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Johnstown

Object number2010.39.97

ArtistPossibly Carl T. Schofer (1860 - 1920)

ArtistPossibly Erwin Schofer (died 1955)

Date1905

OriginJohnstown, PA

Mediumpaint; paper

Credit LineTransfer from Steel Industry Heritage Corporation

DescriptionFull page watercolor, multicolored. Featuring a smokey mill scene with a stone bridge and green area in center. Barren hill in background.Dimensions19.75 x 13.875 in. (50.2 x 35.2 cm)
InscriptionsHandwritten on bottom right corner, in pencil, "Johnstown / from Nature Nov. 1905".
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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