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Bertram Hartman

1882 – 1960

American painter

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About Bertram Hartman

Lived 1882 – 1960 (aged 77–78). Bertram Hartman was an American painter.

C. Bertram Hartman (1882–1960) was an American oil and watercolor painter. His paintings are exhibited in museums in the United States.

Early life C. Bertram Hartman was born in Junction City, Kansas in 1882. He studied at the Art Institute of Chicago and the Academy of Fine Arts, Munich.

Hartman was a member of the Chicago Society of Artists, the American Watercolor Society and the Mural Painters of America. His address: 11 MacDougal Alley, located on the other side of 20 West 8th Street where his friend Gaston Lachaise had a studio from Nov. 1924-1926/27.

Personal life and death Hartman and his wife Augusta (1885-1960), known as Gusta, resided in New York City and had a number of artist friends. They were very close with the Lachaises, to whom they introduced Dorothy Norman. Gaston Lachaise sculpted a portrait of Gusta known as "The Girl with Bobbed Hair" 1923. Casts can be seen at the Baltimore Museum of Art, the Toledo Museum of Art, and the Williams College Museum of Art. Bertram wrote numerous letters to Isabel Lachaise, which are held by the Beinecke Library at Yale University. Bertram died in New York in 1960.

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1960, New York City
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Education
School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Academy of Fine Arts, Munich
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C. Bertram Hartman

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Bertram Hartman?

American painter (1882–1960)

When was Bertram Hartman born?

Bertram Hartman was born on 18 April 1882.

When did Bertram Hartman die?

Bertram Hartman died in 1960 in New York City.

What was Bertram Hartman's occupation?

Bertram Hartman was a painter.

What nationality was Bertram Hartman?

Bertram Hartman was American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Bertram Hartman

· Wikidata: Q18507942

· DBpedia: C. Bertram Hartman

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