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Charles William Bolsius was born in 's-Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands on 23 June 1907. He studied art formally in Europe moving to New Mexico in the early 1930s. He settled in Tucson in 1934. In that year he was painting, printing, building, and hand carving fine furniture and doors.

Charles Bolsius
Born	Charles William Bolsius June 23, 1907 's-Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands
Died	March 23, 1983(1983-03-23) (aged 75) Tucson, Arizona
Nationality	American
Education	Royal Academy of Art in the Hague
Known for	Painting Furniture design Printmaking Woodcarving
Movement	Exprestionism, Impresionism, Social Realism

Life and work

Charles Bolsius's sophisticated artistic sensibly was influenced by German and Dutch expressionists including: Leo Gestel, Jan Toorop, Kees van Dongen, and Emil Nolde while embracing the scale and environmental tonality of the American West.

He exhibited his art in Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, and San Francisco. He designed and built numerous modified territorial/pueblo revival buildings in and around old Fort Lowell on the edge of Tucson and was a member of many Tucson art organizations.

His woodwork can be seen throughout the old Fort Lowell Historic District, Arizona State University Kerr House,[1] in homes in Tucson's Catalina Foothills (including the front door of 2540 East Camino La Zorrela), the Church Doors of Sasabe, Arizona (which were lent out to the film Lilies of the Field[2]) and the doors to the Our Lady of Sorrows chapel at San Xavier del Bac. The dining room table at Rancho De La Osa in Sasabe, Arizona

Bolsius died in March 1983 in Tucson, Pima County, Arizona.

Architectural Works

Bolsius designed and built only a handful of architectural projects. He worked with architectural designer Veronica Hughart who incorporated his doors and woodwork into her projects. Following is a list of some of Bolsius's most important works, which are located in Tucson unless otherwise noted.

• Las Saetas, redesign and construction of Fort Lowell Post Traders Store, Old Fort Lowell, (1934)
• El Cuartel Viejo, redesign and construction of Fort Lowell Commisay, Old Fort Lowell, (1942 - 1949)
• Charles Bolsius House, Old Fort Lowell, (1949 - 1972)
• LeaChar House, King Street, Tanque Verde, (1979)
• Davis House, Avenida Del Cazador in foothills (1961) Hughart designed home and Bolsius carved doors (1972)

References

• Turner, Teresa, The People of Fort Lowell, Fort Lowell Historic District Board
• Arizona Daily Star, Bolsius dies; artist was 75, March 23, 1983.

External links

• CharlesBolsius.com
• Work in Old Fort Lowell
• Old Fort Lowell:
• ASU Kerr House
• Biographical Information

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