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Fritz Faiss
Staatliches Bauhaus, State Academy of Fine Arts Stuttgart
Known forEncaustic painting
MovementAbstract expressionism
SpouseJanet Wullner
AwardsPrix de Rome

Fritz Wilhelm Faiss (March 6, 1905 – October 1, 1981) was a

German-American abstract expressionist
artist.

Life and work

Faiss was born on March 6, 1905, in the town of

Furtwangen, a town in the Black Forest section of Germany.[1][2] He studied at the Bauhaus, where he was influenced by various artists including Paul Klee and Wassily Kandinsky, as well as the Stuttgart Academy of Fine Arts.[2][3][4] He also had training as a medical doctor.[2] Faiss flourished in his art and teaching until the Nazis took power, and thereafter he was viewed by the German government as a degenerate artist.[2] He was harassed by the Gestapo and forbidden to work as an artist, and much of his artwork was destroyed.[1][2] Eventually he was sent by the Nazis to a forced labor camp, where he spent about a year and became very sick.[1][2]
After the war, he returned to his art and teaching.

In 1951, he emigrated to the United States, where he settled in

Otis Art Institute and eventually became a tenured professor of art at California State University, Northridge,[1] where he retired as professor emeritus in 1973.[11] His artwork has been installed and exhibited throughout the world, including France, Italy, Germany, England, and the United States.[4][2]

Personal life

Faiss was married to Janet Wullner until his death in 1981 at the age of 76.[12]

Publications

  • Faiss, Fritz. Lenticle: two interviews with Fritz Faiss. Valencia Hills (Saugus, Calif.) : Green Hut Press, 1972.
  • Faiss, Fritz. Hackney jade and the war-horse. Valencia Hills, Calif. : Green Hut Press, 1977.
  • Faiss, Fritz. The blue glass Napoleon. Northridge, Calif. : Art Dept. Gallery, San Fernando Valley State College, 1964.
  • Faiss, Fritz. Concerning the way of color : an artist's approach. Valencia Hills, Calif. : Green Hut Press, 1977.
  • Faiss, Fritz. Out of loneliness. Saugus, Calif. : Green Hut Press, 1972.
  • Faiss, Fritz. Fritz Wilhelm Faiss : artist file : study photographs and reproductions of works of art with accompanying documentation 1920-2000. Frick Art Reference Library, 2000.
  • Faiss, Fritz. Modern art and man's search for the self. Saugus, Calif. : Green Hut Press, 1974.
  • Faiss, Fritz. Fritz Faiss, retrospective exhibition featuring the Big Sur and Cambria Pines Series : Palm Springs Desert Museum : 23 March 1963. Palm Springs, Calf. : Palm Springs Desert Museum, 1963.
  • Faiss, Fritz, and Hilldebrandt, Hans. Fritz Faiss, Gesamtschau 1947 : Pforzheim, vom 3. Juni-2. Juli, in den Räumen der Militärregierung. Pforzheim : 1947.

Awards

  • 1935: Prix de Rome[4]
  • 1952: Huntington Hartford Foundation Fellowship[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "From Nazi War Camp to VSC: Art Professor's Uphill Struggle". Valley State Daily Sundial. May 3, 1966.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Fritz Faiss: A Retrospective". Trout Museum of Art. Retrieved October 27, 2018.
  3. ^ "Professor Sees New Art Love". Valley State College Sundial. January 11, 1963.
  4. ^ a b c d e f Reams, Maxine (October 19, 1952). "Unique Wax Paintings by Immigrant Artist Should Endure 10,000 Years". Los Angeles Times. G14.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  5. ^ a b Miller, Arthur (February 3, 1952). "Fritz Faiss Encaustic Work Shown". Los Angeles Times. D6.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  6. ^ Carr, D.G. (May 1966). "Fritz Faiss, Canoga Mission Art Center, Canoga Park". Artforum. 4 (9): 17.
  7. ^ Miller, Arthur (July 20, 1958). "Exhibition by Faiss Dazzling". Los Angeles Times. E6.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  8. ^ Miller, Arthur (November 15, 1953). "Three One-Man Shows Hang on Local Scene". Los Angeles Times. D6.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  9. ^ Wilson, William (June 11, 1965). "Balance in Faiss' Work". Los Angeles Times. C4.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  10. ^ Baker, George (June 1963). "Fritz Faiss, Desert Museum, Palm Springs". Artforum. 1 (12): 16.
  11. ^ Yeager, Jim (May 24, 1973). "Artist reflects on past". Northridge Daily Sundial. p.2.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  12. ^ "Janet Dee Wullner-Faiss Cloak". Appleton Post-Crescent. August 20, 2017. Retrieved October 27, 2018.
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