Armin Hansen

Born in Chicago of German-American parents, Armin O. Hansen established a career in Milwaukee as a noted portrait painter and muralist.  He was especially active in the Federal Arts Project during the Depression era of the 1930s and served on the FAP Milwaukee Art Commission.  About thirty buildings in the Milwaukee area have murals painted by Hansen including the Milwaukee Trade and Technical High School, Bay View High School, Custer High School, the Pabst Brewing Company reception and tap room, and the executive suite of the Outboard Marine Corporation.

According to the federal census, he was in that city by 1910.  He attended West Division High School and studied with Alexander Mueller at the Wisconsin   ...  Displaying 750 of 4767 characters.