# Jean Mannheim

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**Jean Mannheim** (November 18, 1863 – September 6, 1945) was a German-born American artist and educator, known for his [California Impressionist](/source/California_Impressionism) paintings.[1] He was active in [Decatur](/source/Decatur,_Illinois), [Illinois](/source/Illinois), and [Pasadena](/source/Pasadena,_California), [California](/source/California).

## About

Jean Mannheim was born November 18, 1863, in [Bad Kreuznach](/source/Bad_Kreuznach) in the [Kingdom of Prussia](/source/Kingdom_of_Prussia).[2] He was drafted into the [German Army](/source/German_Army), and eventually he fled to France. In Paris, he studied art at [Académie Delécluse](/source/Acad%C3%A9mie_Del%C3%A9cluse) and [Académie Colarossi](/source/Acad%C3%A9mie_Colarossi), and under artists [Paul-Louis Delance](/source/Paul-Louis_Delance) and [William-Adolphe Bouguereau](/source/William-Adolphe_Bouguereau).[2]

In 1884, he immigrated to Illinois where he taught at the Decatur Art School. His students in Decatur included artists [Roy Brown](/source/Roy_Brown_(artist)) and [Charles Crocker](/source/Charles_Crocker_(artist)).[2][1] In the 1880s, he married Pauline McNett from the small city [Mendota](/source/Mendota,_Illinois), but the marriage ended in divorce.[1] In 1902, he married Eunice Drennan of Decatur, the sister of John Drennan, longtime publisher of the [Decatur Daily Review](/source/Herald_%26_Review).[1][3] This was followed by a two-year position at [Frank Brangwyn](/source/Frank_Brangwyn)'s school in London and a stint teaching at the Denver Art School in 1903.[2]

In 1908, Mannheim and his wife settled in Pasadena, California.[3] In 1909, Mannheim built his house and art studio at 500 South Arroyo Boulevard, and the area was a popular location for many of his landscape paintings.[4] He lived nearby [Ernest A. Batchelder](/source/Ernest_A._Batchelder).[5] He was a member of the [California Art Club](/source/California_Art_Club).

In 1912, the opening of the [Stickney Memorial Art School](/source/Stickney_Memorial_Art_School) was led by Mannheim and [Channel Pickering “C.P.” Townsley](/source/Channel_Pickering_Townsley). The school was in operation until 1934.[6][7][8] Students of Mannheim's in Los Angeles included [Marie Boening Kendall](/source/Marie_Boening_Kendall)[9] and [Effie Anderson Smith](/source/Effie_Anderson_Smith),[10] amongst others.

He died September 6, 1945, in Pasadena, California. Mannheim's great-grandson wrote a biography, *From a Versatile Brush: The Life and Art of Jean Mannheim* (2011).[3]

## See also

- [Artists of the Arroyo Seco (Los Angeles)](/source/Artists_of_the_Arroyo_Seco_(Los_Angeles))

## References

1. Fallstrom, Bob (2011-09-04). ["Bookmark: Artist shapes his identity painting Decatur"](https://herald-review.com/entertainment/books-and-literature/bookmark-artist-shapes-his-identity-painting-decatur/article_c285cc8a-d599-11e0-ace7-001cc4c002e0.html). *Herald-Review.com*. Retrieved 2020-06-16.

1. Hughes, Edan Milton (1986). *Artists in California, 1786-1940*. Hughes Publishing Company. ISBN 978-0961611200.

1. Mcgrath, Rachel (2012-02-03). ["Moorpark man keeps great-grandfather's art contributions alive"](https://archive.vcstar.com/news/moorpark-man-keeps-great-grandfathers-art-contributions-alive-ep-363953041-352162591.html/). *Ventura County Star*. Retrieved 2020-06-16.

1. Madsen, David (2012). [*L.A. Adventures: Eclectic Day Trips by Metro Rail Through Los Angeles and Beyond*](https://books.google.com/books?id=nKbnBAAAQBAJ). LA Electric Travel. ISBN 978-0-9850885-3-8.

1. Adams, Elaine (Summer 2017). ["How the San Gabriel Valley Inspired California Impressionism and Lured Artists from across the Nation, Part II of III"](https://www.americanlegacyfinearts.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/How-the-San-Gabriel-Valley-Inspired-California-Impressionism-and-Lured-Artists-from-Across-the-Nation-Parts-I-II-and-III-by-Elaine-Adams.pdf). *California Art Club Newsletter*. Retrieved 2020-06-16.

1. Phillips, Cedar Imboden (2008). [*Early Pasadena*](https://books.google.com/books?id=tmtR72l8RtEC). Arcadia Publishing. p. 81. ISBN 9780738558370.

1. ["The Development of an Art Community in the Los Angeles Area, essay by Ruth Westphal"](http://www.tfaoi.com/aa/2aa/2aa645.htm). *Traditional Fine Arts Organization (TFAOI)*. Westphal Publishing. 1982. ISBN 0961052007. Retrieved 2020-06-15.

1. Reitzell, Richard W. (Fall 2011). ["Jean Mannheim (1861-1945): Cultivating Colour and Versatility in California"](https://www.americanlegacyfinearts.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/CAC-Newsletter_Mannheim1.pdf). *California Art Club Newsletter*. California Art Club. Retrieved 2020-06-15.

1. Heller, Jules & Heller, Nancy G. (2013-12-19). [*North American Women Artists of the Twentieth Century: A Biographical Dictionary*](https://books.google.com/books?id=ReZkAgAAQBAJ). Routledge. ISBN 978-1-135-63889-4.

1. Progressive Arizona and the Great Southwest *Mrs. A.Y. Smith, Arizona Artist* November 1929, p. 13, 33, 34

## Further reading

- Reitzell, Richard W. (2011). *From a Versatile Brush: The Life and Art of Jean Mannheim*. Moorpark, California: Arroyo Publishing. ISBN 978-0615439549.

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