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Joseph paul vorst biography of william hill
Joseph Vorst
American painter
Joseph Vorst | |
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Self Portrait with Mule, ca. 1947 | |
| Born | Joseph Paul Vorst (1897-06-19)June 19, 1897 Essen, Germany |
| Died | October 15, 1947(1947-10-15) (aged 50) Overland, Missouri |
| Resting place | Lake Charles Park Cemetery, Bel-Nor, St.
Louis, MO |
| Nationality | German, American |
| Known for | Murals, Lithography |
| Movement | Regionalism |
| Spouse | Lina Weller (1900-1992) |
| Website | josephpaulvorst.com |
Joseph Paul Vorst (June 19, 1897 – October 15, 1947) was a German-Americanvisual artist.
Biography
Vorst was born June 19, 1897, in Essen, Germany.[1] He studied at the Folkwang Schule in Hagen before serving in World War I, from which he received a permanent limp. He studied art at the National Academy of Berlin with Max Lieberman and Max Slevogt,[2] and was baptized a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1924.
He emigrated to the U.S. in 1930,[3] settlin