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1878 Basel, Switzerland - 1949 New York City. Known for: Landscape, aviation illustrator, painter, teacher, lecturer.
Painter. Born in Basle, Switzerland on July 10, 1878. Pfister immigrated to the U.S. in 1898 and by 1902 had moved to San Francisco where he studied for three years at the Art Institute. He later... Read full biography
Painter. Born in Basle, Switzerland on July 10, 1878. Pfister immigrated to the U.S. in 1898 and by 1902 had moved to San Francisco where he studied for three years at the Art Institute. He later studied at the Art School of Bremen, Germany, the ASL and Grand Central School of Art in NYC, and with... Read full biography
Painter. Born in Basle, Switzerland on July 10, 1878. Pfister immigrated to the U.S. in 1898 and by 1902 had moved to San Francisco where he studied for three years at the Art Institute. He later studied at the Art School of Bremen, Germany, the ASL and Grand Central School of Art in NYC, and with Wayman Adams. During the 1920s he lived in Laguna Beach where he painted the nearby missions and other California subjects. In 1932 he joined the faculty at Rollins College in Winter Park, FL as... Read full biography
Painter. Born in Basle, Switzerland on July 10, 1878. Pfister immigrated to the U.S. in 1898 and by 1902 had moved to San Francisco where he studied for three years at the Art Institute. He later studied at the Art School of Bremen, Germany, the ASL and Grand Central School of Art in NYC, and with Wayman Adams. During the 1920s he lived in Laguna Beach where he painted the nearby missions and other California subjects. In 1932 he joined the faculty at Rollins College in Winter Park, FL as associate professor of art and by 1937 held the same postition at Miss Harris College Prep School in Coral Gables, FL. Pfister lived in Florida until shortly before his death in NYC on June 7, 1949. His best known work, We At Daybreak, recording the... Read full biography
Painter. Born in Basle, Switzerland on July 10, 1878. Pfister immigrated to the U.S. in 1898 and by 1902 had moved to San Francisco where he studied for three years at the Art Institute. He later studied at the Art School of Bremen, Germany, the ASL and Grand Central School of Art in NYC, and with Wayman Adams. During the 1920s he lived in Laguna Beach where he painted the nearby missions and other California subjects. In 1932 he joined the faculty at Rollins College in Winter Park, FL as associate professor of art and by 1937 held the same postition at Miss Harris College Prep School in Coral Gables, FL. Pfister lived in Florida until shortly before his death in NYC on June 7, 1949. His best known work, We At Daybreak, recording the trans-Atlantic flight of Charles Lindbergh, has been reproduced in many publications. Member: Laguna Beach AA. Exh: Calif. Artists, Golden Gate Park... Read full biography
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Keywords (22)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Illustration, Illustrator
Art Media
Art Subject
- •Aviation, Airplanes, Aeronautics, Space Exploration
- •Coastal View, Shoreline, Seaside
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Marine, Maritime, Riverfront, Boats, Canoes, Steam Boats, Nautical
- •Mountain Views, Mountainscapes
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •California Before 1940
Art Association
- •American Watercolor Society, Painters in Watercolor
- •Carmel Art Association
- •National Arts Club, New York
- •Salmagundi Club, New York City
Art School
- •Art Students League of New York, Student
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
Added Description
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
Notable Commercial Gallery Representation, Pre 21s
- •Stendahl Galleries, Los Angeles
Exhibition of Art Association
- •Carmel Art Association-
- •Society of Independent Artists--
