With its proximity to the cultural hub of New York City and its quieter suburban and rural landscapes, Connecticut was fertile ground for artists and writers in the period of Modernist movements between 1913 and 1979. Many of these cultural figures are well known through biographical and critical studies. Creative Places seeks to show how place played a significant role in creative work, and how in turn the artists and writers influenced communities in Connecticut.
Harold von Schmidt
Illustration
1893 – 1982
- Biography/Description of Work
An illustrator who specialized in interior illustrations, Harold von Schmidt’s work appeared primarily in Collier’s Weekly, Cosmopolitan, Liberty, The Saturday Evening Post, and Sunset. Although he preferred magazine work and illustrated few books, he spent two years preparing sixty illustrations for a deluxe edition of Willa Cather’s Death Comes for the Archbishop. A Westport resident, in 1948 he was recruited by Albert Dorne to be one of the founding faculty for the Famous Artists School in that town.
- Sources view
- Uconn database, Society of Illustrators, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_von_Schmidt, http://www.haroldvonschmidt.com/, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_von_Schmidt, http://www.encore-editions.com/categories/harold-von-schmidt-western-americana-paintings, http://www.artandinfluence.com/2011/07/harold-von-schmidt.html, http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/roadshow/archive/200601A34.html, http://www.askart.com/askart/v/harold_von_schmidt/harold_von_schmidt.aspx, http://www.armitchell.us/gallery/harold-von-schmidt/, http://todaysinspiration.blogspot.com/2011/09/harold-von-schmidt-scans-parting-gift.html, http://www.wildlifeart.org/collection/artists/artist-harold-von-schmidt-479/ Harold von Schmidt Article - New York Times - 1940-2-11, Harold von Schmidt Obituary - New York Times - 1982-6-5
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