Artist

Theodore Wores

born San Francisco, CA 1859-died San Francisco, CA 1939
Born
San Francisco, California, United States
Died
San Francisco, California, United States
Active in
  • Munich, Germany
  • Japan
  • New York, New York, United States
  • Hawaii, United States
  • Saratoga, California, United States
Biography

Theodore Wores grew up in San Francisco, where a local artist noticed his talent and encouraged him to attend the Royal Academy in Munich. After six years in Munich, Wores returned to San Francisco eager for new subjects to paint, and was one of the first American artists to venture into the city’s Chinatown. He created several paintings of the Asian quarter and also taught Western art to a small group of Chinese students. In 1885, Wores traveled to Japan, where he stayed for almost three years, living among the Japanese and studying their customs, language, and art. Throughout the rest of his career, Wores traveled extensively, painting and sketching in Hawaii, Samoa, Canada, and New Mexico as well as California.

Works by this artist (16 items)

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Stanley William Hayter, Victime, 1943-1946, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. David K. Anderson, Martha Jackson Memorial Collection, 1980.137.34
Victime
Artist
Date1943-1946
oil on canvas
On view
Stanley William Hayter, Allegro, from the portfolio "Peace Portfolio I", 1970, screenprint, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Florence Coulson Davis, 2000.9.2.7
Allegro, from the portfolio ​“Peace Portfolio I”
Artist
Date1970
screenprint
Not on view
Stanley William Hayter, Unstable Woman, 1946-1947, color intaglio, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1970.7
Unstable Woman
Artist
Date1946-1947
color intaglio
Not on view
Stanley William Hayter, Death of Clytaemnestra, 1949, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Kainen, 1977.60
Death of Clytaemnestra
Artist
Date1949
oil on canvas
Not on view