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1831 Bavaria, Germany - 1905 San Francisco, California. Known for: Landscape-street, animal and still life painting.
Meyer Straus was born in Bavaria in 1831. He emigrated from Germany to the U.S. in 1848. For a short while he lived in Ohio and in 1853 moved to St Louis, MO where he worked as a scene painter in the... Read full biography
Meyer Straus was born in Bavaria in 1831. He emigrated from Germany to the U.S. in 1848. For a short while he lived in Ohio and in 1853 moved to St Louis, MO where he worked as a scene painter in the Old Pine Street Theater. After a few years in Mobile, New Orleans, and other parts of the South, in... Read full biography
Meyer Straus was born in Bavaria in 1831. He emigrated from Germany to the U.S. in 1848. For a short while he lived in Ohio and in 1853 moved to St Louis, MO where he worked as a scene painter in the Old Pine Street Theater. After a few years in Mobile, New Orleans, and other parts of the South, in 1872 he moved to Chicago where he painted scenery at Hooley's Theater. Due to failing health and the severe winters, he was forced to seek a milder climate. In 1875 Straus made his final move to San... Read full biography
Meyer Straus was born in Bavaria in 1831. He emigrated from Germany to the U.S. in 1848. For a short while he lived in Ohio and in 1853 moved to St Louis, MO where he worked as a scene painter in the Old Pine Street Theater. After a few years in Mobile, New Orleans, and other parts of the South, in 1872 he moved to Chicago where he painted scenery at Hooley's Theater. Due to failing health and the severe winters, he was forced to seek a milder climate. In 1875 Straus made his final move to San Francisco where he continued painting theatrical scenery for Tom Maguire, proprietor of the Bush Street Theater, and for the Grand Opera House. In 1876 he made a painting trip to Aspen, CO. Returning to San Francisco, in 1877 he abandoned theater... Read full biography
Meyer Straus was born in Bavaria in 1831. He emigrated from Germany to the U.S. in 1848. For a short while he lived in Ohio and in 1853 moved to St Louis, MO where he worked as a scene painter in the Old Pine Street Theater. After a few years in Mobile, New Orleans, and other parts of the South, in 1872 he moved to Chicago where he painted scenery at Hooley's Theater. Due to failing health and the severe winters, he was forced to seek a milder climate. In 1875 Straus made his final move to San Francisco where he continued painting theatrical scenery for Tom Maguire, proprietor of the Bush Street Theater, and for the Grand Opera House. In 1876 he made a painting trip to Aspen, CO. Returning to San Francisco, in 1877 he abandoned theater work to devote full time to easel painting. After establishing a studio at 728 Montgomery,. Source: Edan Hughes, author of the book "Artists in... Read full biography
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Keywords (36)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Theatre Scene Painting, Stage/Set Design for Television and/or Movies
Art Media
Art Subject
- •Animals, Mammals
- •Botanics, Plant Life
- •Chinatown in Any North American City
- •Coastal View, Shoreline, Seaside
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •Indians, Native Americans
- •Landscape with Cattle, Sheep or Other Farm Animals
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Marine, Maritime, Riverfront, Boats, Canoes, Steam Boats, Nautical
- •Mountain Views, Mountainscapes
- •Outdoor Sporting Scenes, Field and Stream, Hunting
- •Spanish Missions, California
- •Still Life
- •Street Scenes, Street Genre
- •Wildlife, Wild Animal
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •California Before 1940
- •Chicago Before 1900
- •Colorado Before 1900
- •Monterey, Carmel California
- •New Orleans Before 1940
- •Northern California Before 1900
- •Yosemite National Park
Art Association
- •Bohemian Club
Chronology
- •Late 19th Century, After Civil War
Added Description
- •Animal Specialty
- •CENTURY MAGAZINE Illustrator
Ethnicity of Artist
- •German
Exhibition/Expo: Regional/National/International
- •Cotton Centennial Exhibition, New Orleans 1885
Exhibition of Art Association
- •San Francisco Art Association
Exhibition of State Fair
- •California State Fair