Matilda Lotz (1858–1923) was an American painter. She was one of California's premiere female artists, as well as a prominent animal portraitist. Lotz was born and raised in the Lotz House, which became the site of an American Civil War Battle, and is now on the National Register of Historic Places.[1]
Matilda Lotz was born in Franklin, Tennessee, on November 29, 1858, to German parents.[1][2] Her father, Johann Albert Lotz, was a master carpenter who designed and built the family home, where they lived with her mother, Margaretha and her brothers, Paul and Augustus.[3][4] The Lotz family home became the site of the Battle of Franklin; Lotz, who was only six years old at the time, and her family were forced to hide in their neighbor's brick basement for hours as the battle raged on, as their wooden house would not have provided sufficient protection.[3] When they emerged after seventeen hours, their property was filled with dead and wounded soldiers, and their house was turned into a hospital for several months. The Lotz family home has been turned into a Historic site and has begun collecting examples of Lotz's work.[5]
Lotz began an interest in art early in life, as a child she would draw farm and household animals in the dirt.[6] When given the chance, she used coal from the fireplace and small scraps of paper to practice drawing.[7] Reportedly, she also once tried drawing on a wall, but was disciplined for doing so.[8]
Educationedit
The Lotz family left Franklin, and briefly migrated to Memphis, Tennessee before moving to San Jose, California.[8] Lotz began her art career in the 1860s; her first painting lessons came from her brother Paul.[9] In 1874, Lotz attended the San Francisco School of Design (now San Francisco Art Institute) on a six-year course with Virgil Macey Williams, where she won several medals and received the highest honors.[10] She continued her education in Paris in the 1880s with Felix-Joseph Barrias, and later Emile van Marcke.[10][11][9] It was while in Paris that Lotz received two gold medals from the Paris Academy, the first woman to receive such an honour, and an honorable mention from the Paris Salon.[12][9]
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Lotz travelled throughout Europe and North Africa, uncommon for a single, un-chaperoned woman, and her journeys influenced her work.[11][8] She also painted portraits while visiting her family in California, including that of William Randolf Hearst and Leland Stanford.[13] Lotz returned to Paris in the 1890s where she worked closely for several years with French artist Rosa Bonheur.[9] During this time she was also invited to London by the Duke of Portland, where she was commissioned by British nobility for animal paintings, as well as to Tata, Hungary for animal portraiture.[9] Lotz was living in Algiers at the outbreak of World War I, but was forced to leave by the French and returned to Tata in 1915, until her death on February 21, 1923.[9] She married painter Ferenc Blaskovits later in her life.[9]
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^Cascone, Sarah (2019-03-25). "A Show of More Than 130 Women Artists From California Is Bringing a Once-Sidelined Group Into the Spotlight. See Their Works". Artnet News. Retrieved 2022-07-29.
Further readingedit
Clement, Clara Erskine. 'Matilda Lotz' in "Women in the Fine Arts, from the Seventh Century B.C. to the Twentieth Century A.D." (Library of Alexandria, 1984)
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This article relies excessively on references to primary sources Please improve this article by adding secondary or tertiary sources Find sources Matilda Lotz news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2017 Learn how and when to remove this message Matilda Lotz 1858 1923 was an American painter She was one of California s premiere female artists as well as a prominent animal portraitist Lotz was born and raised in the Lotz House which became the site of an American Civil War Battle and is now on the National Register of Historic Places 1 Matilda LotzBornNovember 29 1858Franklin Tennessee U S DiedFebruary 21 1923Tata Tatai jaras Komarom Esztergom HungaryNationalityAmericanAlma materSan Francisco School of DesignSpouseFerenc Blaskovits Contents 1 Early life 2 Education 3 Later career 4 Exhibitions 5 See also 6 References 7 Further reading 8 External linksEarly life editMatilda Lotz was born in Franklin Tennessee on November 29 1858 to German parents 1 2 Her father Johann Albert Lotz was a master carpenter who designed and built the family home where they lived with her mother Margaretha and her brothers Paul and Augustus 3 4 The Lotz family home became the site of the Battle of Franklin Lotz who was only six years old at the time and her family were forced to hide in their neighbor s brick basement for hours as the battle raged on as their wooden house would not have provided sufficient protection 3 When they emerged after seventeen hours their property was filled with dead and wounded soldiers and their house was turned into a hospital for several months The Lotz family home has been turned into a Historic site and has begun collecting examples of Lotz s work 5 Lotz began an interest in art early in life as a child she would draw farm and household animals in the dirt 6 When given the chance she used coal from the fireplace and small scraps of paper to practice drawing 7 Reportedly she also once tried drawing on a wall but was disciplined for doing so 8 Education editThe Lotz family left Franklin and briefly migrated to Memphis Tennessee before moving to San Jose California 8 Lotz began her art career in the 1860s her first painting lessons came from her brother Paul 9 In 1874 Lotz attended the San Francisco School of Design now San Francisco Art Institute on a six year course with Virgil Macey Williams where she won several medals and received the highest honors 10 She continued her education in Paris in the 1880s with Felix Joseph Barrias and later Emile van Marcke 10 11 9 It was while in Paris that Lotz received two gold medals from the Paris Academy the first woman to receive such an honour and an honorable mention from the Paris Salon 12 9 Later career editLotz travelled throughout Europe and North Africa uncommon for a single un chaperoned woman and her journeys influenced her work 11 8 She also painted portraits while visiting her family in California including that of William Randolf Hearst and Leland Stanford 13 Lotz returned to Paris in the 1890s where she worked closely for several years with French artist Rosa Bonheur 9 During this time she was also invited to London by the Duke of Portland where she was commissioned by British nobility for animal paintings as well as to Tata Hungary for animal portraiture 9 Lotz was living in Algiers at the outbreak of World War I but was forced to leave by the French and returned to Tata in 1915 until her death on February 21 1923 9 She married painter Ferenc Blaskovits later in her life 9 Exhibitions edit1872 1874 California State Fair 1875 1910 San Francisco Art Association San Francisco California 1878 1887 Mechanics Institute San Francisco California 1882 86 Paris Salon 1888 1900 Gump s San Francisco California 1894 California Midwinter International Expo San Francisco California 1909 Del Monte Art Gallery Monterey California 9 2018 2019 Something Revealed California Women Artists Emerge 1860 1960 Pasadena Museum of History 14 See also editElizabeth NortonReferences edit a b West Emily R New biography released on Battle of Franklin survivor Matilda Lotz The Tennessean Retrieved 2022 07 29 Hughes Edan Milton 2002 Artists in California 1786 1940 L Z Crocker Art Museum p 697 ISBN 978 1 884038 08 2 a b A Longtime Legacy The Lotz House PorterBriggs com Archived from the original on 2017 03 02 Retrieved 2017 03 01 Civil War Personality Matilda Lotz Franklin Home Page The Lotz House Receives a Seventh Matilda Lotz Painting TNVacation The Lotz House welcomes home sixth Matilda Lotz painting Williamson Herald Matilda Lotz Franklin s Famed Artist Franklin Dog a b c Matilda Lotz Lotz House a b c d e f g h Matilda Lotz 1858 1923 Farhat Cultural Center a b Catalogue of the Mark Hopkins Institute of Art 1901 Mark Hopkins Institute of Art Press of the Hicks Judd Company San Francisco Art Association 1901 p 31 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint others link a b Matilda Lotz Dorotheum Dogs in Art Matilda Lotz at the AKC Museum of the Dog Best In Show Daily THE LOTZ HOUSE RECEIVES A SEVENTH MATILDA LOTZ PAINTING TN Vacation Cascone Sarah 2019 03 25 A Show of More Than 130 Women Artists From California Is Bringing a Once Sidelined Group Into the Spotlight See Their Works Artnet News Retrieved 2022 07 29 Further reading editClement Clara Erskine Matilda Lotz in Women in the Fine Arts from the Seventh Century B C to the Twentieth Century A D Library of Alexandria 1984 External links editMatilda Lotz on Artnet site Creative License Matilda Lotz on YouTube Matilda Lotz on The Athenaeum Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Matilda Lotz amp oldid 1187590738, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
