Frank (Friedrich) Weitzel b. c.22 November 1905

Also known as F. W.
  • Artist (Sculptor),
  • Artist (Printmaker)
Weitzel is a New Zealand printmaker, sculptor and decorative artist who lived in Sydney during the late 1920s and early 1930s. Furniture by the artist is also known from the Burdekin House exhibition, Sydney, 1929.
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Name
Frank (Friedrich) Weitzel
Also known as F. W. (attributed)
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Sculptor)
  • Artist (Printmaker)
Birth date
c.22 November 1905
Birth place
Levin, New Zealand
Birth note
22 November 1905 according to Gail Ross, 2005; 1906 according to Josef Lebovic, 1997 and National Gallery of Australia; b.1902 according to Stephen Scheding, in Josef Levbovic, 1987
Death date
22 February 1932
Death place
Wellington, New Zealand
Active Period
  • 1921 - 1932
Arrival
  • 1928
Residence
  • 1912 - 1921 London, England, UK
  • c.1921 - c.1925 San Francisco, CA, USA
  • 1928 - 1930 Sydney, New South Wales
  • 1930 - 1932 London, England, UK
  • 1905 - 1912 Wellington, New Zealand
Cultural Heritage
  • German
  • New Zealand
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Black and white artists

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References [<ExternalResource: Ross, Gail (2005), 'A Sullen Silence: Frank Weitzel, Modernist (1905-1932)', Art New Zealand, Number 116, (Spring), Auckland.>, <ExternalResource: Sheding, Stephen (1987), 'Masterpieces of Australian printmaking', Paddington, New South Wales: Josef Lebovic Gallery, ed. Josef Lebovic, p 152.>, <ExternalResource: Lebovic, Josef and Warner, Sandra (1988), 'Fifty years of Australian printmaking: Sydney Long to Eric Thake', Paddington, New South Wales: Josef Lebovic Gallery.>, <ExternalResource: Lebovic, Josef (1997), '20th Anniversary Exhibition Collectors' List No.63', Paddington, New South Wales: Josef Lebovic Gallery, cat.140.>, <ExternalResource: Taylor, Kerry (7 April 1900), 'Weitzel, Hedwig 1900 - 1971', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, website updated 7 April 2006.>]