Joseph Lauber (1855 - 1948)

Born in Westphalia, Germany, Joseph Lauber immigrated to the United States in 1864 and settled in New York City.  There he became a pupil of Walter Shirlaw, William Merritt Chase, and John LaFarge.  Although he worked primarily as a mural painter, producing murals for churches in New York City, Connecticut and Pennsylvania, and for the Apellate Court in New York City, he spent time painting at popular New England seaside destinations such as Gloucester, Massachusetts

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Lauber taught at Columbia University, and was a member of the National Society of Mural Painters and the Salmagundi Club, where he exhibited annually.  He also exhibited at the Boston Art Club from 1882 to 1902, the National Academy of Design from 1883 until 1894 and the annual exhibitions at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in 1881 and 1885.  In 1895 he was awarded a gold medal at the Atlanta Exposition. 

Reference: See Who Was Who In American Art (1999). SMW 7/30/04