biography of Willi ANDERS (1897-1979)

Birth place: Hannover, Germany

Addresses: Milwaukee, WI, 1947; Brookfield, WI, as of 1959

Profession: Painter

Studied: Kunstgewerbeschule, Hannover, and with Robert von Neumann, Myron Nutting.

Exhibited: Univ. Wisconsin, 1934 (prize), 1935 (prize), 1938 (prize); AIC, 1935; PAFA, 1939; Milwaukee AI, 1936 (prize), 1938 (prize), 1944 (solo); 1951 (prize); Wis. State Fair, 1938 (prize), 1939 (prize), 1945 (prize); Wis. Salon; Wis. P & S.; Kansas City AI; Great Lakes Exh., 1938, 1939; Mead Pub. Lib., Sheboygan, Wis., 1951 (prize); Milwaukee, 1957 (solo), 1958 (solo). Awards: City of Milwaukee purchase award, 1951.

Member: Wisconsin P & S.

Work: Milwaukee AI.

Sources: WW59; WW47.