biography of Horst SCHRECK (1885-1967)

Birth place: Herisau, Switzerland

Addresses: El Paso, TX in 1935

Profession: Painter

Studied: BAID after WWI

Comments: Schrech apprenticed as a photographer before emigrating to Canada in 1906, where he farmed. In 1916, he graduated in veterinary medicine. During WWI he produced recruiting posters and illustrations. In Texas he painted animals, still lifes and landscapes.

Sources: P&H Samuels, 427.