biography of Charles POTTHOFF (1824-1879)

Birth place: Emden, Germany

Death place: New Orleans, LA

Addresses: New Orleans, active 1854-68

Profession: Fresco painter

Exhibited: Grand State Fair (1868, firm of Potthoff & Knight won hon. men. for best display of medallions in plaster)

Comments: Decorated the ceiling of Trinity Episcopal Church in New Orleans (1854). Was partner with George F. Knight in firm of Potthoff & Knight (painters, sculptors, art suppliers), 1857-68.

Sources: G&W; Encyclopaedia of New Orleans Artists. 313.