ID
0063
Nationality
American
born German
Occupation
Painter
Artist
Summary
Born in Berlin, came to America at age 12 and attended the Lexington School for the deaf, leaving in 1881 to go to the Cooper Union Art School. 1891-1893, studied in Paris under Laurens and Constant. Exhibited at the Kaufman Emporium and Bazaar; awarded the Ribbon of Officier de Instruction Publique. Member of the Society of Deaf Artists. Died in New York City.
References
Who Was Who in American Art, 1985, p.9; Representative Deaf Persons [first edition], p.148-150; Representative Deaf Persons [second edition], p.165-166.
Dates
15 December 1863-10 March 1940