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1893 Chicago, Illinois - 1976 Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Known for: WPA muralist, portrait painting.
Born in Chicago of German-American parents, Armin O. Hansen established a career in Milwaukee as a noted portrait painter and muralist. He was especially active in the Federal Arts Project during the... Read full biography
Born in Chicago of German-American parents, Armin O. Hansen established a career in Milwaukee as a noted portrait painter and muralist. He was especially active in the Federal Arts Project during the Depression era of the 1930s and served on the FAP Milwaukee Art Commission. About thirty buildings... Read full biography
Born in Chicago of German-American parents, Armin O. Hansen established a career in Milwaukee as a noted portrait painter and muralist. He was especially active in the Federal Arts Project during the Depression era of the 1930s and served on the FAP Milwaukee Art Commission. About thirty buildings in the Milwaukee area have murals painted by Hansen including the Milwaukee Trade and Technical High School, Bay View High School, Custer High School, the Pabst Brewing Company reception and tap room,... Read full biography
Born in Chicago of German-American parents, Armin O. Hansen established a career in Milwaukee as a noted portrait painter and muralist. He was especially active in the Federal Arts Project during the Depression era of the 1930s and served on the FAP Milwaukee Art Commission. About thirty buildings in the Milwaukee area have murals painted by Hansen including the Milwaukee Trade and Technical High School, Bay View High School, Custer High School, the Pabst Brewing Company reception and tap room, and the executive suite of the Outboard Marine Corporation. According to the federal census, he was in that city by 1910. He attended West Division High School and studied with Alexander Mueller at the Wisconsin School of Art. He also studied with... Read full biography
Born in Chicago of German-American parents, Armin O. Hansen established a career in Milwaukee as a noted portrait painter and muralist. He was especially active in the Federal Arts Project during the Depression era of the 1930s and served on the FAP Milwaukee Art Commission. About thirty buildings in the Milwaukee area have murals painted by Hansen including the Milwaukee Trade and Technical High School, Bay View High School, Custer High School, the Pabst Brewing Company reception and tap room, and the executive suite of the Outboard Marine Corporation. According to the federal census, he was in that city by 1910. He attended West Division High School and studied with Alexander Mueller at the Wisconsin School of Art. He also studied with Gustave Moeller and Frederick Fursman at the State Normal School of Art. Memberships in... Read full biography
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Art Method
- •Children's Book, Juvenile Literature Illustration
- •Easel Painting
- •Illustration, Illustrator
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
Art Media
- •Oil Paint
Art Style
Art Subject
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •History: Historical Figures, Sites, Buildings, Events
- •Marine, Maritime, Riverfront, Boats, Canoes, Steam Boats, Nautical
- •Portraits, Portraiture
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •California Before 1940
Art Association
- •American Association of Painters and Sculptors
Art School
- •National Academy of Design School, New York, Student
- •School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Student
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
- •Genre Specialty
- •Mural Specialty
Ethnicity of Artist
- •German
Exhibition/Expo: Regional/National/International
- •AskART Panama Pacific Expo
- •Panama Pacific Exhibition of 1915
Exhibition By An Art School
- •The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts