Frederick Gottwald | |
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Born | Frederick Carl Gottwald August 15, 1858 Austrian Empire |
Died | June 23, 1941 Pasadena, California, U.S. | (aged 82)
Nationality | American |
Education | Art Students League of New York Royal Academy (Munich) Académie Julian (Paris) Cooper Union (New York) |
Known for | Painting |
Movement | Cleveland School |
Frederick Carl Gottwald (August 15, 1858 – June 23, 1941) was a traditionalist American painter who was influential in the development of the Cleveland School of art, sometimes called the "dean of Cleveland painters".[1] He taught at the Western Reserve School of Design for Women (later renamed to the Cleveland Institute of Art), and it has been said that he "contributed more than any other person to Cleveland's artistic development".[2]