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Joseph Fleck
Joseph Amadeus Fleck (August 25, 1892 – April 5, 1977) was an American painter and muralist. His works include ''The Red Man of Oklahoma Sees the First Stage Coach'', in Hugo, Oklahoma, and ''First Mail Crossing Raton Pass'' and ''Unloading the Mail in Raton'', in Raton, New Mexico. Biography Joseph A. Fleck was born in Austria in 1892 and received his academic training at the Royal Viennese Art Academy and Royal Art Academy in Munich. He moved to Kansas City, Missouri in 1922 and then settled in Taos, New Mexico in 1925. From 1942 to 1946 he was Dean of Fine Arts and artist in residence at the University of Missouri in Kansas City. Awards *Arizona State Fair, First Prize, 1928 *Kansas City Art Institute, 1923, 1929, 1934 (prize) *Art Institute of Chicago, 1927 (prize) Notes References * * Further reading * * External linksWorks by Joseph Fleckin the Smithsonian American Art Museum The Smithsonian American Art Museum (commonly known as SAAM, and formerly the National ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Austria-Hungary
Austria-Hungary, often referred to as the Austro-Hungarian Empire,, the Dual Monarchy, or Austria, was a constitutional monarchy and great power in Central Europe between 1867 and 1918. It was formed with the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867 in the aftermath of the Austro-Prussian War and was dissolved shortly after its defeat in the First World War. Austria-Hungary was ruled by the House of Habsburg and constituted the last phase in the constitutional evolution of the Habsburg monarchy. It was a multinational state and one of Europe's major powers at the time. Austria-Hungary was geographically the second-largest country in Europe after the Russian Empire, at and the third-most populous (after Russia and the German Empire). The Empire built up the fourth-largest machine building industry in the world, after the United States, Germany and the United Kingdom. Austria-Hungary also became the world's third-largest manufacturer and exporter of electric home appliances, e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City (abbreviated KC or KCMO) is the largest city in Missouri by population and area. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 508,090 in 2020, making it the 36th most-populous city in the United States. It is the central city of the Kansas City metropolitan area, which straddles the Missouri–Kansas state line and has a population of 2,392,035. Most of the city lies within Jackson County, with portions spilling into Clay, Cass, and Platte counties. Kansas City was founded in the 1830s as a port on the Missouri River at its confluence with the Kansas River coming in from the west. On June 1, 1850, the town of Kansas was incorporated; shortly after came the establishment of the Kansas Territory. Confusion between the two ensued, and the name Kansas City was assigned to distinguish them soon after. Sitting on Missouri's western boundary with Kansas, with Downtown near the confluence of the Kansas and Missouri Rivers, the city encompasses about , making ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
