Gustl French

Gustl French
Born17 July 1909
Vienna, Austria
Died24 December 2004
Berkeley, Alameda, California, United States
EducationCalifornia College of Arts and Crafts
Alma materClaremont Graduate University
Known forpainting, printmaking, photography
Notable workMusic on the Grass (1945-1989), photo etching, 76.2 x 57 cm, Worcester Art Museum
AwardsCouncil of American Artist Societies Award, San Francisco Women Artists, 1971 ; Purchase Award, Annual San Francisco Arts Festival, 1971 ; Diplome d'Honneior, Prix de Gravure, Biennale de Clermont-Ferrand, France, 1972; Home Savings & Loan Purchase Award, Annual San Francisco Arts Festival, 1975
Patron(s)Transamerica Corporation, San Francisco; Foremost/McKesson, Inc., San Francisco; Harrah's, Lake Tahoe; Bank of America, San Francisco; A.T.&T., Chicago; Hogan Associates, San Francisco

Auguste L. "Gustl" French (1909 – 2004)[1] was an Austrian-American painter, printmaker and photographer.[2][3]

Biography

She was born and educated in Vienna, Austria, receiving a doctorate in modern philology from the University of Vienna.[4] While in Europe, she studied with Oskar Kokoschka.[5][6]

She came to the United States in 1944, fleeing the Bombing of Vienna during World War II. She taught at Baylor University in Waco, Texas, and moved to California in the mid-1950s with her family.[4][5] There she studied in Oakland at the California College of Arts and Crafts (now California College of the Arts), and at the Claremont Graduate University in the M.F.A. Program.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Auguste L French: person, pictures and information - Fold3.com". Retrieved 2016-09-12.
  2. ^ "Notes on Art Around the Bay." The Oakland Tribune (Oakland, CA). 18 March 1962, p. 6-EL.
  3. ^ Garfinkel, Ada. "July 4 All Media Show Bland, but a Few Works Do Sparkle." Daily Independent Journal (San Rafael, CA). 2 July 1974, p. 15.
  4. ^ a b "Bay Area Artist Exhibits." Reno Gazette-Journal (Reno, NV). 8 November 1963, p. 8.
  5. ^ a b c Bufano, Benny (12 December 1979). "San Francisco General Hospital Medical Center Collection". Art Commission City & County of San Francisco – via San Francisco Public Library.
  6. ^ Johnson, Charles (11 April 1976). "Eroticism Gives Way to Mysticism". Newspapers.com. The Sacramento Bee. p. 189. Retrieved 2022-02-03.


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