Lloyd Loeffler, St. Petersburg, oil on canvas 20 by 24 inches. Signed lower right.
Born in Michigan, Lloyd Loeffler worked as a commercial artist for the Stuart A. Friedrich Studios and the Detroit Edison Company, before moving to St. Petersburg in 1956 as a staff artist for Florida Power Corporation. In addition to his commercial work, Loeffler exhibited his watercolors and oils in both Michigan and Florida exhibits. In 1958 one of his paintings, The Russell House, 1905, was selected for the permanent collection of the Detroit Historical Museum.
Education: Chicago Art Institute; Wicker Fine Arts School, Detroit; Detroit School of Commercial Art. Membership: Art Club of St. Petersburg, vice-president, 1966; American artists Professional League; Michigan Water Color Society; The Scarab Club, Detroit. Exhibits: Michigan Water Color Society, June-July 1947, a watercolor, Spring on The Clinton River; Scarab Club, Detroit, July 1951, The Russell House; Tampa City Council Office at Tampa City Hall, one man exhibit sponsored by American Artists Professional League; Belk’s Department Store, Tampa, in Coffee and Art Callery, one man exhibit, July 1968; Art Club of St. Petersburg, August 1969, with Neal Adamson; Art Club of St. Petersburg, July 1971, May 1973.
