Clotilde Elizabeth Brielmaier (March 4, 1867 – March 29, 1915), sometimes called "Lottie" Brielmaier, was a

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religious painter, specializing in portraits and church murals. She was the daughter of the famous Milwaukee architect Erhard Brielmaier and often collaborated with her family members on projects. She spent several years, as many as twenty, studying at the art centers of Europe including

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and Rome. 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

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. Her younger brother, architect Leo Anthony Brielmaier, founded the Clotilde Brielmaier Art Scholarship Fund at

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in 1964.

Notable collections and church projects

* Sisters of St. Francis of Assisi, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. *

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, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. * Basilica of St. Josaphat, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. * Franciscan Church of the Sacred Heart, Indianapolis, Indiana. * St. Francis Solanus Church, Quincy, Illinois. * Basilica of St. Francis Xavier, Dyersville, Iowa.

References

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