Johannes von Wicht
Johannes von Wicht (born February 3, 1888 in Malente , † January 20, 1970 in Brooklyn ), also John von Wicht , was a German-American painter .
Life
Von Wicht began drawing in 1907. After the first exhibitions, she was admitted to the private art school of the Hessian Grand Duke in Darmstadt. During the First World War , von Wicht was seriously wounded. He emigrated to the USA in 1923.
Awards and honors
- 1950, 1955: Brooklyn Museum Exhibition Prize
- 1958: Audubon Artists Exhibition Medal
- 1958: Boston Art Festival Award
- 1960: Ford Foundation Purchase Prize
Individual evidence
- ↑ John von Wicht | LOG gallery. Retrieved on May 12, 2017 (German).
- ↑ Michael Herrmann: John von Wicht (1888-1970): the way to abstraction. Peter Lang GmbH, European Science Publishers, Frankfurt am Main 1995, ISBN 3-631-48188-8
- ↑ Biography John von Wicht. Retrieved May 14, 2017 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | von Wicht, Johannes |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | important, John |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German-American painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 3, 1888 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Malente |
| DATE OF DEATH | 20th January 1970 |
| Place of death | Brooklyn |