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The Cabildo, New Orleans (Statue) - Woodcut 1930
(This art has been flipped to match the correct orientation in the new photo below) |
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Statue of Andrew Jackson at the Cabildo, New Orleans,
photographed by Dr. Roland Sabates, May 2014
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| A day in the park with Jain, Charmian, Bill & Dot - Chicago 1930 |
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| 1930 U.S. Census - We can see that Bill was supporting a family of seven: Himself, his wife, four daughters, and his Mother-in-Law (From Ancestry.com) |
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| This 1930 publication features a woodcut by Wilimovsky. It was a gift from his wife who wrote on the Title Page: "Dearest Bill, Happy Birthday Greeting, to the one I love! Very Lovingly Yours, Dot, Sept. 10, 1930" |
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Bill's print appears on page 163. The author, Malcolm C. Salaman, comments on page 170: "Mr. Wilimovsky has a discerning eye for a picturesque impression, and his After the Rain: Old Houses, New Orleans, with the people casually at their windows, on balconies, and with their tables set for al fresco meals, tells vividly of the survival of an old-time course of life, while the wood has yielded to the surface print a suggestive atmospheric effect."
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| After Rain, New Orleans - Woodcut 1930 |
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84 Years Later: After Rain location in May 2014
-- New Orleans photo by Dr. Roland Sabates.
(Flipped horizontally to match woodcut's mirror-image) |
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"Dearest Dot, Our Anniversary -- To the best little wife in the world -- Your Bill" An embossed emblem at the lower right says ALPHA FLORAL COMPANY
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| Bill & Dora - 1931 |
Wherever Wilimovsky lived, he always had a piano nearby which he could play very well. He was also an accomplished violinist, and this library card shows how he frequently borrowed sheet music to learn new compositions.
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Note on Back by Daughter Charmian:
"Daddy & Uncle Ed - Chicago"
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| Charmian - 1931 |
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| Family cabin under construction at Cumberland, Wisconsin - 1931 |
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| A 1932 Exhibition at the Art Institute of Chicago |
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| Taos Squaw - Drypoint 1932 |
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Note on Back by the Artist: "Summer of 1932 - Cumberland, Wis"
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Charmian & Bill - 1932
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Dorothea, Jain, Charmian, and Frances Brazzel (Dora's mother) - 1932
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| Charmian and Santa - Christmas 1932 |
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Balboa, California - 1933
Left to right: ?, ?, Alice (Glines) Holm, Ruth (Lewis) Glines, Lily (Thompson) Lewis, Paul Glines, ?, "Doc" Thompson, Clinton Lewis, Louisa Thompson, Marguerite Wilimovsky, ?, ?
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| Bill relaxing at the Fountain of the Great Lakes, AIC |
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Teaching painting at the Art Institute of Chicago
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| Charmian at the Cumberland cabin - 1935 |
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Edward and Charles Wilimovsky after fishing near the cabin
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| Charmian with a fish from the lake - 1935 |
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A Note on the Back by his Daughter:
"1935 -- The only good one I got of daddy but he
looks the same now too. Honest. Love, Charmian"
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| Bill Painting in Mexico with Dorothea among the huts and pigs |
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This is at an enormous park in Mexico City.
Written on the Back by the Artist: "Chapultepec"
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Charm, dog and Jain -- In this view, you can see the
nearby lake, one of many in Cumberland, WI - 1936 |
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| Charmian on the lake - 1936 |
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| Ballet class: Charm is at the left - 1936 |
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| Left to Right: Flower Girl Charmian Wilimovsky is in Front, with Bridesmaid Nancy Matejzik behind her, then Bride Florence Wilimovsky, Maid of Honor Jain Wilimovsky & Bridesmaid Gladis Kalal, the groom's sister |
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Florence Wilimovsky's Wedding to Raymond Kalal - 1936
From Left: Best Man - Frank Kalal, Maid of Honor - Jain, Bride & Groom,
Flower Girl - Charmian, Bridesmaids - Gladis Kalal, Nancy Matejzik
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| December 12, 1936 - Here is the wedding of Otto C. Hartmann & Nancy Matejzik (also in above photo, far right) From Left: Jeanett Nicoloski, Mr. Martin (Eleanor's husband), Eleanor Martin, Bride and Groom, Charm Wilimovsky, Warren J. Hartmann, Claudia (Clara) Babka Wilimovsky, and Joseph Wilimovsky. |
Otto Charles Hartmann (1913-1999) and Warren Joseph Hartmann (1921-1986) were the sons of Otto Karel C. Hartmann (1884-1946) and Julia Wilimovsky (1886-1970). Julia was Charles Wilimovsky's sister.
Joseph Wilimovsky (above far right) was Bill's elder brother who was married to Clara Babka. Her family owned the successful Chicago BABKA Photography Company that was responsible for these gorgeous wedding pictures.
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| BABKA productions were top-of-the-line in the Chicago area. These large professional photos were packaged in elegant Art Deco cardboard frames that could easily be folded into attractive stand-up displays. Here you can see the Company Logo centered beneath the photo: "BABKA / 6010 - 22ND ST. / CICERO, ILL." |
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Here is the unfolded BABKA frame for the 1928 photo
of C.A. Wilimovsky's daughters. |
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In Flo's Wedding Photo, the Lower Right Logo says:
"BABKA / 6010 CERMAK RD." |
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A Flyer for a Wilimovsky Exhibition in Berwyn, Illinois - May 1937
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Note on Back: "Uncle Ed & Charmian - Cumberland, WI - 1939"
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