Jean Mannheim
Jean Mannheim (November 18, 1863 – September 6, 1945) was a German-born American artist and educator, known for his California Impressionist paintings.[1] He was active in Decatur, Illinois and Pasadena, California.
Jean Mannheim | |
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| Born | November 18, 1863 Bad Kreuznach, Germany |
| Died | September 6, 1945 (aged 81) Pasadena, California, U.S. |
| Years active | 1880s–1940s |
| Known for | painting |
| Spouse(s) | Pauline McNett (divorced), Eunice Drennan (1902–1910, her death) |
About
Jean Mannheim was born November 18, 1863 in Bad Kreuznach in the Nahe region of Germany.[2] He was drafted into the German Army, and eventually he fled to France. In Paris, he studied art at Académie Delécluse and Académie Colarossi, and under artists Paul-Louis Delance and William-Adolphe Bouguereau.[2]
In 1884, he immigrated to Illinois where he taught at the Decatur Art School, some of his students in Decatur included artists Roy Brown and Charles Crocker.[2][1] Initially in the 1880s he married Pauline McNett from the small city Mendota, but that ended in divorce.[1] In 1902, he married Eunice Drennan of Decatur, she was the sister of John Drennan, a longtime publisher of the Decatur Daily Review.[1][3] This was followed by a two year position at Frank Brangwyn's school in London, and a stint teaching at the Denver Art School in 1903.[2]
In 1908, Mannheim and his wife settled in Pasadena, California.[3] In 1909, Mannheim built his house and art studio at 500 South Arroyo Boulevard, and the areas was a popular location for many of his landscape paintings.[4] He lived nearby to Ernest A. Batchelder.[5] He was a member of the California Art Club.
In 1912, the opening of the Stickney Memorial Art School was lead by Mannheim and Channel Pickering “C.P.” Townsley, which was in operation until 1934.[6][7][8] Students of Mannheim's in Los Angeles included Marie Boening Kendall,[9] Effie Anderson Smith,[10] amongst others.
He died September 6, 1945 in Pasadena, California. Mannheim's great-grandson wrote a biography, From a Versatile Brush: The Life and Art of Jean Mannheim (2011).[3]
References
- Fallstrom, Bob (2011-09-04). "Bookmark: Artist shapes his identity painting Decatur". Herald-Review.com. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
- Hughes, Edan Milton (1986). Artists in California, 1786-1940. Hughes Publishing Company. ISBN 978-0961611200.
- Mcgrath, Rachel (2012-02-03). "Moorpark man keeps great-grandfather's art contributions alive". Ventura County Star. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
- Madsen, David (2012). L.A. Adventures: Eclectic Day Trips by Metro Rail Through Los Angeles and Beyond. LA Electric Travel. ISBN 978-0-9850885-3-8.
- Adams, Elaine (Summer 2017). "How the San Gabriel Valley Inspired California Impressionism and Lured Artists from across the Nation, Part II of III" (PDF). California Art Club Newsletter. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
- Phillips, Cedar Imboden (2008). Early Pasadena. Arcadia Publishing. p. 81. ISBN 9780738558370.
- "The Development of an Art Community in the Los Angeles Area, essay by Ruth Westphal". Traditional Fine Arts Organization (TFAOI). Westphal Publishing. 1982. ISBN 0961052007. Retrieved 2020-06-15.
- Reitzell, Richard W. (Fall 2011). "Jean Mannheim (1861-1945): Cultivating Colour and Versatility in California" (PDF). California Art Club Newsletter. California Art Club. Retrieved 2020-06-15.
- Heller, Jules; Heller, Nancy G. (2013-12-19). North American Women Artists of the Twentieth Century: A Biographical Dictionary. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-135-63889-4.
- Progressive Arizona and the Great Southwest Mrs. A.Y. Smith, Arizona Artist November 1929, p. 13, 33, 34
Further reading
- Reitzell, Richard W. (2011). From a Versatile Brush: The Life and Art of Jean Mannheim. Moorpark, California: Arroyo Publishing. ISBN 978-0615439549.
