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Richard Lorenz became a painter and illustrator of dramatic western scenes, especially of the Plains Indian culture and the consequences of encounters with the white man's civilization.ÊÊ He was also well known for panoramic* painting and for depictions of horses, genre and landscapes. In May 1886, Lorenz arrived in Milwaukee, Wisconsin where he established his career and lived for most of the remainder of his life.Ê He has been described by an art historian of that city as "the most gifted German immigrant artist to settle in Milwaukee."Ê Lorenz initially emigrated to Milwaukee at the request of William Wehner who had formed the American Panorama Company* and then recruited German painters noted for their skills with religious and historical subjects. The resulting panoramas were huge lengthy canvases, some of them 25 X 350 feet. Lorenz worked on The Battle of Atlanta, which became the company's most famous work.Ê Lorenz specialized in horses, depicting them in every kind of activity and perspective. From 1887 to 1890, he travelled and sketched in the West including Oregon, Arizona, Colorado, Texas, and California.Ê In 1887, he worked with August Lohr to install a panorama in San Francisco. While there he sketched scenes of Chinatown and Monterey.Ê On this extensive trip, he went to the Crow Reservation, and from this experience, did his first Indian subjects inspired by stories he heard of the Sioux Massacre at Little Big Horn.
Twelve Vintage Cowboy Art Notecards of R.Lorenz 1898"A Critical Moment"
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Richard Lorenz became a painter and illustrator of dramatic western scenes, especially of the Plains Indian culture and the consequences of encounters with the white man's civilization.ÊÊ He was also well known for panoramic* painting and for depictions of horses, genre and landscapes. In May 1886, Lorenz arrived in Milwaukee, Wisconsin where he established his career and lived for most of the remainder of his life.Ê He has been described by an art historian of that city as "the most gifted German immigrant artist to settle in Milwaukee."Ê Lorenz initially emigrated to Milwaukee at the request of William Wehner who had formed the American Panorama Company* and then recruited German painters noted for their skills with religious and historical subjects. The resulting panoramas were huge lengthy canvases, some of them 25 X 350 feet. Lorenz worked on The Battle of Atlanta, which became the company's most famous work.Ê Lorenz specialized in horses, depicting them in every kind of activity and perspective. From 1887 to 1890, he travelled and sketched in the West including Oregon, Arizona, Colorado, Texas, and California.Ê In 1887, he worked with August Lohr to install a panorama in San Francisco. While there he sketched scenes of Chinatown and Monterey.Ê On this extensive trip, he went to the Crow Reservation, and from this experience, did his first Indian subjects inspired by stories he heard of the Sioux Massacre at Little Big Horn.
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