Carl Lotave

Carl Lotave (February 29, 1872 – December 27, 1924) was a painter of portraits, illustrator, and sculptor.

[1] He established himself in Europe as a portrait painter[5] and then he went to the United States in 1897 to teach at Bethany College,[1][3] at the recommendation of Birger Sandzén.

Malm were shown at the Birger Sandzén Memorial Gallery during the 120th annual Midwest Art Exhibition in 2018.

[16] He also sought women to model for him so that he could continue a series of paintings that he created called the Venus Inscrutable.

[2] The murals represented the early days of New Mexico when Ancestral Puebloans lived in villages.

[18] He painted a portrait of Governor Charles Bent, which was hung in the New Mexico state senate.

[19] He made portraits of notable people in Santa Fe, including Mrs. L. Bradford Prince.

[2] He was hired in 1917 to paint the portrait of General Joseph Joffre, "the hero of the Marne", when the French Commission came to New York.

[23][24] Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, she was the niece of dean of the Glasgow Cathedral and the chaplain in ordinary to King George V, Rev.

[23] Janette married family friend John W. Springer in June 1915 after a two-year courtship.

[19] His health declined after World War I[12] and he moved to New York City where he lived throughout his latter years.