Bernhardt Wall
Bernhardt Wall (December 29, 1872 – February 9, 1956) was an American etcher, illustrator, commercial artist, lithographer, craftsman, teacher, and historian. He designed more than 5,000 postcards for various companies, earning him the epithet "Postcard King." Wall also established himself as an etcher of famous American political and cultural leaders, particularly Abraham Lincoln. Wall was born in Buffalo, New York, to German immigrant parents. He showed an aptitude for art starting at an early age and became a student of James Francis Brown, Henry Reuterdahl, and William Auerbach-Levy. He attended Buffalo public schools and after briefly studying at the Art Students League of New York, Art Students League in Buffalo, he worked as a lithographer starting in 1889. He also worked as a watchmaker and photographer. In August 1893, Wall took a tour of the western U.S. He arrived by train in San Antonio that winter and quickly wove himself in the art scene by teaching, co-owning ...
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