Other Artists Named "Munger"
George Munger [1771-1825], the son of Gilbert Munger's great, great,
great grandfather Josiah, i.e. Josiah → Miles → Joel → Sherman → Gilbert.
George was born in Guilford Connecticut, and lived in New Haven. He was father to artists Caroline,
Clarissa, and George Nicholas (see below). He was an engraver and is known for painting portraits and miniatures.
George Munger's The President's House, watercolor of the burned White House, c.1814-1815, White House Historical Association.
George Munger's John Brown, 1815, graphite and wash on paper, 4 1/2 x 3 5/8 in, Maryland Historical Society, acquired 1951, gift of Miss Emma L. Stokes.
George Nicholas Munger [1803-1882], the son of George (see above), was
born in East Guilford Connecticut. He was an expert mechanic and for many years
made instruments for Yale College. The Library of Congress has in its collections a G. N. Munger
Flute in the key of C that was made between 1840 and 1843. He was a talented amateur painter.
Signed "Geo. N. Munger", title, date, & materials unknown , 19 x 12 in., image from Circa 1800 Fine Art Gallery, San Antonio Texas.
Caroline Munger [1808-1892], the daughter of George (see above),
was born in Madison Connecticut, and spent most of her life in East River
Connecticut, on the estate called "Wildwood." She is mainly known for
painting miniature portraits on ivory.
Caroline Munger's Portrait on Ivory of Catherine Scranton, 1841, approximately 5 x 4 in., in the collection of the Madison Historical Society, Madison Connecticut.
Clarissa Munger [1806-1889], the daughter of George (see above), was born
in East Guilford Connecticut, and lived in Andover MA, New York City,
and Madison Connecticut . She is famous (in her day called the best in America)
for flower paintings that have been widely reproduced, especially in
The Wild Flowers of America (1859).
Clarissa Munger's Iris, 1848, original watercolor leaf from privately published book Forget-Me-Not - Flowers from Nature - with Selected Poetry. Apparently this book was a prototype for The Wild Flowers of America.
Ann Wells Munger [1862-1945] was born in Springfield Massachusetts
and lived for most of her productive years in Pass Christian Mississippi,
summering in Provincetown Massachusetts. She painted landscapes and portraits in
oil and pastels.
Ann Wells Munger's Still Life, oil, 16 x 20, Barridoff Galleries, 2000.
Ann Wells Munger's By the Shoemaker's - Pass Christian Mississippi, oil, 14 x 10, Neal Auction Company, 1999.
Rudölf Munger [1862-1929], born in Bern, Switzerland, spent the early part of his career
painting and decorating the interiors of homes. He became locally well known as an illustrator,
as a producer of posters and murals, and as a painter of glass windows. Starting
around 1890 he produced some 19th C. style romanticized landscapes and some portraits of subjects in
traditional garb.
Rudölf Munger's Porträt einer sitzenden jungen Frau im Trachtenkleid (1909), oil, 55 x 38 cm, offered at the 3 November 2000 auction of Dobiaschofsky Auction AG, Bern Switzerland.
Robert Munger [1907-1981] was born in Aubonne Switzerland and spent the first part of
his career doing decorative wall painting. Around 1955 he produced some landscape paintings
in oil and in watercolor, but then turned to abstract paintings.
Robert Munger's Liegender Frauenakt auf Sofa, oil on board, 46 x 38 cm, offered at the 7 May 1994 auction of Dobiaschofsky Auction AG, Bern Switzerland.
This Unidentified drawing was purchased by a West Virginia collector along with two
other similar drawings at a California estate sale in 2014. They are dated Dec 7 1891, Dec 9 1891, and Feb 9 1892.
While the quality of the draftsmanship is excellent and the signatures are similar to Gilbert Munger's
longhand signatures from 1892 letters, the signature match is not good enough to identify him as the artist.
Signed "Mung Er Dec 7 1891", charcoal on paper, 18.5 x 24.25 in.
This unidentified drawing was purchased by a Connecticut collector, along with another similar drawing,
from a Connecticut estate clearance firm in 2019. They are dated Feb 12 1890 and March 12 1890.
The signature and drawing style suggests that they may be by the same artist as the drawing of a bust above,.
Signed "Mung Er March 12 1890", charcoal on paper, approximately 12 x 18 in.
Additional painters named Munger: E. Louise Munger, New York, early 20th C; Ellwood Milton Munger, California, 1911-1988; Florence Munger, United States, 1939 exhibition record; Gertrude Munger, California & Connecticut, 1870-1940; Marguerite Munger, United States, early 20th C; Roseann Munger, Arizona, currently active.
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