Walker, George H.

ACCESS RESTRICTIONS: There are no access restrictions on the materials, and the collection is open to all members of the public in accordance with state law. However, the researcher assumes full responsibility for conforming with the laws of libel, privacy, and copyright which may be involved in the use of this collection (Wisconsin Statutes 19.21-19.39).

ARRANGEMENT: The files are organized alphabetically by topic then chronologically.

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE: George H. Walker was born on April 9, 1930, in Fort Wayne, Indiana. His parents were immigrants from Germany.  Walker received a bachelor's degree in chemistry from Indiana University.  He served in the United States Army and moved to Milwaukee in the early 1960s. Walker has served on the Board of the Charles Allis Art Museum and was among the first to be invited to join the Pilot Club of Milwaukee, a service organization for executive, business, and professional leaders. Walker has been active in local art circles for many years.

Karl Priebe was born on July 1, 1914, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to Emil and Katherine Priebe. He studied at the Layton School of Art and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Priebe served on the anthropology staff at the Milwaukee Public Museum from 1938-1942 and was the director of the Kalamazoo Institute of the Arts from 1943-1944. He then returned to the Layton School of Art in 1947 to serve as an instructor. During his career, Priebe won the prestigious Prix de Rome (1941), received critical acclaim for his paintings in New York, and gained recognition as a leader of the emerging "fantasist" school. His reputation enabled him to support himself from the sale of his works, which were exhibited in major public and private galleries from coast to coast and in Paris, Mexico City, and Tokyo. Six institutions acquired his paintings for their permanent collections. Karl Priebe died July 5, 1976.

COLLECTION CITATION: This collection should be cited as:

Walker, George H. Papers, [ca. 1950]-1976. UWM Manuscript Collection 178. University Manuscript Collection. Archives. UWM Libraries. University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee.

ACQUISITION:  George H. Walker donated the collection to the Archives in June and October 2001 (accession numbers 2001-011, and 2001-016).

PROCESSING: Julia Stringfellow processed the collection at the Archives from February to April 2002.

RELATED COLLECTIONS:

Layton School of Art and Design. Records, 1888-1980. (Milwaukee Manuscript Collection 168)

Partridge, Charlotte Russell, 1882-1975. Charlotte Russell Partridge and Miriam Frink visual materials, 1864-ca. 1967. (PH Milwaukee Manuscript Collection 167)

Partridge, Charlotte Russell, 1882-1975. Charlotte Russell Partridge and Miriam Frink papers, 1862-1980. (Milwaukee Manuscript Collection 167 and Tape 1330A)

Priebe, Karl J., 1914-1976. Papers, [ca. 1900]-1978, bulk 1940-1976. Marquette University Collection. Marquette University Archives. http://libus.csd.mu.edu/record=b1765374

MARC RECORD SEARCH TERMS: The following terms were used in the online bibliographic MARC record to this collection:

• Artists--African-Americans--Wisconsin--Milwaukee.
• Artists--United States.
• Postcards.
• Priebe, Karl J., 1914-1976.

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