Painting
Object number2010.39.79
Artist
Carl T. Schofer
(1860 - 1920)
OriginPittsburg
OriginPittsburgh, PA
Mediumpaint; board; paper
Credit LineTransfer from Steel Industry Heritage Corporation
DescriptionWatercolor painting on art board. Paper cover flap with a lightly sketched image of double doors. Architectural design, multicolored, featuring flowers and foliage above wooden panels. Around painting is a painted gold border.Dimensions11.875 x 18.25 in. (30.2 x 46.4 cm)SignedHandwritten in gold pencil on lower right, "ORIGINAL DESIGN BY: / CARL T. SCHOFER / PITTSBURG, PA."
InscriptionsHandwritten on front: "Library" over "Den[?] Room".
Historical NotesPart of a collection related to the Schofer family of Mt. Washington. Carl Schofer, who emigrated from Germany in the mid-1800s, was a highly skilled fresco artist. After buying a house on Mount Washington, he taught his son, Erwin, the business. When Carl died, Erwin inherited the family business. Due to the Great Depression and Erwin’s struggles with alcoholism he lost the business. During the Works Progress Administration (WPA) he was hired as the lead painting contractor for the county. Later in life he taught art at the Connelly Skill Learning Center. He died in 1955.
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