Elizabeth Weiffenbach

Elizabeth Weiffenbach (1881–1954) was an art teacher at Lafayette High School in Buffalo, New York, from the school's opening in 1903 until her retirement in 1952. During that period, she influenced artists and architects who went on to local, national, and international renown. They include:

Bruce Shanks (class of 1927), Pulitzer Prize-winning political cartoonist; Gordon Bunshaft (class of 1928), noted twentieth-century architect; Frank Kelly Freas (class of 1938), famed science-fiction cover artist; Jeremiah Goodman (class of 1939), known simply as "Jeremiah", painter of interior still lifes of famous residences; and Ted Lewin (class of 1953), artist, author and illustrator of children's books.

References

The Oracle, Lafayette High School's periodical and yearbook, published continuously from 1903 (as a quarterly) through the present (as a class yearbook), by various publishers. Issues from 1903 through 1954 note Miss Wieffenbach's presence on the school faculty and her notable protégés. Copies are available for viewing in the school's archives room, 370 Lafayette Avenue, Buffalo, New York 14213.