# Karl Wolfe

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**Karl Wolfe** (January 25, 1903 - November 19, 1984)[1] was an American portrait painter and [stained glass](/source/Stained_glass), mosaic and terracotta artist from [Mississippi](/source/Mississippi). He did over 1,000 paintings, including 800 portraits.

## Life

Wolfe was born on January 25, 1903, in [Brookhaven, Mississippi](/source/Brookhaven,_Mississippi).[2][3][4] He grew up in [Columbia, Mississippi](/source/Columbia,_Mississippi), and graduated from the [Chicago Academy of Fine Arts](/source/School_of_the_Art_Institute_of_Chicago).[2][3]

For five decades, Wolfe was a portrait painter, stained glass, mosaic and terracotta artist in [Jackson, Mississippi](/source/Jackson,_Mississippi).[2][3] He did over 1,000 paintings, including 800 portraits.[4] His portraits depicted Mississippi governors, justices of the [Mississippi Supreme Court](/source/Mississippi_Supreme_Court), and even presidents; for example, his portrait of President [Andrew Jackson](/source/Andrew_Jackson) was installed in the [Jackson City Hall](/source/Jackson_City_Hall).[4] Wolfe co-designed a bronze sculpture for the Mitchell Memorial Library at [Mississippi State University](/source/Mississippi_State_University).[5] Wolfe co-founded the [Mississippi Art Colony](/source/Mississippi_Art_Colony) in [Way, Mississippi](/source/Way,_Mississippi), in 1948 and taught art at [Millsaps College](/source/Millsaps_College).[4]

Wolfe married [Mildred Nungester](/source/Mildred_Wolfe), also a painter,[3] and they had a son, Michael, and a daughter, Elizabeth.[2] He died on November 19, 1984, in Jackson, Mississippi, at age 80, and he was buried in the Lakewood Memorial Park.[2][3][4]

## Works

- Wolfe, Karl (1979). *Mississippi Artist: A Self-Portrait*. Jackson, Mississippi: University Press of Mississippi. ISBN 9780878051069. [OCLC 5286465](https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/5286465)

## References

1. ["Karl Wolfe"](https://www.fold3.com/record/54196834-karl-wolfe). Fold3. Retrieved April 14, 2020.

1. ["Deaths: Karl F. Wolfe"](https://www.newspapers.com/image/181247826/?terms=%22Karl%2BWolfe%22). *The Clarion-Ledger*. November 21, 1984. p. 12. Retrieved February 23, 2020. – via [Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com)

1. ["Karl Wolfe: Painter's death saddens community"](https://www.newspapers.com/image/181261285/?terms=%22Karl%2BWolfe%22). *The Clarion Ledger*. November 23, 1984. p. 20. Retrieved February 23, 2020. – via [Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com)

1. Luter, Nell (December 2, 1984). ["Karl Wolfe: Mississippi's premier artist"](https://www.newspapers.com/image/181256872/?terms=%22Karl%2BWolfe%22). *The Clarion-Ledger*. pp. 81; 84. Retrieved February 23, 2020. – via [Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com)

1. Black, Patti Carr (1998). [*Art in Mississippi, 1720-1980*](https://archive.org/details/artinmississippi0000blac). Jackson, Mississippi: University Press of Mississippi. p. [146](https://archive.org/details/artinmississippi0000blac/page/146). ISBN 9781578060849. [OCLC 632858760](https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/632858760) O.C. McDavid sculptures.

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