Background
Krafft, Carl R. was born on August 23, 1884 in Reading, Ohio, United States. Son of Review Carl F. and Katherine (Meier) Krafft.
Krafft, Carl R. was born on August 23, 1884 in Reading, Ohio, United States. Son of Review Carl F. and Katherine (Meier) Krafft.
Educated Elmhurst (Illinois) College. Studied art at The Art Institute of Chicago, Fine Arts Academy and the Palette and Chisel Club, all of Chicago, Illinois.
Exhibited at The Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, National Academy Fine Arts (New York), Academy Fine Arts (Philadelphia), Carnegie Institute Exhibition (Pittsburgh), Herron The Art Institute of Chicago (Indianapolis), Saint Louis Art League and Museum, Kansas City, Omaha, Minneapolis. Represented in many collections. Awards: Englewood prize, The Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, 1915.
Municipal Art League prize, 1916.
Honorable mention, Artists’ Guild, Chicago, 1918. Fine Arts Building prize, Artists’ Guild, 1918.
Logan medal and $300, The Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, 1920. Bronze medal, Peoria Exhibition, 1920.
Silver medal, Chicago Society Artists, 1921.
First Logan medal and $500, The Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, 1925. Harry A. Frank prize and $150 (figure composition), The Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, 1925. Medal of honor, Allied Artists of America, 1926.
Also prizes of Chicago Galleries, 1926, 27, 29 and 30.
Home: Oak Park, Illinois.
Married Charlotte Lau, August 21, 1907. Children: Hazel Francis, Gladys Charlotte.
