Box, Artist's
Object number2010.39.51 a-bb
MediumWood; various bristles; various metals
Credit LineTransfer from Steel Industry Heritage Corporation
DescriptionWooden artist's box with twenty-one (21) paint brushes, one (1) potter's ribbing tool, two (2) rollers with handles, one (1) metal plate, and one (1) pointed stick.Dimensions5 x 2.5 x 17.5 in. (12.7 x 6.4 x 44.5 cm)Inscriptions(b-bb) includes metal plate with "29116" engraved on front.
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.
Related person
Erwin Schofer
(died 1955)
On View
Not on view
1980-1989
American Safety Table Company
1986
