Otto Lang
Untitled, early 1900s
graphite
Arkansas Arts Center Foundation Collection: Gift of Elizabeth Lang in memory of her husband, Fred K. Lang.
Selections from the Arkansas Arts Center Foundation Collection
Otto Lang was a master draughtsman who drew extensively from life. He filled sketchbooks with figure drawings, landscapes, cityscapes, interiors, and ideas for his illustrative work. This exhibition is a sampling of his work selected from a collection of over 350 drawings, watercolors, and illustrations.
Born in Toledo, Ohio May 28, 1866, Lang studied art under Edmond H. Osthaus, and at the Art Students League in New York. While in New York, Lang illustrated a story for a western newspaper with sketches of immigrants on Ellis Island, which led to a career as an illustrator for the New York Sun. He went on to illustrate for magazines such as Cosmopolitan, Life, Good Housekeeping, McClures, Century, Brooklyn Life, and Literary Digest.
Lang moved to Little Rock in 1939 to live with his son Fred H. Lang, an Arkansas State Forester. He died in Little Rock in 1940.
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