(1912-2000)
American
Born: Buffalo, New York
Willard J. Sauter (American, 1912-2000) noted artist, teacher, designer and lecturer known for his landscapes paintings in oil and watercolor. He was born in Buffalo, NY, to John and Sophia Mohring Sauter and had two sisters; Cora and Ruth (Ryerse). He studied at the School of Fine Arts of the Albright Art Gallery School with Mildred C. Green (American, 1874-1951) and Florence Julia Bach (American, 1887-1978) and furthered his studies at the Buffalo State Teachers College (graduate) in Buffalo, the Art Institute of Buffalo, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, and the International School of Art in Massachusetts under Emmy Zweybruck (Austrian-American, 1890-1956), as well as with Paul Strisik in Jamaica.
He taught art for a total of 43 years; in Buffalo public schools from 1933-43 and 1946, as senior instructor for advertising at the Mohawk Valley Technical Institute (later known as the Mohawk Valley Community College (M.V.C.C.) in Utica, NY, and as the instructor of drawing at the Kirkland Art Center in Clinton, NY, from 1960-61. In addition, he also taught drawing for NBC WKTV television in Utica, NY. He was a member of the Buffalo Society of Artists and president of the BSA from 1941-43. In 1976 he retired from the M.V.C.C. as a Professor Emeritus. After retiring, he continued to teach art and watercolor classes at the Kirkland Art Center and maintained his studio in Clinton, NY. He was also the originator, organizer and one of the judges for the Downtown Utica outdoor art shows, Utica, NY. (Source: Meibohm Fine Arts, Inc.)