Erna E. Wetzel

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexFemale
Full nameErna Ella Eunike•Wetzel (-Grange, -Powell)
Used nameErna E.•Wetzel
Other namesPatricia Saubert-Wetzel
Born11 October 1899 in Watertown, Wisconsin (USA)
Died17 March 1992 in Chicago, Illinois (USA)
NOC United States

Biography

Patricia Saubert-Wetzel was her stage name, changing her given name to Patricia and adding her mother’s name Saubert. She studied at the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts, and later at the Art Institute of Chicago. She was spotted by artist and designer Arthur Gunther while she was his student in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Her teachers included Finnish-born painter and illustrator Elmer A. Forsberg. Her subjects included landscapes, portraits, and still lives. In 1928 went to Europe and lived in Rome, Venice and Paris. She held very successful exhibitions of her works in London in 1933 and three years later in Paris.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1936 Summer Olympics Art Competitions USA Erna E. Wetzel
Painting, Unknown Event, Open (Olympic) AC
Painting, Unknown Event, Open (Olympic) AC