Charles Frederick William Mielatz

Charles Frederick William Mielatz (né Karl Friedrich Wilhelm Mielatz; May 24, 1864 – July 2, 1919) was a Prussian-born American etcher, graphic artist, painter, lithographer, and educator. He is considered a prominent etcher of architectural subjects in the United States of America.

Biography

Mielatz was born on May 24, 1864 in Breddin, Kingdom of Prussia (now Germany). His parents were Wilhelmina (née Wolff) and Carl Mielatz. He studied at Chicago School of Design and Painting, under painter Frederick Rondel.

In the early 1880s, Mielatz moved to New York City, where he created his first etching in 1883. On February 25, 1903, Mielatz married Mary Stuart McKinney.

Mielatz was a member of the New York Etching Club and the Brooklyn Society of Etchers. Smithsonian American Art Museum, Parrish Art Museum, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, and the National Gallery of Art.

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