Clotilde Elizabeth Brielmaier

Clotilde Elizabeth Brielmaier (March 4, 1867 – March 29, 1915),[1][2] sometimes called "Lottie" Brielmaier, was a German-American religious painter, specializing in portraits and church murals.[3][4] She was the daughter of the famous Milwaukee architect Erhard Brielmaier and often collaborated with her family members on projects.[5][6][7] She spent several years, as many as twenty, studying at the art centers of Europe including Munich and Rome.[8][9] She is said to be the first female artist to establish her own studio in the United States, which was located in the now demolished University Building in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.[8][10]

Clotilde Elizabeth Brielmaier
Born4 March 1867
Piqua, Ohio
Died29 March 1915
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Resting placeCalvary Cemetery and Mausoleum, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Parents

Her younger brother, architect Leo Anthony Brielmaier, founded the Clotilde Brielmaier Art Scholarship Fund at Cardinal Stritch University in 1964.[11][12]

Ad for Clotilde Brielmaier with the artist in her studio, 1908

Notable collections and church projects

References
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  3. Springer, Annemarie (2001). Nineteenth Century American Church Artists. Bloomington, IN: Max Kade German American Center at IUPUI. pp. Chapter 6, Page 2. ISBN 1880788411. Archived from the original on 2008-06-25.
  4. Merrill, Peter C. (1997). German Immigrant Artists in America: A Biographical Dictionary. Scarecrow Press. p. 31. ISBN 9780810832664.
  5. Trevino, Stephanie. "Copper Country Architects | Erhard Brielmaier E. Brielmaier & Sons". cca.ss.mtu.edu. Retrieved 2019-02-02.
  6. James J. Divita, Splendor of the South Side, a History of Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Parish in Indianapolis 1875-2000, Indianapolis, IN: Sacred Heart Pastoral Council (2000) p. 41.
  7. "Contribution of $3000 for Church Frescoing". Dyersville Commercial. Vol. 87, no. 22. 28 May 1959. p. 1A.
  8. Schumacher, Jenniffer (2009). Images of America: German Milwaukee. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing. p. 83.
  9. "Local Items". The Kenosha Evening News. Vol. XXI, no. 135. Kenosha, Wisconsin. 31 March 1915. p. 5.
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  11. Merrill, Peter C. (1997). German-American Artists in Early Milwaukee. Madison, WI: Max Kade Institute for German-American Studies. p. 14. ISBN 0924119012.
  12. "Donor Funded Scholarships | Cardinal Stritch University".
  13. Peter C. Merrill, German-American Artists in Early Milwaukee, p. 14.
  14. "Camilla Kopmeier". Milwaukee County Historical Society. Retrieved 2019-02-02.
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