I'm looking for information on my great grandfather.  He was an artist
and muralist by the name of William Teft Schwarz.  He painted the
murals for a World's Fair but I'm not sure which one - it may have
been St. Louis.  Any information you can offer would be most
appreciated.

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Request for Question Clarification by thx1138-ga on 06 Jun 2003 13:25 PDT

Hello ccynann

There is a Wilhelm von Schwarz-Sendborn who was involved in World
Fairs, but in Austria in the 1870´s.  Is it possible that this is your
Great Grandfather?

Best regards

THX1138

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Clarification of Question by ccynann-ga on 06 Jun 2003 14:07 PDT

Thanks so much for looking into this and getting back to me.  No. 
That was not my grandfather.  My grandfather, I think, was born in
Kansas.  I could be wrong about that but I don't think so.  Thanks
again.

Hello ccynann-ga,

While I have not found him in connection with a World's Fair --
perhaps the information is not on the Web -- I have found several
pages mentioning William Tefft Schwarz (note spelling of middle name).

He was apparently the grandson of William Tefft, a prominent citizen
of Syracuse, NY.  His father was Adolph H. Schwarz, also prominent in
Syracuse, and his mother was Mary C. Tefft.

"SCHWARZ, Adolph H." [sign up for free trial on Ancestry.com for
access to this page]
Ancestry.com
http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/message/an/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.onondaga/5946

He was born on July 27, 1888, in Syracuse.

"New Deal/W.P.A. Artist Biographies" [under "William Tefft Schwartz"
(sic)]
W.P.A. - New Deal Art During the Great Depression
http://www.wpamurals.com/wpabios.html#S

He was apparently most associated with Vermont, and lived in Sandgate,
Bennington County, VT.  He was an alternate delegate from Sandgate to
the 1948 Republican Convention, and did some painting and illustrating
there.

"Finger Lakes Artists List"
West Lake Conservators
http://www.westlakeconservators.com/artists3.htm

"Introduction"
Sandgate, Vermont
http://sandgatevermont.com/intro.html

"Bennington County"
Sandgate, Vermont
http://sandgatevermont.com/origin.html

"Churches"
Sandgate, Vermont
http://sandgatevermont.com/churches.html

"Vermont Delegation to the 1948 Republican National Convention"
The Political Graveyard [Note: Despite the name of this site, it does
not list anything regarding Mr. Schwarz's death]
http://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1948/VT.html

He is also listed as illustrator of an article called "The Art Bogy",
by Gilbert Seldes, in The Saturday Evening Post, January 12, 1929.

"The Saturday Evening Post [v201 #28, January 12, 1929] (5¢, 146pp,
10½" x 13½", cover by Norman Rockwell); [MO]"
The FictionMags Index
http://users.ev1.net/~homeville/fictionmag/t432.htm#A10988

I hope that this information is helpful.

- justaskscott-ga


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