Wieczorek, Max
Artist. Born in Breslau, Germany, Nov. 22, 1863. Son of Joseph Wieczorek and Bertha (Gartner) Wieczorek; studied at Karlsruhe Art Acad., under Ferdinand Keller, and Weimar Art Academy under Max Tedy. Came to U.S. in 1893, naturalized citizen 1921. Works on permanent exhibition Library of Union Chaffey High School, Ontario, Cal. Engineers Club, New York City; Los Angeles Museum; Pres.-founder Foundation of Western Art; awarded silver medal, Panama-Calif. Expn., 1915; merit prize, Laguna Beach (Calif.), Art Ass'n, 1920; merit prize Arizona State Exhbn., 1920-1922; H. E. Huntington prize, Calif. Water Color Soc., 1923; Calif. State Fair, 1927; gold medal, Pacific Southwest Expo., Long Beach, Calif., 1928. Member: Am. Federation of Arts; Am. Water Color Soc.; Am. Professional Artists League; Painters and Sculptors Club; Artland Club; hon. mem. Los Angeles Commercial; contributor to American Magazine of Art, Art Digest; Calif. Graphic. Home: 20-37th Pl. Long Beach, Calif. Studio: Hollingsworth Bldg., Los Angeles, Calif.From: "Who's Who in Polish America" by Rev. Francis Bolek, Editor-in-Chief; Harbinger House, New York, 1943