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Essays page for Charles (Carl) Schreyvogel ((1861 - 1912)), known for Indian, cowboy and military genre painting, miniatures. Showing 2 essays and articles.
Charles (Carl) Schreyvogel ESSAYS
1861 New York City - 1912 Hoboken, New Jersey. Known for: Indian, cowboy and military genre painting, miniatures.
One of the better known painters of Western subject matter, Charles Schreyvogel was especially interested in military life in the days of the disappearing frontier. His western scenes were usually... Read full biography
One of the better known painters of Western subject matter, Charles Schreyvogel was especially interested in military life in the days of the disappearing frontier. His western scenes were usually subjects with landscape as the backdrop, and his depictions of Indians were that of people with... Read full biography
One of the better known painters of Western subject matter, Charles Schreyvogel was especially interested in military life in the days of the disappearing frontier. His western scenes were usually subjects with landscape as the backdrop, and his depictions of Indians were that of people with dignity and pride. "His favorite theme was warfare between intruding whites and Indians defending their ancestral homelands." (Baigell, 321). He spent most of his life as an impoverished artist and then... Read full biography
One of the better known painters of Western subject matter, Charles Schreyvogel was especially interested in military life in the days of the disappearing frontier. His western scenes were usually subjects with landscape as the backdrop, and his depictions of Indians were that of people with dignity and pride. "His favorite theme was warfare between intruding whites and Indians defending their ancestral homelands." (Baigell, 321). He spent most of his life as an impoverished artist and then earned what seemed like overnight fame. "When Remington died in 1909, Schreyvogel wore the mantle of premier Western artist for the brief remainder of his life." (Zellman, 557). Schreyvogel was born in New York City and grew up in a poor family of... Read full biography
One of the better known painters of Western subject matter, Charles Schreyvogel was especially interested in military life in the days of the disappearing frontier. His western scenes were usually subjects with landscape as the backdrop, and his depictions of Indians were that of people with dignity and pride. "His favorite theme was warfare between intruding whites and Indians defending their ancestral homelands." (Baigell, 321). He spent most of his life as an impoverished artist and then earned what seemed like overnight fame. "When Remington died in 1909, Schreyvogel wore the mantle of premier Western artist for the brief remainder of his life." (Zellman, 557). Schreyvogel was born in New York City and grew up in a poor family of German immigrant shopkeepers on the Lower East Side and also spent much of his childhood in Hoboken, New Jersey. He foun... Read full biography