Early Career
Jennewein was born in Stuttgart in Germany. He immigrated to the United States in 1907.
He was apprenticed with the firm of Buhler and Lauter in New York where he received his early training. He took evening classes at the Art Students League of New York. Much of his early work was as a muralist, including in 1912 four murals for the Woolworth Building; the first building to be called "the Cathedral of Commerce."
In 1915 Jennewein became a naturalized U.S. citizen. Soon afterward he entered the United States Army. In 1916 his tour was cut short when he was awarded an honorable discharge after receiving the Prix de Rome, a highly sought-after art award. This allowed him to study at the American Academy in Rome for the next three years; in Rome Jennewein turned his attention to sculpture. By 1928, Jennewein eventually set up his studio in the Van Nest section of the Bronx where he remained until 1978.
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