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Claus Sievert
Claus Sievert, nicknamed the "tree guy" (1949–2009)[1] was a German-born American printmaker and illustrator.[2][3] He was known for his prints highlighting forms and the beauty of nature. He was a founding member of the Graphic Arts Workshop. BiographyHe was born in 1949 in Detmold, Germany.[3] Sievert first travelled to the United States as an American Field Service exchange student in 1966–1967, and attended high school in Fridley, Minnesota.[1] He traveled often, and eventually Sievert moved to San Francisco in 1984,[3] and later settling down in Grass Valley and Nevada City, California.[1][4][5] Sievert created etchings and hand colored them, and the subject of many works were local trees of Sierra Nevada, he was specifically inspired by the Pinus jeffreyi tree.[6] Claus Sievert illustrated books through Sky Pony Press. He died March 12, 2009, at the age of 59, after being hit in his car by a drunk driver on California State Route 49.[1][5][7] Sievert's art is featured in various public museum collections including the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco (FAMSF),[3] Oakland Museum of California,[8] among others. References
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