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News You can use What: "Joseph Walter: The Christensen Collection," exhibit of watercolors Who: Joseph Walter, Dubuque artist who died in 1946 When: Exhibit open through Nov. 4; reception 5:30-7:30 p.m., Thursday, June 14; museum hours 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, 1-4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday Where: Dubuque Museum of Art Cost: General admission $5, senior citizens and students, $3; children young than 12 and members, free; free to all on Thursday Contact: Call the Welus at 563/577-7458 Joseph Walter Born: July 5, 1865, at Landeck, Tyrol, Austria. Education: Art academies of Munich and Vienna Occupation: Painter Immigrated: To Dubuque in 1901, at a friend's suggestion because Dubuque only had one resident artist. Experience: When painting portraits in Dubuque didn't generate enough income to live on, he began painting murals, frescoes and other work for churches. Before his death, he had created work in 185 Catholic churches in the Midwest. His favorite work was to paint landscapes. Honors: His work was exhibited in the Art Institute of Chicago, the Anderson Gallery in New York and a gallery in Paris. Family: Wife, Wilhelmina, daughter, Marie, and son, Joseph, all deceased. No direct descendents. A great-nephew, Al Brinkmoeller, whose grandmother was Wilhelmina's sister, lives in Dubuque. Died: Sept. 18, 1946, age 81. His last work, 90 percent completed, was a painting of the grotto of the Blessed Virgin, commissioned by Msgr. Sigwarth of St. Mary Catholic Church.
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"When I got older, I noticed that Dad had some artwork." His father, Daniel, explained that Joseph Walter, who once lived near the We...
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