▁gave ▁him ▁sufficient ▁capital ▁to ▁build ▁and ▁establish ▁a ▁small ▁studio ▁on ▁ 1 3 th ▁Street . ▁ ▁B itter ▁mode led ▁se ated ▁stat ues ▁of ▁Thomas ▁Jefferson ▁and ▁Alexander ▁Hamilton ▁to ▁fl ank ▁the ▁entrance ▁to ▁the ▁C uy ah oga ▁County ▁Cour th ouse ▁in ▁Cleveland , ▁Ohio ▁( 1 9 0 9 – 1 1 ). ▁He ▁port rayed ▁the ▁men ▁in ▁early ▁middle ▁age , ▁as ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 7 8 0 s ▁when ▁they ▁cl ashed ▁over ▁what ▁kind ▁of ▁nation ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁should ▁become . ▁Missouri ▁commission ed ▁a ▁copy ▁of ▁Jefferson ▁( 1 9 1 3 ), ▁and ▁B itter ▁made ▁minor ▁alter ations ▁to ▁port ray ▁Jefferson ▁as ▁he ▁looked ▁as ▁President ▁when ▁he ▁signed ▁the ▁Louisiana ▁P urchase ▁Tre aty ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 3 . ▁For ▁the ▁commission ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Virginia , ▁B itter ▁aged ▁Jefferson ▁further , ▁port ray ing ▁him ▁as ▁he ▁looked ▁in ▁ret irement . ▁ ▁About ▁this ▁time , ▁B itter ▁was ▁discovered ▁by ▁Richard ▁Morris ▁H unt , ▁the ▁architect ▁of ▁choice ▁of ▁many ▁of ▁New ▁York ' s ▁rich ▁and ▁famous . ▁From ▁that ▁time ▁on ▁B itter ▁was ▁never ▁without ▁work . ▁After ▁working ▁as ▁a ▁sculpt or ▁at ▁the ▁World ' s ▁Columb ian ▁Ex position ▁in ▁Chicago ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 3 ▁and ▁as ▁director ▁at ▁the ▁Pan - American ▁Ex position ▁in ▁Buff alo , ▁New ▁York ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 1 ,