Background
Erffa, Helmut Hartmann Von was born on March 1, 1900 in Lueneburg, Germany. Son of Gotthard Freiherr and Mathilde Frelin (von Künssberg) von Erffa.
Erffa, Helmut Hartmann Von was born on March 1, 1900 in Lueneburg, Germany. Son of Gotthard Freiherr and Mathilde Frelin (von Künssberg) von Erffa.
Bachelor of Arts, Harvard, 1931, Master of Arts, 1933. Master of Fine Arts, Princeton, 1938.
Came to the United States, 1923, naturalized, 1938. Tutor, assistant department fine arts Harvard, 1930-1933. Research assistant Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1934-1935.
Lecturer Bryn Mawr College, 1935-1936. Instructor Northwestern University, 1938-1943. Assistant professor, department chairman art Swarthmore College, 1943-1946.
Assistant professor Rutgers University, 1946-1949, associate professor, 1949-1957, professor, 1957-1964, professor emeritus, 1964-1979, department chairman, 1946-1960. Visiting professor art U. New Mexico, Albuquerque, 1964-1966. Exhibited in group shows New Brunswick, New Jersey, 1970, Artisan Gallery, Princeton, New Jersey, 1970-1975, Rutgers Museum, 1975, Bauhaus Archive, Berlin, 1976.
One-man show Franklin, New Jersey, 1976. Represented in permanent collections Rutgers University, Detroit Institute Art, Seattle Museum Art, Bauhaus Archive.
Member College Art Association, Museum Modern Art, American Archeological Society.
Married Eleanor Follansbee, July 25, 1931. Children: Constance (deceased), Julie.