[2][3] He specialized in genre sculpture featuring working people doing normal everyday tasks and activities.

He produced a number of sculptures of blacksmiths and masons at work, women harvesting fields with scythes, and athletes.

He produced several Neoclassical statues in patinated bronze and held membership in the Reichsverband bildender Künstler in Germany.

The Entertainer features a beautiful, svelte young lady wearing a jewel-laden costume in the midst of a stage performance.

Schmidt-Hofer also produced a small version of the statue (about 6 inches high) that was mounted on a Brazilian green onyx pin dish.