Henry Ulke
Henry Ulke (born January 29, 1821 in Frankenstein in Silesia , † February 17, 1910 in Washington, DC ) was a German-American photographer and portrait painter.
Career
Ulke first studied art in Breslau and began his career as a court painter under Karl Wilhelm Wach in Berlin, where he exhibited in 1842 and 1848. He joined the German Revolution of 1848/49 , was wounded and was imprisoned in Spandau for some time, after which he had to leave his home. With his brothers Julian and Lee he emigrated from Germany to New York in 1849 or 1852, where he became known as Henry Ulke. He first designed banknotes, then from 1853 illustrations for Harper’s and Leslie’s magazines in Philadelphia, until he finally settled in Washington in 1860. In 1865 he married Veronica Schultze.
Ulke was a member of the Megatherium Club , a scientific society at the Smithsonian Institution .
The New York Times obituary states:
"Henry Ulke, whose portraits of Presidents and Cabinet Ministers at Washington gained for him the soubriquet of 'Painter of Presidents,' died ... as the result of a fall at his home ... He was 89 years old. Mr. Ulke was a personal friend of Abraham Lincoln, and at the time of the assassination the dying President was carried into the famous Tenth Street house, where he was boarding. One of Mr. Ulke's best paintings was a portrait of President Grant, which now hangs in the long gallery of the White House… "
“Henry Ulke, whose portraits of presidents and ministers in Washington earned him the nickname 'Presidential Painter', died… as a result of a fall in his house… He was 89 years old. Ulke was a personal friend of Abraham Lincoln , and after the attack on him, the dying president was taken to the famous house on Tenth Street where Ulke lived. One of Ulke's best paintings was a portrait of President Grant, which now hangs in the long gallery of the White House ... "
literature
- Ulke, Henry (Heinrich) . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General lexicon of fine artists from antiquity to the present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 33 : Theodotos vacation . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1939, p. 554 .
- Andrew J. Cosentino, Henry H. Glassie. The Capital Image: Painters in Washington, 1800-1915. Smithsonian Institution Press for the National Museum of American Art, Washington, DC 1983.
Individual evidence
- ↑ treasury.gov
- ↑ Henry Ulke . In: The New York Times . New York February 19, 1910, p. 11 ( newspapers.com ).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ulke, Henry |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ulke, Heinrich (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German-American photographer and portrait painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 29, 1821 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Frankenstein in Silesia |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 17, 1910 |
| Place of death | Washington, DC |