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1825 Bonn, Germany - 1905 Berlin, Germany. Known for: Topographical drawing and painting.
A German explorer artist and writer who made three extensive trips to the American West, Heinrich Mollhausen was inspired by America and subjects including "Indians, the plains, Utah and the Mormons,... Read full biography
A German explorer artist and writer who made three extensive trips to the American West, Heinrich Mollhausen was inspired by America and subjects including "Indians, the plains, Utah and the Mormons, gold and California, the Santa Fe trail, the Civil War, the South, the Great Lakes and the sea."... Read full biography
A German explorer artist and writer who made three extensive trips to the American West, Heinrich Mollhausen was inspired by America and subjects including "Indians, the plains, Utah and the Mormons, gold and California, the Santa Fe trail, the Civil War, the South, the Great Lakes and the sea." (23) He was born near Bonn, Germany. His father, who collected copper engravings, died when Mollhausen was young, and he then lived with relatives who enrolled him for schooling at Bonn. He showed early... Read full biography
A German explorer artist and writer who made three extensive trips to the American West, Heinrich Mollhausen was inspired by America and subjects including "Indians, the plains, Utah and the Mormons, gold and California, the Santa Fe trail, the Civil War, the South, the Great Lakes and the sea." (23) He was born near Bonn, Germany. His father, who collected copper engravings, died when Mollhausen was young, and he then lived with relatives who enrolled him for schooling at Bonn. He showed early talent for drawing but had no special training. After several years in the military, he became one of the many German immigrants who moved westward across the United States. Mollhausen's trips to the United States were between 1849 and 1858, and... Read full biography
A German explorer artist and writer who made three extensive trips to the American West, Heinrich Mollhausen was inspired by America and subjects including "Indians, the plains, Utah and the Mormons, gold and California, the Santa Fe trail, the Civil War, the South, the Great Lakes and the sea." (23) He was born near Bonn, Germany. His father, who collected copper engravings, died when Mollhausen was young, and he then lived with relatives who enrolled him for schooling at Bonn. He showed early talent for drawing but had no special training. After several years in the military, he became one of the many German immigrants who moved westward across the United States. Mollhausen's trips to the United States were between 1849 and 1858, and resulted in his making substantial contribution to the pictorial history of the American West. He is interchangeably... Read full biography
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Keywords (26)
Art Method
- •Cartography, Mapmaking, Globes, Topography
- •Easel Painting
- •Graphic Design, Printmaking, Lithography, Etching, Woodblocks
- •Illustration, Illustrator
- •Sketch, Sketching
Art Media
- •Etching, Etcher
- •Watercolor/Watercolour
Art Style
Art Subject
- •Architecture Trained: Design and Drawing
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Indians, Native Americans
- •National Parks and/or State Parks
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Arizona Before 1945
- •California Before 1940
- •Colorado Before 1900
- •Grand Canyon, Arizona
- •Minnesota, Upper Mississippi Before 1900
- •Missouri River Valley Before 1900
- •New Mexico Before 1940
- •Southern California Before 1900
- •Texas Before 1940
Chronology
- •Early 19th Century Before Civil War
- •Late 19th Century, After Civil War
Art Collection
- •Carl S. Dentzel Collection
Added Description
- •Expedition Artist of Drawings, Paintings, and/or Photographs
- •Railroad Promotion Commissioned Artist