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Johann Berthelsen Biography
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1883 |
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Born in Copenhagen, Denmark
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1890 |
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1890 Immigrated to the USA with his mother, settling first in Michigan, then on the shore of Lake Michigan in Wisconsin
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1905 |
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Attended The Music Conservatory of Chicago College of Performing Arts, Chicago, IL
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1908 |
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Awarded full scholarship to Chicago Musical College, Chicago, IL
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1910 |
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Instructor (Voice), Chicago Musical College, Chicago, IL
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1913 |
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Head of the voice department at Indianapolis Conservatory of Music, Indianapolis, IN
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1912 - 1917 |
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Toured the US and Canada as lead baritone for the Grand Opera Company; often appeared ontage in minor roles alongside Enrico Caruso
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1920 |
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Relocated to New York, where he opened a private studio and gave voice lessons
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1926 |
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to membership in the American Watercolor Society
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1928 |
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Received Albert Erskine Prize for Pastel, Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
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1930 |
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Works Project Administration/New Deal art projects
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1940 |
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Invited to the Lecture Bureau of the Columbia Broadcasting System, New York, NY
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1942 |
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Moved with his family to a small cottage in rural New Milford, CT
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1946 |
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Received Holcombe Prize, Indianapolis, IN
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1950 |
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Returned to New York City with his family to live
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1960 |
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Acquired second home in Greenwich, CT
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1972 |
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Died in Greenwich, CT
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| Selected Exhibitions |
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1946
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Holcombe Prize, Indianapolis, IN
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1928
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Erskine Prize, Art Institue of Chicago, Chicago, IL
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| Selected Public Collections |
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Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum, Canyon, TX
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Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, OH
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Terre Haute Museum, Terre Haute, Indiana
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Kappa Kappa Kappa Art Collection, Indianapolis, IN
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Hickory Museum of Art, Hickory, NC
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Indiana State Museum, Indianapolis, IN
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Indiana University, The Dailey Family Memorial Collection of Paintings, Bloomington, IN
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Sembrich Memorial, Lake George, NY
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Sheldon Swope Art Museum, Terre Haute, IN
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The Museum of Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX
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Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC
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| Literature |
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2010
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Miller, Frederic P., Agnes F. Vandome and John McBrewster. Johann Berthelsen. Saarbrücken, Germany: Alphascript Publishing, 2010
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