biography of Victor MINDELEFF (1860-?)

Birth place: London, England

Death place: probably Wash., DC

Addresses: Wash., DC

Profession: Painter, modeler, architect

Studied: Emerson Inst.

Exhibited: Wash. WCC, 1896-1909; Soc. Wash. A., 1909-10

Member: Cosmos Club, 1888-91; 1918-48; Am. Inst. of Architects, 1924-25; Wash. Soc. FA

Work: Commissions: series of panels, Army and Navy Club, Wash., D.C., mid 1920s

Comments: Son of Julia, brother of Cosmos, and husband of Jessie. He worked for the U.S. Geological Survey and Treasury Dep., and from 1881-90, he explored and recorded architectural remains on cliff dwellings, destroyed pueblos, and prehistoric buildings of Arizona and New Mexico. He also made models for display and use for the Smithsonian Inst. Specialty: floral still lifes in watercolor.

Sources: WW10; McMahan, Artists of Washington, D.C.