Gustl French Explained

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]

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.^[6] 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.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Auguste L French: person, pictures and information - Fold3.com. 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. "Bay Area Artist Exhibits." Reno Gazette-Journal (Reno, NV). 8 November 1963, p. 8.
5. Web site: Johnson. Charles. 11 April 1976. Eroticism Gives Way to Mysticism. subscription. 2022-02-03. Newspapers.com. The Sacramento Bee. 189. en.
6. News: Bufano. Benny. 12 December 1979. San Francisco General Hospital Medical Center Collection. Art Commission City & County of San Francisco. San Francisco Public Library.