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Walter Alois Weber

Walter Alois Weber (1906 - 1979) was active/lived in Illinois.  Walter Weber is known for Wildlife, tropical scene painting, illustration.

Walter Alois Weber (1906-1979)

Born in Chicago, Illinois, Weber developed his talent for drawing at an early age and used to sell his drawings at a local tavern so he could buy soda pop.  He showed an interest about animal and plant life early on and had collections of whatever living things he could catch and keep: beetles, squirrels, crows, ants, mice, raccoons, and turtles, for instance; together with plants from their natural habitat.

Naturally he studied zoology and botany when he went to the University of Chicago; he graduated from there as a Phi Beta Kappa with a B.S. degree in 1927.  He received his art education at the Church School of Art, the American Academy of Art, and the Chicago Art Institute.

At age 22, Weber joined the staff of the Chicago Field Museum (now the Chicago Museum of Natural History) in 1928 as a scientific illustrator.  His travels for the museum led him to every continent except Antarctica: he was artist and ornithologi   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 3203 characters.]  Artist bio

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