Walter Ufer
Walter Ufer N.A | |
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Huckeswagen , Germany | |
Died | August 2, 1936 Santa Fe, New Mexico, US | (aged 60)
Nationality | American |
Education | Johan Jergens |
Alma mater | Art Institute of Chicago |
Known for | Painting, lithography |
Movement | Taos Society of Artists |
Spouse | Mary Monrad Frederiksen |
Walter Ufer (July 22, 1876 – August 2, 1936) was an American artist based in
Life and career
Ufer was born in Germany and moved with his family to
In addition to his art, Ufer is known for his social activism. He helped victims of the
Ufer died from
Artwork
In the 1920s, Ufer's work garnered critical and commercial success. He showed at the Carnegie International, and became an Academician of the National Academy of Design. Ufer's New Mexico paintings are characterized by genre scenes of Native American life and landscapes executed in a high-keyed palette. One of his favorite models was a Taos Indian named Jim Mirabal who was often referred to as "Ufer's Jim."
Museums with his work include the Art Institute of Chicago, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, New Mexico Museum of Art,[5] Taos Art Museum (at Fechin House) and the Indianapolis Museum of Art.
Gallery
See also
- Ernest L. Blumenschein
- E. Irving Couse
- W. Herbert Dunton
- E. Martin Hennings
- Oscar Berninghaus
References
- ^ ISBN 1555950299.
- ^ Eldredge, Charles, et al. (1986). Art in New Mexico 1900-1945: Paths to Taos and Santa Fe. Washington, DC: National Museum of American Art with Abbeville Press. p. 208.
- ISBN 0823027457.
- ISBN 0823027457.
- ^ Ufer, Walter. "Across An Arroyo". New Mexico Museum of Art. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
External links
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Exhibition of recent paintings, an exhibition catalog containing a foreword by the artist, available from the Metropolitan Museum of Art Libraries.