Background
Oelschig, Augusta Denk was born on June 12, 1918 in Savannah, Georgia, United States. Daughter of Carl Henry and Josephine (Denk) Oelschig.
Oelschig, Augusta Denk was born on June 12, 1918 in Savannah, Georgia, United States. Daughter of Carl Henry and Josephine (Denk) Oelschig.
Bachelor of Fine Arts, U. Georgia, 1939; postgraduate, Alabama Polytech. Institute, 1942-1943; postgraduate, Mexico City College, 1947; postgraduate, New School for Social Research, 1950-1951; private study, Emma C. Wilkins, 1935-1937; private study, Lamar Dood, 1937-1938; private study, Henry Lee McFee, 1939; private study, Alex Brook, 1945; private study, Bill Hendrix, 1963-1964; private study, William Scharf, 1971.
Art instructor, Alabama Polytech. Institute, Auburn, 1941-1943; diplay manager, Adler's Department Store, Savannah, 1943-1945; art instructor, Savannah, 1946-1947, 63-85; mural artist, Home Federal Savings and Loan, Savannah, 1972-1975.
Member Lutheran Church Ascension, Savannah, since 1962. Member National Trust for History Preservation, National Museum for Women in the Arts, Telfair Museum Art (life).
Married James J. Petressen, February 1, 1947 (divorced September 1980).
