Perham Wilhelm Nahl
| Perham Nahl | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Perham Wilhelm Nahl January 11, 1869 San Francisco, California |
| Died |
April 9, 1935 San Francisco, California |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Mark Hopkins Institute |
Perham Wilhelm Nahl also known as Perham Nahl (January 11, 1869 – April 9, 1935) was an American printmaker, painter, illustrator and an arts educator active in Northern California.
Biography
Perham Wilhelm Nahl was born to Annie (née Sweeny) and Hugo Wilhelm Arthur Nahl in San Francisco.[1] He first studied art with his father, fine art printmaker Hugo Wilhelm Arthur Nahl and his uncle, fine art painter Charles Christian Nahl.
He later attended the Mark Hopkins Institute (from 1899-1906) to study art.[2] From January until May 1906 he taught at UC Berkeley in the architecture department but felt he needed to learn more, so he set off to Europe to study anatomy at the Akademie Heyman in Munich, Germany.[1]
On his return to the San Francisco Bay Area in 1907, he became one of the founding members of the School of the California Guild of Arts and Crafts, and taught figure drawing[2][3] until his death in 1935.[2]
In 1915 at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition (PPIE), Nahl’s 13th Labor of Hercules lithographic poster was selected as the official image and was featured on maps, book covers and catalogues of the exposition, advertised worldwide.[4] The image features a muscular, male, nude straddled between two bodies of land symbolizing the Culebra Cut in the Panama Canal.[4]
In 1926 he received a prize from the California Society of Etchers.[1]
He died on April 9, 1935 in San Francisco, from injuries sustained when he was hit by a car.[5]
References
- 1 2 3 Hailey, Gene (January 1937). "Introduction to California Art Research, Nahl Family" (PDF). Abstract from California Art Research (US W.P.A. Project 2874). Retrieved February 22, 2015.
- 1 2 3 "Perham Wilhelm Nahl, Art: Berkeley". Calisphere. University of California. Retrieved February 21, 2015.
- ↑ "CCA History". California College of the Arts (CCA). Retrieved February 21, 2015.
- 1 2 Murrin, John; Johnson, Paul (2011). Liberty, Equality, Power: A History of the American People, Volume 2: Since 1863. Boston, MA: Wadsworth, Cengage Learning. p. 613. ISBN 0495915882.
- ↑ "Obituary". New York Times. April 9, 1935.
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