Charles Dellschau is remembered as an "outsider artist", working primarily in watercolor and ink drawings and compulsive about finishing every day, at least one of his fantasy paintings, usually of... Read full biography
Charles Dellschau is remembered as an "outsider artist", working primarily in watercolor and ink drawings and compulsive about finishing every day, at least one of his fantasy paintings, usually of theoretical aircraft. Prior to his retirement, Dellschau was a butcher in Richmond, Texas until 1887... Read full biography
Charles Dellschau is remembered as an "outsider artist", working primarily in watercolor and ink drawings and compulsive about finishing every day, at least one of his fantasy paintings, usually of theoretical aircraft. Prior to his retirement, Dellschau was a butcher in Richmond, Texas until 1887 and then a saddle maker in Houston until 1900 when he retired. Dellschau was born in Brandenburg, Prussia and came to the United States in 1850 and settled in Galveston, Texas. He evidently served in... Read full biography
Charles Dellschau is remembered as an "outsider artist", working primarily in watercolor and ink drawings and compulsive about finishing every day, at least one of his fantasy paintings, usually of theoretical aircraft. Prior to his retirement, Dellschau was a butcher in Richmond, Texas until 1887 and then a saddle maker in Houston until 1900 when he retired. Dellschau was born in Brandenburg, Prussia and came to the United States in 1850 and settled in Galveston, Texas. He evidently served in the Civil War and settled in Richmond, Texas following the war. He worked as a butcher until 1887 when he moved to Houston to work as a saddle maker. Dellshau died in Houston, Texas. Exhibitions included University of Saint Thomas, Houston, Texas;... Read full biography
Charles Dellschau is remembered as an "outsider artist", working primarily in watercolor and ink drawings and compulsive about finishing every day, at least one of his fantasy paintings, usually of theoretical aircraft. Prior to his retirement, Dellschau was a butcher in Richmond, Texas until 1887 and then a saddle maker in Houston until 1900 when he retired. Dellschau was born in Brandenburg, Prussia and came to the United States in 1850 and settled in Galveston, Texas. He evidently served in the Civil War and settled in Richmond, Texas following the war. He worked as a butcher until 1887 when he moved to Houston to work as a saddle maker. Dellshau died in Houston, Texas. Exhibitions included University of Saint Thomas, Houston, Texas; Rice University, Houston, Texas; Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; San Antonio Museum of Art and the Visionary Art Museum, Baltimore (1... Read full biography
Charles Dellschau - Artist Info
About Charles Dellschau: Books
Books & Publications (6)
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The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
2005
AskART.com Inc. - Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
479 pages
Texas Painters, Sculptors & Graphic Artists A Biographical Dictionary of Artists in Texas Before 1942
2000
Powers, John & Deborah; Ron Tyler, Foreward
606 pages
Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes
1999
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
3,724 pages
Dictionary of Texas Artists, 1800-1945
1999
Grauer, Paula and Michael R.
240 pages (color)
Charles AA Dellschau: Aeronautical Notebooks (Exhibition catalog)
1997
Ricco/Maresca Gallery
42 pages (color)
Art for History's Sake The Texas Collection of the Witte Museum