Glenn Wessels

Glenn Anthony Wessels (1895 – July 23, 1982)[1][2][3] was a South African-born American painter, etcher, lithographer and arts educator. He was a professor at the California College of the Arts, Washington State University, and the University of California, Berkeley.

Glenn Anthony Wessels
Born
Cape Town, South Africa
DiedJuly 23, 1982
Placerville, California, U.S.
OccupationPainter, etcher, lithographer, arts educator

Life

Wessels was born in Cape Town, South Africa.[4] He emigrated to the United States with his family as a child.[5] He attended the University of California, and he was trained by Hans Hofmann in Munich, Germany.[6]

Wessels was a painter, etcher, lithographer and arts educator.[7] He was a professor at the California College of the Arts, Washington State University, and the University of California, Berkeley.[5] Wessels was an artistic mentor to notable American painter Thomas Kinkade.[8]

Wessels died on July 23, 1982.[5] His artwork is in the permanent collections of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco,[7] the Oakland Museum of California,[9] and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.[10]

References
  1. In Memoriam, University of California Academic Senate, University of California, 1985, p. 450
  2. Union List of Artist Names, vol. 4, Q-Z, ed. Murtha Baca, G. K. Hall, Getty Art History Information Program, 1994, p. 612
  3. http://www.getty.edu/vow/ULANFullDisplay?find=Wessels&role=&nation=&prev_page=1&subjectid=500018305
  4. Karlstrom, Paul J. (1996). On the Edge of America: California Modernist Art, 1900-1950. Berkeley, California: University of California Press. p. 107. ISBN 9780520088504. OCLC 464217134.
  5. "Glenn A. Wessels". The San Francisco Examiner. July 27, 1982. p. 21. Retrieved April 23, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Glenn Wessels papers, [ca. 1932-1982]". Archives of American Art. Smithsonian. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
  7. "Glenn Anthony Wessels". Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
  8. "Glenn Anthony Wessels (1895-1982) - Find A Grave..." www.findagrave.com. Retrieved 2020-09-16.
  9. "Glenn A. Wessels". Oakland Museum of California. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
  10. "Glenn Wessels". The Met. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
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