Adolph Robert Shulz (American/Indiana, 1869 to 1963)
Adolph Shulz is considered the “founding father” of Indiana’s Brown County Artist Colony. Originally from Wisconsin, Shulz began sketching at an early age and studied at the Art Institute of Chicago and the Art Students’ League in New York. His beautiful landscapes, in which the influence of his teacher, William Merritt Chase, can be seen, include the atmospheric effects of the Impressionist movement, but beautifully combine these with the emotional, romantic themes and modernist colors.
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A prominent Indiana School artist, Shulz was born in Delavan, Wisconsin in 1869. He studied at the Art Institute of Chicago, the Art Students League (with William Merritt Chase), and in Paris. He returned to Delavan in the summers to paint. Although widely known for his landscapes, Shulz was trained as a portrait painter. Adolph began to make trips to Nashville, Indiana circa 1900, and the family eventually moved there permanently in 1917. Adolph was generally considered to be the “father” of the Brown County colony. He exhibited at the Hoosier Salon from 1925 to 1942. He also exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago, the Milwaukee Art Institute, and the Brown County Gallery Association. Shulz died in 1963.