Geissbuhler, Arnold, 1897-1983.

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Sculptor; Dennis, Mass.

Born in Delemont, Switzerland. In 1914, Geissbuhler traveled to Zurich to become a sculptor's apprentice in the studio of Otto Munch. He attended the Kunst Gewerbe School and worked as Munch's assistant until 1919. In that year, Geissbuhler went to Paris to study with Antoine Bourdelle at the Academie Julian. He maintained a studio in Paris until 1927, when he travelled to the United States and married Elisabeth Chase, a Boston sculptor whom he met in Bourdelle's class. They moved to New England in 1933, and in 1937 he became an art instructor at Wellesley College.

From the description of Arnold Geissbuhler papers, 1915-1977. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 779476915

Sculptor; Dennis, Mass.

Born in Delemont, Switzerland. In 1914, Geissbuhler traveled to Zurich to become a sculptor's apprentice in the studio of Otto Munch. He attended the Kunst Gewerbe School and worked as Munch's assistant until 1919. In that year, Geissbuhler went to Paris to study with Antoine Bourdelle at the Academie Julian. He maintained a studio in Paris until 1927, when he travelled to the United States and married Elisabeth Chase, a Boston sculptor whom he met in Bourdelle's class. They moved to New England in 1933, and in 1937 he became an art instructor at Wellesley College.

From the description of Arnold Geissbuhler papers, 1915-1977. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 81906169

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Switzerland
Massachusetts
Switzerland
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Federal aid to the arts
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Birth 1897

Death 1983

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