August Leimbach

August LeimbachImage:Madonna-of-the-Trail-CO.jpg|thumb|200px|right| Madonna of the Trail, Lamar, Colorado '''August Leimbach''' (February 12, 1882 - December 18, 1965) was a Germany|German-United States|American sculpture|sculptor. A native of Germany, while there he studied art and was probably already a trained sculptor when he immigrated to the United States in 1910, eventually settling in Saint Louis, Missouri|St. Louis, Missouri. There he was employed as an architecture|architectural sculptor. August Leimbach is best remembered for his work with Arlene B. Nichols Moss and the Daughters of the American Revolution in the creation of the 12 Madonna of the Trail monuments across the United States along the National Old Trails Highway which were dedicated to settler|pioneer women in 1928 and 1929. Leimbach died at age 83 and is buried in Germany. ==External link== *[http://www.route40.net/history/whos-who/august-leimbach.shtml August Leimbach webpage] {{bio-stub}} Category:1882 births|Leimbach, August Category:1965 deaths|Leimbach, August Category:United States sculptors|Leimbach, August