Frederick Ferdinand Schafer (August 16, 1839 - July 18, 1927) was a German-born American painter. He was born in Braunschweig, Germany and he emigrated to the United States in 1876, at age 37.[1][2] He opened a studio on Montgomery Street in San Francisco, and he lived in Oakland,[3] Over the course of his career, he did over 500 paintings.[2] He died in Oakland at age 87.[4] His work is in the permanent collections of the Birmingham Museum of Art, the Fairfield University Art Museum, and the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture.[1][5]
Frederick Ferdinand Schafer | |
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| Born | August 16, 1839 Braunschweig, Germany |
| Died | July 18, 1927 (aged 87) Oakland, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Painter |
| Spouse | Sophia Schafer |
| Children | 1 son, 1 daughter |
Selected works
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Indians on the Warpath -
Morning on Mount Shasta, 14,400 feet high from Shasta Lake, California -
Two Indians in the Utah Desert -
Old Roscoe on the Truckee River (c. 1885)
Citations
edit- ^ a b "Frederick Ferdinand Schafer, American, born Brunswick, Germany, 1839 - 1927". Birmingham Museum of Art. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
- ^ a b "Frederick F. Schafer". Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
- ^ Lekisch, Barbara (2003). Embracing Scenes about Lakes Tahoe & Donner: Painters, Illustrators & Sketch Artists 1855-1915. Lafayette, California: Great West Books. p. 155. ISBN 9780944220146. OCLC 1001900414.
- ^ "Schafer". Oakland Tribune. July 19, 1927. p. 39. Retrieved October 4, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Frederick Ferdinand Schafer". Fairfield University Art Museum. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
General references
edit- "Frederick Ferdinand Schafer(1839–1927) : A Preliminary Catalog of his Paintings". OCLC 921307087. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
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