Minette Teichmueller Explained

Minette Teichmueller
Birth Date:	January 27, 1871
Birth Place:	La Grange, Texas
Death Place:	Nacogdoches, Texas
Education:	Chicago Academy of Fine Art, San Antonio Academy of Art
Field:	muralist

Minette Teichmueller (1871 – 1970) was an American muralist known for her Smithville, Texas post office mural, The Law, Texas Rangers.^[1] Teichmueller was born on January 27, 1871, in La Grange, Texas.^[2] She studied at the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts and the San Antonio Academy of Art.^[3] She was married to fellow artist Hugo Pohl (1878 - 1960).^[4]

In 1940 she completed the oil-on-canvas mural The Law, Texas Rangers for the Smithville post office. It was commissioned by the Works Progress Administration and the Treasury Section of Fine Arts (TSFA).^[5]

Teichmueller died on August 28, 1970, in Nacogdoches, Texas.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Artist: Minette Teichmueller . New Deal Art Registry . 27 June 2023.
2. Web site: Minette Teichmueller Pohl (1871-1970) buried in La Grange Cemetery located in La Grange, TX . People Legacy . 27 June 2023.
3. Web site: Thompson . Leslie . Texas Post Office Murals, Part IV: Central Texas . Glasstire . 27 June 2023.
4. Web site: Minette Teichmueller (Mrs. Hugo Pohl) Paintings . Vintage Texas Gallery . 27 June 2023 . en.
5. Web site: Post Office Mural - Smithville TX . Living New Deal . 27 June 2023.