Mattie Lietz
American painter
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| Intro | American painter | |
| A.K.A. | Mathilda Lietz | |
| A.K.A. | Mathilda Lietz | |
| Places | United States of America | |
| was | Painter | |
| Work field | Arts | |
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| Birth | 21 July 1893 | |
| Death | 15 January 1956Grand Detour, Illinois (aged 62 years) |
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Biography
Mathilda (Mattie) Lietz was a Midwestern painter. Lietz was born in Peoria, Illinois on (1893-07-21)July 21, 1893 and died on January 15, 1956(1956-01-15) (aged 62) in Grand Detour, Illinois.
Early career
Lietz spent most of her career living in Peoria, Illinois where she worked as a painter and educator. She studied at Butler University in Irvington, Indiana and later attended The Art Institute of Chicago where she studied with Oberteuffer, John Thomas Nolf, George Elmer Browne, Frederick Milton Grant, and Henrik Asor Hansen.
Her primary notoriety came from the work she did as a regional Midwestern landscape water-colorist, but she did produce a sizable number of still life and figurative oil on canvas.
Associations
Her professional associations included:
- La Grande Art League
- Hoosier Salon Art Gallery
- The Art Institute of Chicago
- All-Illinois Fine Art Association
- Burpee Art Gallery in Rockford, Illinois
- The Chicago Galleries Association
- National Academy of Design (NYC)
- The Association of Chicago Painters & Sculptors
Works
Some of Lietz’s works can be found at:
- The Tipton, Indiana, Public Library
- The Cossette School in La Grande, Illinois
- The Norton Art Gallery in Palm Beach, Florida
- MattieLietz.com