Rungius, Carl, 1869-1959

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Carl Rungius (1869-1959) was a painter and illustrator of wildlife in New York, N.Y., Western U.S. and Banff, Alberta, Canada.

From the description of Carl Rungius papers, 1896-1995. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 756821115

From the description of Carl Rungius papers, 1896-1995. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 779477654

From the description of Carl Rungius papers, 1896-1978. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 744437373

Carl Rungius (1869-1959) was a painter and illustrator of wildlife in New York, N.Y., the Western U.S. and Banff, Alberta, Canada.

From an early age Rungius enjoyed hunting and wanted to be an artist. Between 1888 and 1890 he was enrolled at the Berlin Academy of Art in his native city, but the curriculum did not suit his interests. He spent much of his free time at the Berlin Zoo studying and sketching animals, and often visited a glue factory that afforded opportunities to observe animal anatomy.

In 1894 an uncle invited Rungius to visit him in Maine and hunt moose. The following summer Rungius stalked game in Wyoming where the variety and abundance of wildlife and the dramatic western landscape greatly impressed him. Rungius immigrated to the United States in 1896.

Growing concern about native animal populations and a conservation movement aided by the efforts of President Theodore Roosevelt generated many books, magazines, and other publications which Rungius frequently received commissions to illustrate. He ceased illustration work around 1909 to devote himself to easel painting. Rungius first visited the Canadian Rockies in 1910 and so enjoyed painting and hunting there that eventually he built a studio in Banff, where he worked each April through October from 1921 until his death in 1959.

From the guide to the Carl Rungius, 1896-1995, (Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution)

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Role Title Holding Repository
referencedIn Lockman, DeWitt McClellan, 1870-1957. DeWitt M. Lockman interviews with artists, 1927. Churchill County Museum
creatorOf RUNGIUS, CARL. Artist file : miscellaneous uncataloged material. Museum of Modern Art (MOMA)
referencedIn California State University, Dominguez Hills. University Art Gallery. University Art Gallery Collection, 1928-2008, 1998-1999 California State University, Dominguez Hills, CSUDH
creatorOf Carl Rungius papers Archives of American Art
referencedIn Philip R. Goodwin Collection, 1893-1935 McCracken Research Library - BBHC
referencedIn University Art Gallery Collection, 1928-2008, [1998-1999] California State University, Dominguez Hills Archives and Special Collections
referencedIn Ohio State University. Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum. Carl Rungius 1869-1959 biographical file. Ohio State University Libraries
referencedIn Sidney C. Woodward papers Archives of American Art
referencedIn Dorothea Gilder papers regarding Cecilia Beaux Archives of American Art
referencedIn Milch Gallery records Archives of American Art
referencedIn Palmer, Harold C. (Harold Cornelius), 1918-1998. New York Zoological Society. Office of the Assistant Secretary. Harold C. Palmer records, 1902-1983 (bulk 1937-1976) Wildlife Conservation Society Library, Bronx Zoo Library
creatorOf Wilwerding, W. J. (Walter J.), 1891-1966. W. J. Wilwerding papers, [undated] and 1909-1957 (bulk 1947-1957). Minnesota Historical Society, Division of Archives and Manuscripts
referencedIn Rungius, Carl (Clemens Moritz), 1869-1959 : [miscellaneous ephemeral material]. Metropolitan Museum of Art, Thomas J. Watson Library
creatorOf Rungius, Carl, 1869-1959. Artist file. Brooklyn Museum Libraries & Archives
creatorOf Milch Gallery records Archives of American Art
referencedIn New York Zoological Park. Office of the Director and General Curator. Records 1895-1940. Wildlife Conservation Society Library, Bronx Zoo Library
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creatorOf Interviews of artists and architects associated with the National Academy of Design Archives of American Art
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New York (State)--New York
New York (State)--New York
New York (State)--New York
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Birth 1869-08-18

Death 1959-10-21

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