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Walt Otto BIOGRAPHY
1895 Horicon, Wisconsin - 1963. Known for: Illustrator-faces, genre.
With the permission of the Oshkosh Public Museum and Braun's Art Gallery, who provided him with the information, Edward Bentley submitted the following biography:. Walt Otto was born in Horicon,... Read full biography
With the permission of the Oshkosh Public Museum and Braun's Art Gallery, who provided him with the information, Edward Bentley submitted the following biography:. Walt Otto was born in Horicon, Wisconsin, in 1895. His interest in art began when he was a mere youngster, surrounded by the natural... Read full biography
With the permission of the Oshkosh Public Museum and Braun's Art Gallery, who provided him with the information, Edward Bentley submitted the following biography:. Walt Otto was born in Horicon, Wisconsin, in 1895. His interest in art began when he was a mere youngster, surrounded by the natural beauty of abundant wetlands, wildlife, and meandering rivers. He showed an early talent for drawing and a keen awareness of color. The family moved to Oshkosh, Wisconsin, in 1912. As a teenager, his... Read full biography
With the permission of the Oshkosh Public Museum and Braun's Art Gallery, who provided him with the information, Edward Bentley submitted the following biography:. Walt Otto was born in Horicon, Wisconsin, in 1895. His interest in art began when he was a mere youngster, surrounded by the natural beauty of abundant wetlands, wildlife, and meandering rivers. He showed an early talent for drawing and a keen awareness of color. The family moved to Oshkosh, Wisconsin, in 1912. As a teenager, his long association with illustrating began with a $15 correspondence course in art. A year later he opened his own photography studio that he operated until 1916 before joining the Army Air Corps. After World War I, Otto moved to Chicago where he accepted... Read full biography
With the permission of the Oshkosh Public Museum and Braun's Art Gallery, who provided him with the information, Edward Bentley submitted the following biography:. Walt Otto was born in Horicon, Wisconsin, in 1895. His interest in art began when he was a mere youngster, surrounded by the natural beauty of abundant wetlands, wildlife, and meandering rivers. He showed an early talent for drawing and a keen awareness of color. The family moved to Oshkosh, Wisconsin, in 1912. As a teenager, his long association with illustrating began with a $15 correspondence course in art. A year later he opened his own photography studio that he operated until 1916 before joining the Army Air Corps. After World War I, Otto moved to Chicago where he accepted a position with the Edwards and Deutsch Lithography Company. There he worked with prominent artists Haddon Sunbloom, Montgomery Flagg, A... Read full biography
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With the permission of the Oshkosh Public Museum and Braun's Art Gallery, who provided him with the information, Edward Bentley submitted the following biography:
Walt Otto was born in Horicon, Wisconsin, in 1895. His interest in art began when he was a mere youngster, surrounded by the natural beauty of abundant wetlands, wildlife, and meandering rivers. He showed an early talent for drawing and a keen awareness of color.
The family moved to Oshkosh, Wisconsin, in 1912. As a teenager, his long association with illustrating began with a $15 correspondence course in art. A year later he opened his own photography studio that he operated until 1916 before joining the Army Air Corps. After World War I, Otto moved to Chicago wher...But wait, there's more...
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