Cornelis botke biography definition
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Cornelis botke biography definition
Cornelis Botke
American painter
Cornelis Botke (1887-1954) was a Dutch-born American painter and etcher.[1][2] He emigrated to the United States in 1930,[1] and he first lived in Chicago before moving to Southern California.[2] By the time of his death, his artwork hung in the New York Public Library, the Los Angeles Public Library, and the California State Library.[1] His wife, Jessie Arms Botke, was also an artist.[3]
Early life
Botke was born in Leeuwarden, Holland.
He studied at the School for Applied Design in Haarlem, Holland, and the Chicago Art Institute. Botke married Jessie Arms in April 1915 and moved to Carmel-by-the-Sea, California in 1919 and became influential figures in the local art colony.[4]
Professional life
Botke taught at the Carmel Arts and Crafts Club for 1921 and 1922 seasons, where his painting, A Forest Of Eucalyptus, was on the Carmel Summer School Of Art 1922 brochure.