In 1910 he completed murals for two exhibit rooms in the Palace of Governors at Santa Fe, New Mexico. He then relocated to New York City, New York and continued to successfully paint portraits, including those of famous American generals of World War I, and became an illustrator for "American History" magazine. He died in New York City at the age of 52 and his ashes were interred beneath a granite boulder on Pikes Peak, Colorado.
In 1910 he completed murals for two exhibit rooms in the Palace of Governors at Santa Fe, New Mexico. He then relocated to New York City, New York and continued to successfully paint portraits, including those of famous American generals of World War I, and became an illustrator for "American History" magazine. He died in New York City at the age of 52 and his ashes were interred beneath a granite boulder on Pikes Peak, Colorado.
Bio by: William Bjornstad
Inscription
I knew a man in whom Art lived and died.
With Genius flamed, full blown by Passion's wind -
Whose tyrant heart, fierce, arrogant and proud
Still trod with Kings the commonest of dust.
Straight form, great brow, fine quality of steel
Whose wastrel Soul flung wide God's splendid gift -
O princely hand - mistaken prodigal -
Great pagan - born too late - we deign to lift
To thee who challenged life - whose ardent zeal
Forever climbed and never feared to fall -
One draught of pure and envious salute!
Through pain thy courage opened wide the rift
Of God's Infinity! Farewell, O Soul
on starlit seas adrift.
J. Alden Brett
Gravesite Details
Before his death, Carl Lotave proposed that a cemetery be established at the summit of Pikes Peak, reserved for artists and other creative individuals. It was decided to deny the cemetery, but Lotave's ashes are there - the only "official" burial.
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