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|  Louis Charles Vogt was born in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1864. Vogt studied with Frank Duveneck and Charles Meurer at the Cincinnati Art Academy, and in New York City with Henry Siddons Mowbray. During most of his career he maintained a studio in Cincinnati; however, he spent much of his life traveling about the U.S. as an illustrator for Harper’s and Century magazines. He died in Palo Alto, CA on February 3, 1939. His work includes landscapes, cityscapes, and portraits. Member: Cincinnati Art Club.
Exhibited: National Academy of Design, 1890; Boston Art Club, 1890, Art Institute of Chicago. 1911; Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, 1912.
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Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940"
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|  Born and raised in Cincinnati, he studied at the Cincinnati Art Academy under Duveneck and later was a student in New York, likely with Harry Siddons Mowbray. From both teachers, he learned hard-edged realism. He maintained a studio in Cincinnati. |
Biography from The Caldwell Gallery:
| Louis Charles Vogt was born in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1864. A talented painter, Vogt employed a free style of brushstroke and often rendered forms with broad, sweeping strokes. His studies at the Cincinnati Art Academy with Frank Duveneck had a profound impact on his work. His subject matter and style were also reminiscent of the Ashcan School, a group of New York painters who rejected the fantasies of American Impressionism in favor of a more realistic chronicle of 20th century life. Vogt was an avid traveler and adventurer who savored life and appreciated each experience as it unfolded. He left an intriguing visual legacy in his depictions of Cincinnati and other places at the turn of the century, filled with ambition and mystery.
Studied
Cincinnati Art Academy with H.S. Mowbray; Frank Duveneck
Member
Cincinnati Art Club
Exhibited
NAD, 1890; Boston AC, 1890; AIC, 1911; PAFA Ann., 1912
Work
Cincinnati Art Museum
Resources
WW24; Cinncinnati Painters of the Golden Age, 108 (w/ illus.); Falk, Exh. Record Series |
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San Francisco Panama-Pacific Exhibition 1915
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