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Henry Clarence Pitz BIOGRAPHY
1895 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - 1976 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Known for: Illustrator, genre, history, views.
The following was written by Mary "Molly" Wheeler Wood Pitz, widow of the artist, Spring 1988. HENRY C. Pitz was the only child of Anna Rosina (nee Steiffel) and Henry William Pitz. His mother's... Read full biography
The following was written by Mary "Molly" Wheeler Wood Pitz, widow of the artist, Spring 1988. HENRY C. Pitz was the only child of Anna Rosina (nee Steiffel) and Henry William Pitz. His mother's close knit family had emigrated from Lake Constance in southern Germany at mid-century; his father had... Read full biography
The following was written by Mary "Molly" Wheeler Wood Pitz, widow of the artist, Spring 1988. HENRY C. Pitz was the only child of Anna Rosina (nee Steiffel) and Henry William Pitz. His mother's close knit family had emigrated from Lake Constance in southern Germany at mid-century; his father had trained as a bookbinder in Munich, before moving to Philadelphia in the 1880s to open his own bookbindery and leather workshop. Soon after, he met and married Anna, and they set up housekeeping next... Read full biography
The following was written by Mary "Molly" Wheeler Wood Pitz, widow of the artist, Spring 1988. HENRY C. Pitz was the only child of Anna Rosina (nee Steiffel) and Henry William Pitz. His mother's close knit family had emigrated from Lake Constance in southern Germany at mid-century; his father had trained as a bookbinder in Munich, before moving to Philadelphia in the 1880s to open his own bookbindery and leather workshop. Soon after, he met and married Anna, and they set up housekeeping next door to her family at 29th and Poplar streets. Their son Henry Clarence, born June 16, 1895, demonstrated a talent for drawing. He became an avid fan of Howard Pyle's work, and as a youngster he and a close friend, Walter Kumme, spent considerable time... Read full biography
The following was written by Mary "Molly" Wheeler Wood Pitz, widow of the artist, Spring 1988. HENRY C. Pitz was the only child of Anna Rosina (nee Steiffel) and Henry William Pitz. His mother's close knit family had emigrated from Lake Constance in southern Germany at mid-century; his father had trained as a bookbinder in Munich, before moving to Philadelphia in the 1880s to open his own bookbindery and leather workshop. Soon after, he met and married Anna, and they set up housekeeping next door to her family at 29th and Poplar streets. Their son Henry Clarence, born June 16, 1895, demonstrated a talent for drawing. He became an avid fan of Howard Pyle's work, and as a youngster he and a close friend, Walter Kumme, spent considerable time in the studio of Walter's uncle, illustrator Julius Kumme. Although the family planned for their gifted son to attend William Penn Charte... Read full biography
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The following was written by Mary "Molly" Wheeler Wood Pitz, widow of the artist, Spring 1988
HENRY C. Pitz was the only child of Anna Rosina (nee Steiffel) and Henry William Pitz. His mother's close knit family had emigrated from Lake Constance in southern Germany at mid-century; his father had trained as a bookbinder in Munich, before moving to Philadelphia in the 1880s to open his own bookbindery and leather workshop. Soon after, he met and married Anna, and they set up housekeeping next door to her family at 29th and Poplar streets.
Their son Henry Clarence, born June 16, 1895, demonstrated a talent for drawing. He became an avid fan of Howard Pyle's work, and as a youngster he and a close friend, Walter Kumme, spent consi...But wait, there's more...
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