biografía de Karl H. YENS (1868-1945)

Lugar de nacimiento: Altona, Germany

Direcciones: Los Angeles and Pasadena, CA, 1910-18; Laguna Beach, CA, from 1918

Profesión: Muralist, painter, etcher, teacher

Estudios: M. Koch, in Berlin; Acad. Julian, Paris, with J.P. Laurens & Constant, 1900

Exposiciones: Boston AC, 1903; PAFA Ann., 1904; Pan-Calif. Int. Expo, San Diego, 1915 (med.); LACMA, 1918, 1922, 1929; Calif. AC, 1919 (prize); Laguna Beach AA, 1921 (prize), 1922 (prize), 1924 (med.), 1925 (prize), 1927 (prize), 1935 (prize); Calif. WCS, 1922 (prize); Southern Calif. Fair, Riverside, 1922 (prize), 1928 (prize); Southwest Mus., 1922 (prize); Los Angeles P&S, 1923 (prize), 1928 (med.); Arizona State Fair, Phoenix, 1923 (prize), 1927 (prize), 1928 (prize); SFAA, 1925; Orange County (CA) Fair, 1923 (prize), 1925 (prize), 1927 (prize); Los Angeles County Fair, 1924 (prize), 1928 (prize); Artists Southern Calif., San Diego, 1926 (prize); Biltmore Salon, Los Angeles, 1926 (med.); Int. Bookplate Assn., 1927 (prize); Sacramento State Fair, 1927 (prize), 1934 (prize); FA Gal.; San Diego, 1928 (prize); Pacific SW Expo, Long Beach, 1928 (gold); Second Ann. Statewide Art Exh., Santa Cruz, 1929 (prize); Ann. Exh., Springville, UT, 1931 (prize); Oakland Art Gal., 1932; Calif. State Fair, Sacramento, 1935 (prize); Laguna Beach AA, 1935 (prize); Aeronautical Art Exh., T.W.A., 1937 (prize); GGE, 1939; AIC.

Asociaciones: Laguna Beach AA; AAPL; Los Angeles AA (hon. life); Acad. West Painters; Calif. AC; Calif. WCC; Long Beach AA; San Diego FAS; Int. Bookplate Assn.; Scandinavian-Am. Artists Soc. of West; Modern Art Soc. (co-founder); Teachers Assoc.; Calif. SMP; San Diego FA Soc.

Obra: City Hall, Altona, Germany; Country Club House, Brookline, MA; Duquesne Club, Pittsburgh; Astor Theatre, NYC; LACMA; Calif. State Expo Bldg., Los Angeles; Univ. Calif., Los Angeles; Clearwater H.S.; Laguna Beach H.S.; FA Gal., San Diego, San Pedro H.S.; U.S.S. California; John H. Vanderpoel AA, Chicago; Bowers Mem. Mus., Santa Ana

Comentarios: Was a muralist in Germany and Scotland before coming to U.S. in 1901 and executing mural commissions in NYC and Wash., DC. Settled in Southern Calif. in 1910, where he painted portraits, landscapes, genre scenes, and figurative works for the next thirty-five years. He was also known as Karl Jens.

Fuentes: WW40; WW06; Hughes, Artists in California, 625.