Rudolph Schaeffer School of Design
Rudolph Schaeffer School of Design or Rudolph Schaeffer School of Rhythmo-Chromatic Design (1924 – 1984) was an art school located in San Francisco, California, best known for its courses in color and interior design. The school was founded by artist Rudolph Schaeffer.
| Rudolph Schaeffer School of Design | |
|---|---|
 Rudolph Schaeffer School front door (circa 1940), on 136 St. Anne Street | |
| Address | |
2255 Mariposa Street San Francisco , California United States | |
| Coordinates | 37.763248°N 122.405970°W |
| Information | |
| Other name | Rudolph Schaeffer School of Rhythmo-Chromatic Design |
| School type | private art school |
| Established | 1924 |
| Founder | Rudolph Schaeffer |
| Closed | 1984 |
| Language | English |
| Campus type | urban |
History
The school founder, Rudolph Schaeffer had studied in Munich (1914 to 1915) through the United States Commission of Education, learn about the study of color, design, and craft and how it was being taught in public, industrial, and trade schools.[1] He also studied color theory under Ralph Johonnot.[2]
The Rudolph Schaeffer School of Design was an art school founded in 1924 in San Francisco, California. Originally named the Rudolph Schaeffer School of Rhythmo-Chromatic Design, located at 136 St. Anne Street in the Chinatown neighborhood of San Francisco. Other artists had studios in the Anne Street building, including Bertha Lum and Frances Revett Wallace.[3]
In 1951 the school moved to Telegraph Hill. In the 1950s, in order to educate the public and students about Asian culture, Schaeffer invited Dr. Haridas Chaudhuri, founder of California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS) to give public lectures at his East-West Arts Gallery.[4]
By 1960 the school moved to Potrero Hill at 2255 Mariposa Street.[3][5] In 1984 the school closed after financial issues and disagreements in terms of direction of the school between Schaeffer and the Board of Trustees.[3]
Notable students
A list of notable alumni from Rudolph Schaeffer School of Design, in alphabetical order by last name.
- Dorr Bothwell (1902–2002), artist, designer and author of "Notan – on the Interaction of Positive and Negative Spaces"[6]
- Henry Doane (1905–1999), landscape painter and commercial artist
- Manny Farber (1917–2008), painter and writer[7]
- Edward McNeil Farmer (1901–1969), painter and former professor at Stanford University.[8]
- George Gaethke (1898–1982), WPA-era artist, painter, printmaker[9]
- Dorothy Rieber Joralemon (1893–1987), sculptor[10]
- Dorothy Wagner Puccinelli (1901–1974), WPA-era artist and muralist, enrolled in 1925[11][12]
- Raymond Puccinelli (1904–1986), sculptor, former professor of sculpture[13]
- Lanette Scheeline (1910–2001) artist and textile designer[14]
- Geraldine Knight Scott (1904–1989), landscape architect[15]
- Michael Taylor (1927–1986), interior designer[16]
- Louise Dahl-Wolfe (1895–1989), photographer - from Schaeffer's teachings at San Francisco Art Institute[17]
References
- Mitchell, Margaretta K. (1981). "Full text of "The Rudolph Schaeffer School of Design : art in San Francisco since 1915 : oral history transcript / 1982"". archive.org. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved 2016-04-15.
- "Rudolph Schaeffer Obituary". archive.org. San Francisco Chronicle. 1988-03-10. Retrieved 2016-04-17.
- "Detailed description of the Rudolph Schaeffer papers, 1880s-1994". Archives of American Art. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2016-04-15.
- "From the American Academy of Asian Studies to the California Institute of Integral Studies". David Ulansey's Mysterium. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
- "Rudolph Schaeffer School of Design certificate of completion for course in interior design and color". Archives of American Art. Smithsonian Institution. 1960. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
- OLIVER, MYRNA (2000-09-28). "Dorr Bothwell; Painter Lived Nomadic Life". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2016-05-09.
- "Appreciation: Manny Farber". SFGate. Hearst Newspapers. 2008-08-22. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
- Hughes, Edan Milton (1986). Artists in California, 1786-1940. Hughes Publishing Company. ISBN 9780961611200.
- Dugan, H. L. (October 12, 1947). "Chinese Art Exhibited in S.F. Gallery". Oakland Tribune. pp. C-3. ISSN 1068-5936 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Dorothy Rieber Joralemon – Artist, Fine Art Prices, Auction Records for Dorothy Rieber Joralemon". www.askart.com. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
- "Dorothy Wagner Puccinelli and Raymond Puccinelli" (PDF). 1937. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
- "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Fleishhacker, Delia, Memorial Building". National Park Service. 1979. Retrieved November 10, 2022. With accompanying pictures
- Hughes, Edan Milton (2002). Artists in California, 1786-1940: L-Z. Crocker Art Museum. p. 901. ISBN 978-1-884038-08-2.
- "Lanette Scheeline". Collection of Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
- Wrenn Bobrow, Claire (1993). Geraldine Knight Scott: Art and the Landscape Architect. University of California. pp. 52, 140.
- Vogel, Carol (1986-06-05). "Michael Taylor is Dead at 59; Innovative Interior Designer". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
- Ware, Susan (2004). Notable American Women: A Biographical Dictionary Completing the Twentieth Century, Volume 5. London, England: Harvard University Press. ISBN 067401488X.
External links
- The Rudolph Schaeffer Papers 1880–1994, from the Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution