Luvena Vysekal newspaper clippings and photos relating to Edouard Vysekal
name: label: Compiler
content: Vysekal, Luvena, 1873-1954
label: Names
content: Vysekal, Edouard A., 1890-1939
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- California -- Los Angeles
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated 1999 by Jean Casebier, whose father was a close friend of the Vysekals and executor the Luvena's estate. According to Casebier, the remainder of the scrapbook, and any other papers, were probably discarded
creator: label: Compiler
content: Vysekal, Luvena, 1873-1954
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Modernist muralist Edouard A. Vysekal (1890-1939) studied at the Art Institute of Chicago under John H. Vanderpoel and later with Stanton Macdonald-Wright and Morgan Russell. While teaching at the Art Institute he met his future wife, Luvena Buchanan (1873-1954), a student, in 1914. He and his wife Luvena were commissioned to execute a mural for the Barbara Worth Hotel in El Centro. He also taught at the Los Angeles Art Students League and at Otis Art Institute (1922-1939).
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.3 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1910-1942
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.vyseluve
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Newspaper clippings and photographs, 1910-1942, regarding painter Edouard Vysekal, removed from a larger scrapbook compiled by Vysekal's wife, Luvena.