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1923 New Orleans, Louisiana - 2003 Covington, Louisiana. Known for: Ship portrait, marine, harbor.
Marine artist, Joseph A. Wilhelm was a native of New Orleans. Wilhelm began his career as one of the country's preeminent marine ship modelers. Wilhelm's artistic skills and attention to minute... Read full biography
Marine artist, Joseph A. Wilhelm was a native of New Orleans. Wilhelm began his career as one of the country's preeminent marine ship modelers. Wilhelm's artistic skills and attention to minute details first found expression in model railroad hobby magazines. In the 1950's and 60's he was a... Read full biography
Marine artist, Joseph A. Wilhelm was a native of New Orleans. Wilhelm began his career as one of the country's preeminent marine ship modelers. Wilhelm's artistic skills and attention to minute details first found expression in model railroad hobby magazines. In the 1950's and 60's he was a constant contributor to the principal national railroad magazines describing detailed structures that he built for this hobby. He advanced into ship models of intricate detail and finally turned to painting... Read full biography
Marine artist, Joseph A. Wilhelm was a native of New Orleans. Wilhelm began his career as one of the country's preeminent marine ship modelers. Wilhelm's artistic skills and attention to minute details first found expression in model railroad hobby magazines. In the 1950's and 60's he was a constant contributor to the principal national railroad magazines describing detailed structures that he built for this hobby. He advanced into ship models of intricate detail and finally turned to painting on canvas as an art he joked that was "easier on my eyes". Influenced by a childhood spent along the Mississippi River, he started painting harbor scenes that depicted the character and romance of the great merchant vessels that traded in the harbor... Read full biography
Marine artist, Joseph A. Wilhelm was a native of New Orleans. Wilhelm began his career as one of the country's preeminent marine ship modelers. Wilhelm's artistic skills and attention to minute details first found expression in model railroad hobby magazines. In the 1950's and 60's he was a constant contributor to the principal national railroad magazines describing detailed structures that he built for this hobby. He advanced into ship models of intricate detail and finally turned to painting on canvas as an art he joked that was "easier on my eyes". Influenced by a childhood spent along the Mississippi River, he started painting harbor scenes that depicted the character and romance of the great merchant vessels that traded in the harbor of New Orleans. Wilhelm frequented the docks of the river, photographing and cataloguing ships for decades. He even learned to pilot a steamer.... Read full biography
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Keywords (11)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Photography as Fine Art
Art Media
- •Oil Paint
Art Style
Art Subject
- •Harbor, Harbour View
- •Marine, Maritime, Riverfront, Boats, Canoes, Steam Boats, Nautical
- •Portraits, Portraiture
- •Seascapes, Seasides
- •Ship Portraits and Other Sea Vessels
Chronology
- •Late 20th Century After 1950