William Schulhoff

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameWilliam Kron•Schulhoff
Used nameWilliam•Schulhoff
Born19 March 1898 in București (Bucharest), București (ROU)
Died2 August 1943 in North Pelham, Pelham, New York (USA)
NOC United States

Biography

Romanian-born William Schulhoff was a painter known for his landscapes, figure paintings and graphic works. In 1914 he moved to Pennsylvania where he became a naturalized American citizen. Schulhoff studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in 1921-22 and at the Academy’s Chester Springs landscape school at the same academy in 1923-25 and 1927. During this time, he was granted two travelling scholarships. As early as 1926 Schulhoff started exhibiting in Philadelphia, New York, Pittsburgh, and Paris. His painting The Hunt was exhibited at a MoMA exhibition in New York in 1930.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1932 Summer Olympics Art Competitions USA William Schulhoff
Painting, Unknown Event, Open (Olympic) AC