biography of Charles F. MIELATZ (1864-1919)

Birth place: Breddin, Germany

Death place: NYC

Addresses: Newport, RI (1884-87); NYC (c.1887-on)

Profession: Etcher, teacher

Studied: Chicago Sch. Des.; NAD with F. Rondel; James J. Calahan, 1883 (etching).

Exhibited: Boston AC, 1885, 1886, 1890; NY Etching Club, 1888; Max Williams Gal., NYC, 1904;AIC, 1907, 1910-11; St. Louis AM, 1910; Parrish AM, 1984 ("Painter-Etchers" exh.)

Member: ANA, 1906; AWCS; NY Etching Cl.; Am. Soc. P&G; Int. Jury of Awards for etchings, St. Louis Expo, 1904.

Work: NYPL; Parrish Mus.; RI Hist. Soc.

Comments: NÈ Karl Friederich Wilhelm Mielatz. Immigrated to the U.S. as a boy, and in 1883 he learned etching in Newport, RI, from James J. Calahan. Mielatz remained in Newport from 1884-87, earning a reputation for his etchings of Rhode Island, Block Island, and Nantucket. Around 1889, he began a series on NYC and gained recognition for his architectural subjects. He taught etching at the NAD, c.1904-19, and in his later works experimented with soft-ground etching, aquatint, and color inks.

Sources: WW17; American Painter-Etcher Movement 32; add'l info courtesy Anthony R. White, Burlingame, CA.