Charles Umlauf
Charles Umlauf
American
(July 17, 1911 – November 19, 1994)
Mixed media on brown paper. Black, red and white charcoal pencils.
Unframed: 11" x 16"
Framed: 17.5"x 21.5".
Behind glass and matting.
Signed lower left.
Mostly known as a sculptor.
American sculptor and teacher born in South Haven, Michigan on a large farm. He was six of eight children born to South German immigrants. Umlauf claimed that he knew at the age of ten that he was going to be a sculptor. After the family moved to Chicago, in 1922 his father dies and left them impoverished. Six years later his mother died and left the kids as orphans and emotionally drained.
Charles was encouraged to pursue his artistic interests by his sister, Marie, who paid for her 11-year-old brother to attend weekend classes at the Art Institute of Chicago (AIC). He soon earned a scholarship for continued study. Umlauf was interested in carving and forming figures from an early age. Based on a small lion he molded in clay, Charles received his first commission of a full-sized lion in 1922, at age eleven.
His sculptures can be found in churches, numerous public institutions, outdoor locations, and museums, including the Houston Museum of Fine Arts, the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, as well as in many private collections. Umlauf received a number of accolades, including a Guggenheim Fellowship and a Ford Foundation Grant.
In 1941 Umlauf taught at the University of Texas School of Art in Austin, Texas, for 40 years. In 1985, he and his wife Angeline Allen Umlauf gave their Austin home, Umlauf’s studio, and 168 sculptures to the City of Austin. Based on this gift and considerable community support, the UMLAUF Sculpture Garden and Museum was founded and opened its doors in 1991 at 605 Azie Morton Road in Austin, Texas.
During his tenure at the University of Texas, Charles Umlauf taught many art students, including Farrah Fawcett. Fawcett, an art major, called Umlauf her "favorite professor" and they began a close mentoring relationship. Fawcett took classes and worked with Umlauf in his studio, as well as occasionally sitting for him as a muse.
Source: Wikipedia
'PLEASE EXCUSE QUALITY OF THE PHOTO'S. Light reflection is close to impossible to photograph....'
Charles Umlauf
American
(July 17, 1911 – November 19, 1994)
Mixed media on brown paper. Black, red and white charcoal pencils.
Unframed: 11" x 16"
Framed: 17.5"x 21.5".
Behind glass and matting.
Signed lower left.
Mostly known as a sculptor.
American sculptor and teacher born in South Haven, Michigan on a large farm. He was six of eight children born to South German immigrants. Umlauf claimed that he knew at the age of ten that he was going to be a sculptor. After the family moved to Chicago, in 1922 his father dies and left them impoverished. Six years later his mother died and left the kids as orphans and emotionally drained.
Charles was encouraged to pursue his artistic interests by his sister, Marie, who paid for her 11-year-old brother to attend weekend classes at the Art Institute of Chicago (AIC). He soon earned a scholarship for continued study. Umlauf was interested in carving and forming figures from an early age. Based on a small lion he molded in clay, Charles received his first commission of a full-sized lion in 1922, at age eleven.
His sculptures can be found in churches, numerous public institutions, outdoor locations, and museums, including the Houston Museum of Fine Arts, the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, as well as in many private collections. Umlauf received a number of accolades, including a Guggenheim Fellowship and a Ford Foundation Grant.
In 1941 Umlauf taught at the University of Texas School of Art in Austin, Texas, for 40 years. In 1985, he and his wife Angeline Allen Umlauf gave their Austin home, Umlauf’s studio, and 168 sculptures to the City of Austin. Based on this gift and considerable community support, the UMLAUF Sculpture Garden and Museum was founded and opened its doors in 1991 at 605 Azie Morton Road in Austin, Texas.
During his tenure at the University of Texas, Charles Umlauf taught many art students, including Farrah Fawcett. Fawcett, an art major, called Umlauf her "favorite professor" and they began a close mentoring relationship. Fawcett took classes and worked with Umlauf in his studio, as well as occasionally sitting for him as a muse.
Source: Wikipedia
'PLEASE EXCUSE QUALITY OF THE PHOTO'S. Light reflection is close to impossible to photograph....'
Charles Umlauf
American
(July 17, 1911 – November 19, 1994)
Mixed media on brown paper. Black, red and white charcoal pencils.
Unframed: 11" x 16"
Framed: 17.5"x 21.5".
Behind glass and matting.
Signed lower left.
Mostly known as a sculptor.
American sculptor and teacher born in South Haven, Michigan on a large farm. He was six of eight children born to South German immigrants. Umlauf claimed that he knew at the age of ten that he was going to be a sculptor. After the family moved to Chicago, in 1922 his father dies and left them impoverished. Six years later his mother died and left the kids as orphans and emotionally drained.
Charles was encouraged to pursue his artistic interests by his sister, Marie, who paid for her 11-year-old brother to attend weekend classes at the Art Institute of Chicago (AIC). He soon earned a scholarship for continued study. Umlauf was interested in carving and forming figures from an early age. Based on a small lion he molded in clay, Charles received his first commission of a full-sized lion in 1922, at age eleven.
His sculptures can be found in churches, numerous public institutions, outdoor locations, and museums, including the Houston Museum of Fine Arts, the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, as well as in many private collections. Umlauf received a number of accolades, including a Guggenheim Fellowship and a Ford Foundation Grant.
In 1941 Umlauf taught at the University of Texas School of Art in Austin, Texas, for 40 years. In 1985, he and his wife Angeline Allen Umlauf gave their Austin home, Umlauf’s studio, and 168 sculptures to the City of Austin. Based on this gift and considerable community support, the UMLAUF Sculpture Garden and Museum was founded and opened its doors in 1991 at 605 Azie Morton Road in Austin, Texas.
During his tenure at the University of Texas, Charles Umlauf taught many art students, including Farrah Fawcett. Fawcett, an art major, called Umlauf her "favorite professor" and they began a close mentoring relationship. Fawcett took classes and worked with Umlauf in his studio, as well as occasionally sitting for him as a muse.
Source: Wikipedia
'PLEASE EXCUSE QUALITY OF THE PHOTO'S. Light reflection is close to impossible to photograph....'