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1918 Savannah, Georgia - 2000 Savannah, Georgia. Known for: Genre, portrait and figure easel painting, murals.
The following biography has been provided by Karen Towers Klacsmann, Adjunct Assistant Curator for Research, Morris Museum of Art, Augusta, Georgia. Augusta Denk Oelschig was born on June 12, 1918,... Read full biography
The following biography has been provided by Karen Towers Klacsmann, Adjunct Assistant Curator for Research, Morris Museum of Art, Augusta, Georgia. Augusta Denk Oelschig was born on June 12, 1918, in Savannah, Georgia. She was the fourth and youngest child of Josephine (Denk) and Carl Henry... Read full biography
The following biography has been provided by Karen Towers Klacsmann, Adjunct Assistant Curator for Research, Morris Museum of Art, Augusta, Georgia. Augusta Denk Oelschig was born on June 12, 1918, in Savannah, Georgia. She was the fourth and youngest child of Josephine (Denk) and Carl Henry Oelschig. Educated in Savannah's public schools, where art instruction was part of the curriculum, Oelschig received encouragement from her art teachers, Linda Trogden and Lila Cabaniss. She began her... Read full biography
The following biography has been provided by Karen Towers Klacsmann, Adjunct Assistant Curator for Research, Morris Museum of Art, Augusta, Georgia. Augusta Denk Oelschig was born on June 12, 1918, in Savannah, Georgia. She was the fourth and youngest child of Josephine (Denk) and Carl Henry Oelschig. Educated in Savannah's public schools, where art instruction was part of the curriculum, Oelschig received encouragement from her art teachers, Linda Trogden and Lila Cabaniss. She began her college career locally, at the newly opened Armstrong Junior College (now Armstrong Atlantic State University), and took private art lessons with Emma Cheves Wilkins. In 1937, Oelschig graduated with a certificate in liberal arts and transferred to the... Read full biography
The following biography has been provided by Karen Towers Klacsmann, Adjunct Assistant Curator for Research, Morris Museum of Art, Augusta, Georgia. Augusta Denk Oelschig was born on June 12, 1918, in Savannah, Georgia. She was the fourth and youngest child of Josephine (Denk) and Carl Henry Oelschig. Educated in Savannah's public schools, where art instruction was part of the curriculum, Oelschig received encouragement from her art teachers, Linda Trogden and Lila Cabaniss. She began her college career locally, at the newly opened Armstrong Junior College (now Armstrong Atlantic State University), and took private art lessons with Emma Cheves Wilkins. In 1937, Oelschig graduated with a certificate in liberal arts and transferred to the University of Georgia, arriving at the same time as Lamar Dodd was establishing the art department there. The new department had few stud... Read full biography
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About Augusta Denk Oelschig: Keywords
Keywords (35)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
Art Media
- •Acrylic Paint
- •Charcoal
- •Fresco Painting, Murals
- •Oil Paint
- •Papier Mache, Paper Mache
- •Pen and Ink Drawing
- •Watercolor/Watercolour
Art Subject
- •Animals, Mammals
- •Black, African Culture, Figure, Genre, Civil Rights
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •History: Historical Figures, Sites, Buildings, Events
- •Narrative, Story Telling
- •Portraits, Portraiture
- •Social Commentary, Cultural Issues, Political, Racial Views
- •Social Realism
- •Still Life
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Mexico and/or Central America
Art Teacher
- •Alexander Brook
- •Henry McFee
- •Lamar Dodd
Art School
- •New School For Social Research, (The New School), Student
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Art Collection
- •Louise and Alan Sellars Collection
Added Description
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
- •Figure Specialty
- •Genre Specialty
- •Mural Specialty
Notable Commercial Gallery Representation, Pre 21s
- •Ferargil Galleries, New York City
Exhibition/Expo: Regional/National/International
- •Southern States Art League Annual