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VOLCK, Adalbert John (1828-1912), born in Augsburg, studied in Munich and Nürnberg. He had to leave Germany because of his involvement in the Revolution of 1848 and went to America. After a few years in St. Louis and California he settled in Baltimore. There he practiced dentistry for many years. During the Civil War he was active as a Confederate cartoonist. After the War he painted portraits. His younger brother was a well-known sculptor in Baltimore. Both were prominent in the artistic and social life of their adopted hometown. |
