A Guide to the Friedrich Richard Petri Collection, 1845-1857


Descriptive Summary
	Creator:	Petri, Friedrich Richard, 1825-1857
	Title:	Petri, Friedrich Richard, Collection
	Dates:	1845-1867
	Abstract:	Composed of artwork and certificates, the Friedrich Richard Petri Collection, 1845-1857, documents Petri’s artistic career.
	Accession No.:	98-366; 2003-056
	Extent:	2 items; artwork
	Language:	Materials are written in English and German.
	Repository:	Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin

Biographical Note

Born in Dresden, Saxony in 1825, artist Friedrich Richard Petri (1824-1857) matriculated in the Academy of Fine Arts in Dresden at the age of fourteen. He won six awards during his eleven years under the tutelage of Adrian Ludwig Richter and Julius Hübner and won six awards. After joining the failed 1849 May Uprising in Dresden, Petri immigrated with his family to the United States. In 1851, they arrived in Texas and eventually settled on a farm near Fredericksburg. Poor health did not prevent Petri from painting portraits of friends and family, pioneer life, and local Native Americans. Petri drowned in 1857.

Source:

Newcomb, W. W., Jr. "Petri, Friedrich Richard." Handbook of Texas Online Accessed August 1, 2011.

Scope and Contents

Composed of artwork and certificates, the Friedrich Richard Petri Collection, 1845-1857, documents Petri’s artistic career. The certificates were awarded to Petri by the Academy of Fine Arts in Dresden in 1845. Numerous paintings, drawings, and sketchbooks comprise Petri’s artistic productions. Subjects include family members, frontier life, nature and landscapes as well as Native Americans.

Restrictions

Access Restrictions

This collection is open for research use.


Index Terms

	Subjects (Persons)
		Petri, Friedrich Richard -- Archives
	Subjects
		Painters -- Texas
		German Americans -- Texas
		Artists -- Texas
		Art, American -- Texas -- 19th century
	Places
		Fredericksburg (Tex.)