biography of George F. W. STRIEBY (1841-?)

Birth place: Gruenstadt, Germany

Addresses: NYC; Wash., DC, 1860 & after

Profession: Fresco & decorative painter

Comments: Came to the U.S. in 1853. He worked as an apprentice with Emmerick Carstens in Wash., DC and participated in the decorating work at the Capitol before and after the Civil War. He later had his own firm.

Sources: McMahan, Artists of Washington, DC