Frank Nuderscher
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Nuderscher in his St. Louis studio
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| Born |
Frank Bernard Nuderscher 19 July 1880 St. Louis, MO |
| Died | 7 October 1959 (aged 79) Clayton, MO |
| Nationality | American |
| Known for | Painting |
| Movement | Impressionism, Tonalism |
Frank Bernard Nuderscher (July 19, 1880 – October 7, 1959) was an American illustrator, muralist, and painter of the American Impressionism style. He was called the "dean of St. Louis artists" for his leadership in the Missouri art community.
Nuderscher was born in St. Louis, the son of a successful building contractor. His father wanted him to join the family business, but Nuderscher always had an interest in art. Legend has it that Nudersher finally convinced his father to support his aspirations when at age 12 he earned two dollars sketching a bas-relief for a stonemason, therefore convincing his father that he could earn a living as an artist.
Nuderscher is frequently credited for being self-taught as an artist. However, it was reported that he took art classes in New York, Philadelphia, and Provincetown, that he studied art while traveling in Europe, and that he was enrolled at the School of Fine Arts (now called the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts at Washington University in St. Louis).
In 1904, Nudersher first attracted the attention of the fine arts community with his painting of the Eads Bridge which won first prize in the Artist’s Guild Competition. With artists from all over the world in St. Louis for the 1904 World’s Fair, it was a particularly competitive field. W.K. Bixby, a nationally recognized art patron and philanthropist, purchased the work for his own collection and encouraged the young artist. The Eads Bridge would become a repeated theme for Nuderscher and his future Granite Building studio at Fourth and Market Streets in downtown St. Louis would look out over the iconic structure.
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