Gustav Frederick Goetsch Art Notes

Collection

Identifier: A3155

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The collection is comprised of ten handwritten pages by artist Gustav F. Goetsch concerning mordant recipes; notes on uses of oils, varnishes, and etching and printing supplies; and color compositions and recommendations. The notes are not dated. All but two small pages are from a notebook with page numbers and include a brief table of contents.

Dates

No date

Creator

Goetsch, Gustav F. (Gustav Frederick), 1877-1969 (Author, Person)

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use.

Conditions Governing Use

For permission to publish, quote from, or reproduce material in this collection, please contact the Archives Reference Desk at archives@mohistory.org. Copyright restrictions may apply. The researcher assumes full responsibility for conforming to the laws of copyright.

Biographical Sketch

Gustav Fredrick Goetsch was born in Gaylord, Minnesota, on 15 March 1877. He attended the Minneapolis School of Fine Arts for five years, followed by a year at the New York School of Fine Arts, and several years studying art in Europe. Goetsch returned to the Minneapolis Art School as an instructor from 1904 to 1909. From 1909 to 1914, he taught at Washington University’s St. Louis School of Art. Goetsch returned north as the principal of the Fine Arts Department at the Minneapolis School of Fine Arts from 1914 to 1917. In 1917, he settled permanently in St. Louis and returned to the faculty of Washington University’s St. Louis School of Art. Goetsch married Hazel Elizabeth Weedell (1892-1984) on 9 July 1918 in Montana. The couple had two children: Elizabeth Hazel (1924- ) and Gustav Frederick, Jr. (1924- ).

Goetsch was a prolific painter and etcher, his works on display in museums and private collections. Two of his etchings, Minneapolis Street and On The Harlem River, are at the Smithsonian American Art Museum. From 1946 until his retirement in 1952, Goetsch also taught in the Washington University School of Architecture. He died on 4 April 1969 and is buried in Oak Hill Cemetery in Kirkwood.

Extent

0.02 Cubic Feet ( (1 folder))

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Arrangement

The pages are arranged numerically.

Physical and Technical Requirements

There are no physical or technical restrictions.

Donor Information

The collection was donated by Gustav F. Goetsch, Jr. in 2020 (accession number 2020-049).

Related Materials

1. MHS Museum Collections Department (various items).

2. Goetsch, Gustav F., Jr., Gustav F. Goetsch: His Life and His Art. 3 vols. Chesterfield, MO: self-published, 2013-2014 (MHS Library StL 759 G599g vol.1-3).

3. Gustav F. Goetsch Papers, Washington University Libraries, Department of Special Collections (Modern Graphic History Library).

4. Gustav F. Goetsch Collection, Washington University Libraries, Department of Special Collections (Modern Graphic History Library).

5. Gustav F. Goetsch and Hazel W. Goetsch Collection, St. Louis Mercantile Library Art Museum.

6. Washington University, Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum.