Haass, Fridolin, 1887-1959
Dates
- Existence: 1887 - 1959
Biography
Born in Germany in 1887, fridolin Haass was orphaned at an early age and was appreenticed to a lithographer by his guardian. This initial exposure to art making fueled his lifelong ambition to become an artist.
Haass came to the United States as a youth and was employed as a commercial artist. He successfully pursued this profession in New York City for most of his life.
In 1943 he came to California and continued to paint during his retirement. His particular love was reproducing the historic buildings of old California.
Haass spent several years in Santa Barbara. In the early 1950’s, community leader Pearl Chase commissioned Haass to paint the city's historic adobe buildings. Haass’ paintings were donated by Mrs. Chase to the Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation.
In addition to painting Santa Barbara's old adobes, Haass was commissioned by Earl Warren, then governor of California, to create a watercolor of the Santa Barbara Mission for the Governor's Office at Sacramento. He also dedicated several years to painting all of the twenty-one California Missions.
Upon completion of the Mission project, Mr. Haass spent his last years in Laguna Beach, where he painted many beautiful seascapes and still lifes.
Fridolin Haass' work has been exhibited throughout the world and is admired by critics, guilds, galleries and societies, including the American Watercolor Society in New York.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Santa Barbara Adobes (F. Haass), 1832 - 1955
The Presidio Neighborhood Photograph Collection contains images gathered by the Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation during research and activities conducted in support of the reconstruction of the Santa Barbara Presidio.
The collection contains a wide variety of image formats taken by many photographers over the course of than 150 years.