Lloyd William Wulf (September 2, 1913 – November 17, 1965)[1] was an American artist from Nebraska who lived and worked in Quito, Ecuador for many years.[2]
Life before Ecuador
editWulf was born in Nehawka, Nebraska and grew up in Avoca, Nebraska.[2]
Wulf studied at the San Francisco School of Fine Arts early in the 1930s and met Oregonian Helen Purdy there whom he married.[2] He created paintings, drawings, and prints of people and "burlesque" clowns in carnival settings. He also did projects for the Works Progress Administration.[2]
Ecuador
editThe couple moved to Quito, Ecuador where he taught at the American School and drew local people and scenes.[3] In Quito, he was an employee of the American Embassy. He returned to Nebraska in poor health in 1964 died in November 1965.[2] Oswaldo Viteri studied with him.[4]
Death and legacy
editWulf died in a hospital in Omaha, aged 52.[2][1]
His work is in the Spencer Museum of Art[5] and the National Gallery of Art.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b "Lloyd W. Wulf, 52, Avoca, Dies; Funeral Saturday". The Plattsmouth Journal. November 18, 1965. p. 1. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f "Lloyd William Wulf". FAMSF Search the Collections. 21 September 2018.
- ^ Fulling, Kay Painter (5 January 2019). "The Cradle of American Art, Ecuador: Its Contemporary Artists". North River Press – via Google Books.
- ^ Ades, Dawn; Brett, Guy (5 January 1989). Art in Latin America: The Modern Era, 1820-1980. Yale University Press. ISBN 0300045611 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Spencer Museum of Art - Collection - Wulf, William Lloyd William Lloyd Wulf". collection.spencerart.ku.edu.
- ^ "Artist Info". www.nga.gov.