About Karl Stecher
Lived 1831 – 1923 (aged 92). Karl Stecher was a German and American painter.
Karl Franz Stecher, also known as Charles F. Stecher or Stetcher (5 March 1831 - 27 December 1923) was a German painter.
Life Stecher first studied painting and music in Karlsruhe, Germany. In 1874 he moved to New York where he designed all the windows for Church of the Transfiguration in Manhattan. 5 years before his death Stecher moved with his son to Wichita in Kansas, where he continued painting into his 90s. In Wichita he made a reputation as a portrait artist, but also as a painting and book collector with wide interests. He is buried in Old Mission Cemetery in Wichita.
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Who was Karl Stecher?
German painter
When was Karl Stecher born?
Karl Stecher was born on 5 March 1831 in Oberkirch.
When did Karl Stecher die?
Karl Stecher died on 27 December 1923 in Wichita.
What was Karl Stecher's occupation?
Karl Stecher was a painter.
What nationality was Karl Stecher?
Karl Stecher was German and American.
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