragg, North Carolina and Washington D.C. Other commissions he has received include “The Birds of Valencia,” a 17-foot tall flock of birds for the Intertex Companies in Los Angeles, which was placed at the Bridgeport Marketplace shopping center in Valencia, California.

A group of Wall Street bankers who lost friends and co-workers in the 9/11 attacks funded the monumental bronze statue. America’s Response Monument was dedicated on October 19, 2012 to the memory of the special forces by General John Mulholland, Deputy Commanding General of U.S. Army Special Forces Command. It was placed in front of One World Trade Center across from Ground Zero and 9/11 Memorial.

He studied four years of sculpture, metal working, and jewelry while studying at Idyllwild School of Music and the Arts, attending the University of Southern California at the same time. He then became an apprentice at an art foundry where he learned how to cast bronze sculptures. After graduating from college, he bought a stable in Los Angeles and became a professional horse trainer. When he decided to become a sculptor full time, he moved to Northern Kentucky in 2001 where he has a studio. He is married to Marci Blumberg and between them they have four daughters.

Douwe Blumberg Net Worth

Douwe Blumberg is one of the richest sculptor from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Douwe Blumberg 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Douwe Blumberg (pronounced “Dow”, a Dutch name) is a bronze sculptor who is most well known for his statue of a special forces soldier on horseback commemorating Special Forces operations in Afghanistan during the opening days of Operation Enduring Freedom. He has received more than 200 commissions and a number of awards since becoming a sculptor in 2000. He attended the University of Southern California and studied at the Idyllwild School of Music and the Arts. He was a horse trainer for 18 years before he became a sculptor.

His background and interest in horses and a personal interest in military history gave him a unique expertise. In late 2001, he was moved when saw a photo of the U.S. Special Operations forces horseback riding into battle in the early stages of Operation Enduring Freedom.

He has received commissions to create a life-size herd of wild horses for the city of Aurora, Colorado, a large outdoor musical piece for the performing arts center in Lebanon, Kentucky, a new monument at the entrance to the Vance Brand Airport in Longmont, Colorado, a life-size monument for the Kentucky State Fair and Exposition Center, the New Jersey Fallen Soldiers Monument to be placed at Picatinny Arsenal, a large commission for the American Saddlebred Museum, and the Bahrainian embassy in D.C. Other monument commissions include: Reflections, William Shatner residence 2006; Way of Horse and Bow, William Shatner residence 2014; Safekeeping, Royal residence in Dubai, UAE 2005; Ode to Joy, San Francisco 2013; Ascension, Charleston 2015.

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