Zeus, Carl C., Professor of Fine Arts, Black Hills Pictorial Album, 1877 - 1878
1 Scenery or portraits, P.O. Box 194, Deadwood, Gayville 1878 2 Scenery & portraits, Post Office box 194, Deadwood 1878 3 Professor of Fine Arts doing sketches in Hills 1878 4 Professor Carl C. Zeus, portraits 1878 5 Prof. Zeus pencil protraits of prominent citizens 1878 6 Prof. Carl C. Zeus & Harry J. Norton artist sketch 1878 7 Can be found at Dr. Kelly, Gayville office 1878 8 Black Hills Pictorial Album, issued in Harpers 1878 9 Leaves Deadwood 1878 10 Leaves Deadwood 1878 11 Prof. Carl C. Zeus & Harry J. Norton artist sketch 1878 12 Zeus, Prof. Carl C. taking sketches of Deadwood 1877 13 Zeus, Carl C. of Grand Island, NE in Deadwood 1877 14 Zeus, Carl C. (prof.) "Picturesque America" 1877
Luther A. Ingersoll. Ingersoll's century annals of San Bernadino County, 1769-1904:
Carl C. Zeus
"He was a director of the Royal Art Galleries. He himself owned one of the finest collec- tions of art works in Bavaria, which was the shrine of all art lovers, and was frequented by members of the royal households. It was in such an atmosphere as this that Professor Carl Zeus grew up and received his training in art.
In 1853 Carl C. Zeus, Professor of Fine Art and Aesthetics, came to America. He be- came the instructor of hundreds, training teachers for public high schools. He is the founder of the School of Art and Design in St. Louis, and for years teacher in the Wash- ington University. He became famous as an educator and landscape painter.
In 1889, after correspondence with Senator Leland Stanford, he came to California to make his home. The death of Senator Stanford put an end to the plans for the art depart- ment of Stanford University, for the time being, and since then Professor Zeus has remained in the state and has painted many of its finest bits of scenery along the Pacific coast and the interior of Sierra Nevada and Sierra Madre mountains of Southern California. "
See Stanford University, Carl C. Zeus, Cactus Garden (watercolor) Ca. 1889
See Stanford University, Zeus, Carl C., recounts his qualifications as art professor, asks for RR pass for travels along coast to complete his "Great Western Album" 1889 June 3:
See Stanford University, Zeus, Carl C. - samples of his woodcuts
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May 15, 1892
Letter from Carl C. Zeus to John Muir to rent his cabin as an artist's retreat.
Residence: 1900 Los Angeles Ward 4, Los Angeles, California
Children:
Edward Augustus Zeus, b 1877 NE - d 1955 CO, Anaheim, Orange, California
Olga Zeus Beebe, b 1872 NE - d 1961, Alameda, California
Otto Ludwig Zeus, b 1882 TX - d, 1961, Alameda, California
Carl Hammabach Zeus, b 1884 TX - 1980, Alameda, California
Lilly Zeus Whitaker, b 1891 CA - d 1977, Berkeley, Alameda, California
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September 26, 1875, The Eintacht (Concordia), The Liederkranz or Song society was formed, Prof. Carl C. Zeus, director. Carl C. Zeus previously established the Zeus Academy in Hall County, Nebraska
1878 Steiger's Educational Directory, Zeus' German and English Academy, Grand Island, Nebraska, Carl C. Zeus, principal
1880 - 1881 created wood engravings for a promotional pamphlet for I. & G. N. R. R. "Homes in Texas on the Line of the International and Great Northern R.R. and International and Lone Star Route, Palestine, Texas
1887 English-German school, Professor Carl C. Zeus, principal, Houston, Texas
