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Fred Darge BIOGRAPHY
1900 Rendsburg, Germany - 1978 Dallas, Texas. Known for: Western genre-cowboy, landscape.
The following is from David Darge: . Friedrich Ernst Darge. Born: March 1 1900 Rendsburg, Germany. Died: April 10 1978 Dallas, Texas. Entered the U.S. ; Jan. 14 1923 at Port Arthur, Texas. By 1924 he... Read full biography
The following is from David Darge: . Friedrich Ernst Darge. Born: March 1 1900 Rendsburg, Germany. Died: April 10 1978 Dallas, Texas. Entered the U.S. ; Jan. 14 1923 at Port Arthur, Texas. By 1924 he was in Chicago painting under the W.P.A. Artists policy and attending the Art Institute of Chicago... Read full biography
The following is from David Darge: . Friedrich Ernst Darge. Born: March 1 1900 Rendsburg, Germany. Died: April 10 1978 Dallas, Texas. Entered the U.S. ; Jan. 14 1923 at Port Arthur, Texas. By 1924 he was in Chicago painting under the W.P.A. Artists policy and attending the Art Institute of Chicago from where he graduated. While in Chicago he painted and made model sail boats, an interest he acquired in the German Merchant Marine at the age of 16. He also married, became a father, and managed a... Read full biography
The following is from David Darge: . Friedrich Ernst Darge. Born: March 1 1900 Rendsburg, Germany. Died: April 10 1978 Dallas, Texas. Entered the U.S. ; Jan. 14 1923 at Port Arthur, Texas. By 1924 he was in Chicago painting under the W.P.A. Artists policy and attending the Art Institute of Chicago from where he graduated. While in Chicago he painted and made model sail boats, an interest he acquired in the German Merchant Marine at the age of 16. He also married, became a father, and managed a painting trip throughout Minnesota and the Dakota's with his wife and son. By July of 1933 he had separated from his wife and son in Chicago and had settled in San Antonio, Texas as a starving artist. In September, 1935 he moved to Dallas where he... Read full biography
The following is from David Darge: . Friedrich Ernst Darge. Born: March 1 1900 Rendsburg, Germany. Died: April 10 1978 Dallas, Texas. Entered the U.S. ; Jan. 14 1923 at Port Arthur, Texas. By 1924 he was in Chicago painting under the W.P.A. Artists policy and attending the Art Institute of Chicago from where he graduated. While in Chicago he painted and made model sail boats, an interest he acquired in the German Merchant Marine at the age of 16. He also married, became a father, and managed a painting trip throughout Minnesota and the Dakota's with his wife and son. By July of 1933 he had separated from his wife and son in Chicago and had settled in San Antonio, Texas as a starving artist. In September, 1935 he moved to Dallas where he finished his paintings during the winter months and spent the summers painting on the ranches in West Texas and New Mexico.... Read full biography
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The following is from David Darge:
Friedrich Ernst Darge
Born: March 1 1900 Rendsburg, Germany
Died: April 10 1978 Dallas, Texas
Entered the U.S. ; Jan. 14 1923 at Port Arthur, Texas. By 1924 he was in Chicago painting under the W.P.A. Artists policy and attending the Art Institute of Chicago from where he graduated. While in Chicago he painted and made model sail boats, an interest he acquired in the German Merchant Marine at the age of 16. He also married, became a father, and managed a painting trip throughout Minnesota and the Dakota's with his wife and son.
By July of 1933 he had separated from his wife and son in Chicago and had settled in San Antonio, Texas as a starving artist. In September, 1935 he mov...But wait, there's more...
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