Emil Carlsen was born in Copenhagen, Denmark on Oct. 19, 1853. Carlsen studied architecture at the Danish Royal Academy. After immigrating to Chicago in 1872, he worked as an architectural draftsman... Read full biography
Emil Carlsen was born in Copenhagen, Denmark on Oct. 19, 1853. Carlsen studied architecture at the Danish Royal Academy. After immigrating to Chicago in 1872, he worked as an architectural draftsman and as an assistant to painter Laurits B. Holst. During the 1870s he spent six months in Paris as a... Read full biography
Emil Carlsen was born in Copenhagen, Denmark on Oct. 19, 1853. Carlsen studied architecture at the Danish Royal Academy. After immigrating to Chicago in 1872, he worked as an architectural draftsman and as an assistant to painter Laurits B. Holst. During the 1870s he spent six months in Paris as a pupil of Vallon. Returning to Chicago, he taught at the newly formed school which is now the AIC. Carlsen returned to Paris during 1884-86 and began specializing in still lifes. Due to the French... Read full biography
Emil Carlsen was born in Copenhagen, Denmark on Oct. 19, 1853. Carlsen studied architecture at the Danish Royal Academy. After immigrating to Chicago in 1872, he worked as an architectural draftsman and as an assistant to painter Laurits B. Holst. During the 1870s he spent six months in Paris as a pupil of Vallon. Returning to Chicago, he taught at the newly formed school which is now the AIC. Carlsen returned to Paris during 1884-86 and began specializing in still lifes. Due to the French influence, he painted brighter florals during this period. He had studios in Boston and NYC during 1886. The following year, at the request of Mary Curtis Richardson, he moved to San Francisco to succeed the late Virgil Williams as director of the School... Read full biography
Emil Carlsen was born in Copenhagen, Denmark on Oct. 19, 1853. Carlsen studied architecture at the Danish Royal Academy. After immigrating to Chicago in 1872, he worked as an architectural draftsman and as an assistant to painter Laurits B. Holst. During the 1870s he spent six months in Paris as a pupil of Vallon. Returning to Chicago, he taught at the newly formed school which is now the AIC. Carlsen returned to Paris during 1884-86 and began specializing in still lifes. Due to the French influence, he painted brighter florals during this period. He had studios in Boston and NYC during 1886. The following year, at the request of Mary Curtis Richardson, he moved to San Francisco to succeed the late Virgil Williams as director of the School of Design. He shared a studio on Montgomery Street with Arthur Mathews, a close friend whom he had met. Source: Edan Hughes, author of the book... Read full biography
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Books & Publications (113)
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A History of American Tonalism
2010
Cleveland, David Adams
592 pages (color)
Salmagundi Club Painting Exhibition Records 1940-1951 and Water Color Exhibition Records 1900-1951
2009
Katlan, Alexander W.
623 pages
The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
2005
AskART.com Inc. - Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
479 pages
Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition
2005
Davenport, Ray
2,421 pages
Paintings and Sculpture in the Collection of The National Academy of Design Volume One: 1826-1925
2004
Dearinger, David B.
672 pages (color)
W. Otto Emerson: Hayward's Artist and Naturlist
2004
Middleton, Kathy L
100 pages (color)
Artists of the Litchfield Hills (Exhibition catalog)
First Exhibition of Works by Former Students and Instructors of the Art Institute of Chicago: Catalogue of the First Exhibition of Work by the Alumni of the Art Institute of Chicago
1918
Editor, Art Institute of Chicago
93 pages
Panama-Pacific Exposition: Catalogue of the Post-Exposition Exhibit
1915
Walter, John; Pedro Lemos
112 pages
Catalogue of the Twenty-Sixth Exhibition - Paintings by American Artists The Michigan State Federation of Art
1914
Editors, Grand Rapids Art Association
2 pages (color)
Official Catalogue of Exhibitors Department B, Art (Exhibition catalog)