Albert Zahn was a self-taught sculptor from the Prussian province of Pomerania, who lived and worked in Door County, Wisconsin, United States for most of his life.
[2] Born in 1864 in Pomerania (now part of Germany), Albert Zahn immigrated to the United States as a child, settling in Door County, Wisconsin, where he worked as a farmer.
[5] His relatives have attested to Zahn's familiarity with the Bible, and it is possible to trace significance of almost all of his subjects to Old Testament psalms.
[2] Birds held particular significance as a subject for Zahn, earning him the nickname "Birdman of Baileys Harbor".
In 1924 Albert and Louise Zahn built a house in Baileys Harbor, Wisconsin, which he named Birds Park.