Vælg en stemning, og rummet svarer selv — lyset køles eller varmes, luften skifter tempo, og kun de værker, der bærer den følelse, træder frem fra mørket. Alt andet viger tilbage i skyggen.
Early Life, Family and Training Schomer Lichtner was born on March 18, 1905, in Peoria, Illinois. As a child, he moved to Wisconsin, a place that would shape much of his later life and subject matter. His formal training began at the Wisconsin State College of Milwaukee, where he took courses under the painter Gustave Moeller. Seeking further instruction, he traveled to New York City to study at the Art Students League. He eventually
returned to Wisconsin to continue his studies. For two years, he studied at UW–Madison, working with the art historian Oskar Hagen. He graduated in 1929. In 1934, he married Ruth Grotenrath, a fellow artist. The two lived a life centered around their creative practices, and together they had one child, Peter Lichtner.Artistic Style and Recurring Motifs There is a specific, playful energy in the way he placed a ballerina alongside a Hol…