GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Born in Westphalia, Germany, Louise Heuser Wueste studied art at the Düsseldorf Academy, a magnet in the mid-19th century for young American students. In 1859 she immigrated to Texas with her family as one of many German settlers in the state. Wueste worked as a portraitist and landscape painter in San Antonio, Galveston, and Eagle Pass. Her realistic portraits display sophisticated modelling of light and shadow
Adapted from
William Keyse Rudolph, DMA label copy, 2005.
NOTES
Created 1865
Rebecca Singerman worked on this note.
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Artist/designers
Wueste, Louisa (American, born Germany, 1803-1875)
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Place of origin: San Antonio (Texas/United States): TGN: 7416035
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PROVENANCE
From 1958: Dallas Museum of Art, gift of Olga H. Vogel [1]
[1] The name of the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, founded in 1933, was changed to the Dallas Museum of Art in 1983.
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WEB RESOURCES
- Handbook of Texas Online~Read a biography of Louisa Wueste at the Texas State Historical Association website.
- Hamon Arts Library Blog, Southern Methodist University, Dallas~Learn more about the artist from the this Bywaters Special Collections Artist Profile.
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FUN FACTS
- Nanette Mueller Schmitt was married to Frank Conrad Schmitt, who was also painted by Wueste in 1865. (1958.64)
- Louise Heuser Wueste followed her children to Texas in 1859. She spent the later years of the Civil War across the border in Piedras Negras, Mexico.
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General Description
Born in Westphalia, Germany, Louise Heuser Wueste studied art at the Düsseldorf Academy, a magnet in the mid-19th century for young American students. In 1859 she immigrated to Texas with her family as one of many German settlers in the state. Wueste worked as a portraitist and landscape painter in San Antonio, Galveston, and Eagle Pass. Her realistic portraits display sophisticated modelling of light and shadow
Adapted from
William Keyse Rudolph, DMA label copy, 2005.
Fun Facts
- Nanette Mueller Schmitt was married to Frank Conrad Schmitt, who was also painted by Wueste in 1865. (1958.64)
- Louise Heuser Wueste followed her children to Texas in 1859. She spent the later years of the Civil War across the border in Piedras Negras, Mexico.
Archival Resources
Web Resources
- Handbook of Texas Online~Read a biography of Louisa Wueste at the Texas State Historical Association website.
- Hamon Arts Library Blog, Southern Methodist University, Dallas~Learn more about the artist from the this Bywaters Special Collections Artist Profile.
Notes
Created 1865
Rebecca Singerman worked on this note.
Catalogue essays
Artist/designers
Wueste, Louisa (American, born Germany, 1803-1875)
Cultures
Geography
Place of origin: San Antonio (Texas/United States): TGN: 7416035
Process/materials
Historical periods
Individuals
Subject terms
RELATED OBJECTS
PROVENANCE
From 1958: Dallas Museum of Art, gift of Olga H. Vogel [1]
[1] The name of the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, founded in 1933, was changed to the Dallas Museum of Art in 1983.
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