Carl Max Schultheiss (1885 in

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– 1961 in

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) was a German graphic designer, active since 1940 in the United States. Carl Max Schultheiss studied at the former Royal School of Applied Arts in Nuremberg and at the

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under

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. Schultheiss married Alice Trier in 1914. He worked mainly as an engraver and book graphic designer, was also involved in the fresco painting. Schultheiss emigrated in May 1939 to the

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. He came in March 1940 to the

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, where he continued his activities. 1951 he began to experiment with printing in color. Carl Max Schultheiss was elected a member of the

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in New York, was awarded with the

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Prize at the 29th Annual Exhibition of the Society of American Etchers. He exhibited his works in the Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh,

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, and in the

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. In 1946 a solo exhibition of his works took place in the

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of Art in Washington, DC.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Schultheiss, Carl Max German engravers American engravers Artists from Nuremberg Emigrants from Nazi Germany to the United States 1885 births 1961 deaths