Lloyd William Wulf (September 2, 1913 – November 17, 1965) [1] was an American artist from Nebraska who lived and worked in Quito, Ecuador for many years. [2]
Wulf was born in Nehawka, Nebraska and grew up in Avoca, Nebraska. [2]
Wulf studied at the San Francisco School of Fine Arts early in the 1930s and met Oregonian Helen Purdy there whom he married. [2] He created paintings, drawings, and prints of people and "burlesque" clowns in carnival settings. He also did projects for the Works Progress Administration. [2]
The couple moved to Quito, Ecuador where he taught at the American School and drew local people and scenes. [3] In Quito, he was an employee of the American Embassy. He returned to Nebraska in poor health in 1964 died in November 1965. [2] Oswaldo Viteri studied with him. [4]
Wulf died in a hospital in Omaha, aged 52. [2] [1]
His work is in the Spencer Museum of Art [5] and the National Gallery of Art. [6]
Lloyd William Wulf (September 2, 1913 – November 17, 1965) [1] was an American artist from Nebraska who lived and worked in Quito, Ecuador for many years. [2]
Wulf was born in Nehawka, Nebraska and grew up in Avoca, Nebraska. [2]
Wulf studied at the San Francisco School of Fine Arts early in the 1930s and met Oregonian Helen Purdy there whom he married. [2] He created paintings, drawings, and prints of people and "burlesque" clowns in carnival settings. He also did projects for the Works Progress Administration. [2]
The couple moved to Quito, Ecuador where he taught at the American School and drew local people and scenes. [3] In Quito, he was an employee of the American Embassy. He returned to Nebraska in poor health in 1964 died in November 1965. [2] Oswaldo Viteri studied with him. [4]
Wulf died in a hospital in Omaha, aged 52. [2] [1]
His work is in the Spencer Museum of Art [5] and the National Gallery of Art. [6]