Carl Rungius
Carl Clemens Moritz Rungius (August 18, 1869 – October 21, 1959) was a leading American wildlife artist. He was born in Germany though he immigrated to the United States and he spent his career painting in the western United States and Canada. Active primarily in the first half of the 20th century, he earned a reputation as the most important big game painter and the first career wildlife artist in North America.
Carl Rungius | |
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Carl Rungius ca. 1920-1925 | |
| Born | Carl Clemens Moritz Rungius August 18, 1869 Rixdorf, Germany |
| Died | October 21, 1959 (aged 90) New York City |
| Nationality | German and American |
| Education | Berlin Art Academy from 1888 to 1890 |
| Movement | Realism |
| Awards | 1924 he won the Popular Prize from the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, 1925 he won the Ellen P. Spayer Memorial Award of $300 at the annual exhibition of the National Academy of Design, 1926 he won a Carnegie Prize, 1929 he won the Salters medal for animal painting. |
| Patron(s) | William Temple Hornaday, The Canadian Pacific Railway, New York Zoological Society, Franklin Roosevelt |
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