This biography from the Archives of AskART:
| | Born in Quincy, IL on Sept. 28, 1904. Schueler moved to California in 1917. After studying at the San Diego Academy of Fine Arts, he worked in San Diego as a commercial artist while painting fine art and exhibiting locally. He remained in San Diego except for 1921-24 when he worked in Los Angeles designing posters for the movie industry. In 1937 he moved to San Francisco where he designed exhibits for the GGIE and continued in commercial art. He later lived in Murphys, CA and taught watercolor classes at Columbia College. Schueler died in Las Vegas, NV on Sept. 26, 1986. Member: Marin AA; Mother Lode AA; Stockton Art League; West Coast WC Society; SWA. Exh: Artists of So. Calif, San Diego FA Gallery, 1927; De Young Museum; Haggin Gallery (Stockton); Otis Art Gallery; Fine Arts Gallery (Springfield, MA); Calif. State Fairs (awards). In: Springfield (MA) Museum; Santa Clara College Museum; Murphys Museum. | Source:
Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940"
Interview with the artist or his/her family; Sonora Union Democrat, 10-10-1986 (obituary). | | Nearly 20,000 biographies can be found in Artists in California 1786-1940 by Edan Hughes and is available for sale ($150). For a full book description and order information please click here. |
Biography from CalART.com:
| Biography provided courtesy of “California Watercolors 1850-1970” By Gordon T. McClelland and Jay T. Last.
Dorner T. Schueler (1904- )... Born: Quincy, IL
Studied: San Diego Academy of Art
Member: West Coast Water Color Society, Society of Western Artists.
After attending art school, Dorner Schueler began designing movie posters for Hollywood studios in the mid-1930s. He eventually moved to San Francisco where he continued to paint and exhibit fine art watercolors, mostly landscapes and rural farm scenes.
Biographical information:
Interview with Dorner Schueler, 1983. |
| ** If you discover credit omissions or have additional information to add, please let us know at registrar@AskART.com. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|