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Friedrich Wilhelm Kreft

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Friedrich Wilhelm Kreft

Birth
Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Death
21 Jun 1962 (aged 80)
Paonia, Delta County, Colorado, USA
Burial
Delta, Delta County, Colorado, USA Add to Map
Plot
Christus 111 B 2
Memorial ID
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From GERMAN IMMIGRANT ARTISTS IN AMERICA: A Biographical Dictionary by Peter C.Merrill, 1997:

Religious painter, church decorator and woodcarver in Milwaukee. Kreft came to the US in 1923 after working for a firm in Germany that decorated churches and theaters. He worked for the Conrad Schmitt Studios, a Milwaukee decorating firm, and later had his own decorating business. He painted landscapes and portraits as a hobby and also wrote German verse.
From GERMAN IMMIGRANT ARTISTS IN AMERICA: A Biographical Dictionary by Peter C.Merrill, 1997:

Religious painter, church decorator and woodcarver in Milwaukee. Kreft came to the US in 1923 after working for a firm in Germany that decorated churches and theaters. He worked for the Conrad Schmitt Studios, a Milwaukee decorating firm, and later had his own decorating business. He painted landscapes and portraits as a hobby and also wrote German verse.


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