Frederick Ferdinand Schafer Painting Catalog

Citations: Newspaper mentions


Note: The following newspaper notices, articles, and advertisements, most of which were published during Schafer's lifetime, include every known newspaper mention of Schafer, whether or not the catalog cites it. Nearly all of the items in the public domain (that is, published before 1923) include a link to an image of the article as originally published.

Credit: The location of articles in hundred-year-old newspapers is a difficult labor that deserves credit. Where an image is available, the image credit identifies both the image source and the person who found it, if known. When the finder is unknown it usually means that the article came from an archive that did not identify the finder. Finally, where an image is not available, the finder's identity is in brackets in the citation on this page.

Citation format:
     •  day, date, volume #, issue #, page #, column #, "headline", author or type of item, [finder]


Newspaper citations

Alameda Argus (Alameda, California : Argus Publishing Company), at different times daily, semi-weekly, or weekly.

  • Saturday, 30 August 1884, VII, 40, page 3, column 3, "Mr. Fred Schafer" [Found by James Marquardt]
  • Wednesday, 8 February 1888, XI, 11, page 3, column 1, "Art Exhibition and Sale." [Found by James Marquardt]
  • Saturday, 11 February 1888, XI, 12, page 2, column 4 "F. Schafer's Premium Art Sale…" Repeated 14 February 1888 (No 13) on page 2, column 5.
  • Saturday, 18 February 1888, XI, 14, page 3, column 2 "Art Sale." [Found by James Marquardt]
  • Wednesday, 20 May 1891, XIV, 40, page 3, column 6 "Schafer's Pictures."
  • Saturday, 11 July 1891, XIV, 55, page 3, column 2 "It is probable that…" [Found by James Marquardt]
  • Tuesday, 16 August 1910, page 1, "Handsome picture hangs in Elks' home."
Alameda Encinal (Alameda, California : F. K. Krauth.) Alameda Times-Star (Alameda, California : Alameda Times-Star Co.). The Argonaut (San Francisco : Argonaut Publishing Company).
  • Saturday, 13 September 1884, XV, 11, page 7, column 2, "Art Notes."
  • Saturday, 13 September 1884, XV, 11, page 11, column 3, "F. Scháfer. / Art Sale" (auction advertisement).
(Astoria, Oregon) The Daily Astorian (Astoria, Oregon : J. F. Halloran & Company)
  • Wednesday, 12 August 1885, XXIV, 36, page 3, columns 1 and 3, "Free Exhibition." The column 3 notice was also published the previous day on page 3, column 3.
(Chicago) The Sunday Inter Ocean (Chicago : Inter Ocean Publishing Company)
  • Sunday, 20 May 1888, XVII, 57, page 14, column 7, "Art and Artists/Notes" (Excerpt.)
  • Sunday, 27 May 1888, XVII, 58, page 7, column 1, "American Art / The Pictures". (Excerpt.)
  • Sunday, 3 June 1888, XVII, 59, page 13, column 6, "Art and Artists/Notes" (Excerpt.)
  • Sunday, 10 June 1888, XVII, 60, page 14, column 7, "Art and Artists/Notes". (Excerpt.)
(Denver) Rocky Mountain News (Denver, Colorado : Rocky Mountain News Printing Co.) Fairhaven (Washington) Herald (Fairhaven, Washington : Fairhaven Publishing Co.) Fresno (California) Morning Republican (Fresno, California : ??)
  • Friday, 28 February, 1913, XLIII, 59, page 16, column 2, "Fresno Free Market Feature Story for Newspaper Syndicate" [Found by James Marquardt]
Grass Valley (California) Daily Union (Grass Valley, California : Charles M. Mitchell) Hanford Weekly Sentinel (Hanford, Kings County, California : F.A. Dodge and J.E. Richmond) (Los Angeles) The Evening Express, (Los Angeles : Evening Express Co.)
  • Monday, 5 December 1887, XXXIV, 32, page 2, column 8, "Fine Oil Paintings", notice of auction on 9–12 December 1887. Similar notices appeared on 7 December as well as in the Los Angeles Herald on several days in the same week. [Found by James Marquardt]
  • Wednesday, 14 December 1887, XXIV, 52, page 4, column 4, "Picture Painting / Some Works of Art to be Seen in Los Angeles." [Found by James Marquardt]
  • Tuesday, 27 December 1887, XXXIV, 52, page 9, column 5, "The F. Schafer Art Sale."
  • Saturday, 23 September 1899, 29, page 4, column 4 "The Theaters. / Trilby at the Burbank"
Los Angeles Herald, daily and Sunday editions (Los Angeles : Joseph D. Lynch). Los Angeles Times, daily and Sunday editions (Los Angeles : Times-Mirror Company).
  • Sunday, 31 January 1886, IX, 48, page 8, column 3, "Fine Collection of Paintings."
  • Saturday, 13 February 1886, IX, 58, page 1, column 5, "Prof. Schafer's Valuable Oil…"
  • Sunday, 14 February 1886, IX, 59, page 1, column 4, "Personal News / At the St. Charles Hotel:…" [Found by James Marquardt]
  • Wednesday, 17 February 1886, IX, 61, page 4, column 1, "Elegant Oil Paintings at Low Prices."
  • Sunday, 12 December 1886, page 4, column 6, "Schafer's Paintings". Repeated Wednesday, 18 December and also appearing in Los Angeles Herald of the same dates. [Found by James Marquardt]
  • 26 January 1887 XI, 45, page 8, column 1, "Briefs / A vivid painting…" [Found by James Marquardt]
  • Tuesday, 1 February 1887, XI, 51, page 6, column 4, repeated on February 3. Also published in the Los Angeles Herald of same dates. Herald version: "Free Exhibition —and— Premium Auction Sale [Found by James Marquardt]
  • Sunday, 24 January 1897, XVI, page 12, column 1, "City Briefs / Frederick Schafer…" [Found by James Marquardt]
  • Friday, 29 January 1897, XVI, page 8, column 3, "Grand Auction Sale… TODAY". Also appears with slight variation in Los Angeles Herald one day earlier. Herald version. [Found by James Marquardt]
  • Sunday, 3 September 1899, year XVIII, part IV, page 1, column 3, "At the Theaters"
  • Sunday, 28 May 2006, page 207, column 5 "Property from the Harvey L. & Lillian Silbert Trust" [Found by James Marquardt]
  • Sunday, 27 May 2007, page 14, column 1 "Featuring 600 Lots…" [Found by James Marquardt]
(Marysville, California) The Daily Democrat (Marysville, California : M. McWorter & Co.) Merced Morning Star (Merced, California) Modesto Evening News (Modesto, California) Modesto Morning Herald (Modesto, California) New York Herald (New York City : James Gordon Bennett) (New York City) The Sun (New York City : The Sun-Herald Corporation) (New Westminster, British Columbia) The Daily Columbian (New Westminster, British Columbia : Kennedy Brothers) (New Westminster, British Columbia) The Morning Ledger (New Westminster, British Columbia : Wm. Baillie & Co.) Oakdale Leader (Oakdale, Stanislaus County, California) Oakland Tribune (Oakland, California : Tribune Publishing Co.)
  • Monday, 8 December 1879, XVI, 278, page 2, column 5, "About the Holidays…" (Advertisement). Repeated frequently through the Christmas season from 8 December 1879 until 22 January 1880, and possibly longer.
  • Saturday, 20 March 1880, XVII, 68, page 1, column 7. "A First Class Establishment". Artists listed include Schafer. Repeated several times, at least through April 2. [Found by James Marquardt]
  • Thursday, 15 December 1881, XVIII, 296, page 3, column 1, "The Coming Art Sale."
  • Friday, 7 April 1882, XIX, 81, page 3, column 2, "Oakland Brevities / 'Spring' and 'Autumn'…" (notice of exhibition at Armstrong's Galleries" [Found by James Marquart]
  • Saturday, 24 March 1883, XX, 71, page 5, columns 1 and 2, "Mortgages." (Legal notice).
  • Wednesday, 27 October 1886, XXV, 101, page 2, column 6, "Free Exhibition / and / Premium Auction Sale" [Found by James Marquart]
  • Wednesday, 20 July 1887, XXV, 16, page 2, column 5, "Armstrong's Great Art Sale."
  • Friday, 18 August 1888, XXVI, 194, page 5, column 5, "Mortgages." (Legal notice).
  • Tuesday, 25 June 1889, XXVII, 295, page 8, column 2. "Fourteenth Street Theatre, this evening." Repeat of a sale notice published Monday, 24 June 1889 in the same newspaper.
  • Saturday, 21 May 1910, LXXIII, 89, page 15, column 7, "Drawing and Painting / lessons…" Identical versions of this advertisement offering lessons by Schafer appeared fifteen times, on consecutive days from 20 May through 3 June 1910 (issues #89 through #103).
  • Tuesday, 8 October 1917, LXXXVIII, 48, page 13, columns 6/7. "Announcement Extraordinary" (Art auction advertisement). Also ran on Sunday, 7 October 1917, on page 59, columns 6 and 7). Similar advertisements appeared in the (San Francisco) Daily Examiner and San Francisco Chronicle.
  • Wednesday, 11 May 1921, XCIV, 131, page 6, column 8, New Scholarship in History… (Gift by Schafer to UC Berkeley).
  • Tuesday, 1 July 1924, CI, 1, page 35, column 4, (Obituary of Sophie Schafer). [found by William K. Dick]
  • Tuesday, 19 July 1927, CVII, 19, page 39, column 9, (Obituary of Frederick Schafer). [found by William K. Dick]
(Ogden, Utah) The Standard (Ogden, Utah : Standard Publishing Company). (Palm Desert, California) The Desert Sun (Palm Springs, California : Gannett)
  • Saturday, 21 February 2004, page 11 "Simic Galleries of Palm Desert / Presents / Landscape Group Exhibit" (Advertisement) [Found by James Marquardt]
Palo Alto Times (Palo Alto, California : Peninsula Newspapers).
  • Wednesday, 5 February 1969, 77, 31, page 27, columns 4–6, "75 paintings by California artists…" Photograph of [Mount Shasta 8]. [found by William K. Dick]
Petaluma (California) Argus (Petaluma, California : George W. Heald).
  • Thursday, 24 September 1914, 25, 201, page 4, column 3. "Auction / of fine paintings…"
  • Friday, 4 December 1992, 138, 94, page 7, columns 1–3, "Sonoma County Museum / 'Cover to Cover…'" [Found by James Marquart]
The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : Gregory J. Osberg)
  • Friday, 31 August 2012, 184, 92, page B4, columns 1–6, "At summer's end, sales offer wide variety", by David Iams. [Found by James Marquart]
(Portland, Oregon) Morning Oregonian (Portland, Oregon : H. L. Pittock). (Portland, Oregon) Evening Telegram (Portland, Oregon : H. M. Clinton)
  • Monday, 19 October 1885, 18 "The Art Gallery". [found by Jack Cleaver]
  • Monday, 18 October 1886, 19 "The Art Gallery". [found by Jack Cleaver]
Sacramento Bee (Sacramento, California : McClatchy Corporation)
  • Friday, 24 September 1880, page 3, column 4, "The State Fair / Fine Arts at the Fair / No. 82 and 83" [Found by James Marquardt]
  • Thursday, 14 April 1887, LXI, 9338, page 2 column 7, Repeated on Friday, 15 April 1887, LXI, 9339, page 2 column 7. Also appeared in Sacramento Daily Record-Union of similar dates. Record version: "Free Exhibition / Premium Auction Sale / of Choice Oil Paintings". [Found by James Marquardt]
  • Monday, 21 July 2008, page 3A, "The Buzz / Detente, thy name is Schafer".
Sacramento Daily Record-Union (Sacramento, California : Sacramento Publishing Company) Sacramento Union (Sacramento, California : Carlyle Reed) (This newspaper no longer publishes volume and issue numbers.)
  • Wednesday, 12 August 1970, page 3, columns 4 and 5, "Dispute Continues Over Historic Art." [found by William K. Dick]
  • Thursday, 27 August 1970, page 7, columns 1–6, "2 Borrowed Paintings Returned." [found by William K. Dick]
(Salt Lake City) Deseret Evemomg News (Great Salt Lake City, Utah Territory : G. Q. Cannon)
  • Monday, 24 May 1886 XIX, 154, page 3, column 3, "Free Exhibition of Pictures". [found by James Marquardt]
(Salt Lake City) The Herald (Salt Lake City, Utah Territory : Herald Printing and Publishing Company). (Salt Lake City) Daily Tribune (Salt Lake City, Utah Territory : Tribune Publishing Company). San Bernardino County Sun (San Bernardino : Sun Company).
  • Wednesday, 12 August 1970, page 25, column 1, "Gov. Reagan Asked To Return Paintings". [found by James Marquardt]
San Diego Union (San Diego, California : Bushyhead and Gunn) The San Franciscan (San Francisco : William Page Harrison). San Francisco Chronicle (San Francisco : Charles de Young and Company). (San Francisco) Daily Alta California (San Francisco : E. Gilbert). (San Francisco) Daily Evening Post (San Francisco : Hinton, Rapp & Co.). (San Francisco) Daily Examiner (San Francisco : George Hearst 1880–1887; then William Randolph Hearst) San Francisco Evening Bulletin (San Francisco : San Francisco Bulletin Company). (San Francisco) The Illustrated Wasp (San Francisco : Wasp Publishing Company). (San Francisco) The Morning Call (San Francisco : Charles M. Shortridge) San Jose Daily Herald (San Jose : The Herald Publishing Company)
  • Wednesday, 9 March 1887, XLII, 57, page 3, column 6, "Schafer's Painting Sale." Also published in (San Jose, California) The Evening News under a different headline. [Found by James Marquardt]
  • Wednesday, 1 June 1892, LII, 130, page 3, column 5, "Fine Paintings at Auction" Repeated 2 June. [Found by James Marquardt]
(San Jose, California) The Evening News (San Jose : DeLacy and Williams) San Jose Mercury (San Jose, California : Charles M. Shortridge) (San Jose, California) Morning Times (San Jose, California : Times Publishing Co.)
  • Thursday, 29 December 1881, 5, 151, page 3, column 2 "Real Works of Art at Auction". Also published in San Jose Mercury of same date. [Found by James Marquardt]
(San Rafael, California) Daily Independent Journal (San Rafael, California : [s.n.])
  • Friday, 27 September 1974, 114, 161, page 14 "Art Review / The Spell of Landscane Lures Lengthy Retinue". [Found by James Marquardt]
(Santa Barbara, California) Morning Press (Santa Barbara, California : J. T. Johnston & Co.)
  • 27 February 1882, X, 24, page 1, column 3, "Additional Locals / C. P. Troy…" [Found by James Marquardt]
  • 8 January 1886, XX, 11, page 3, column 5, "City and County / J. W. Gray has…" Advertisement, repeated 12, 13, 14, 15, and 16 January 1886. [Found by James Marquardt]
Santa Cruz Sentinel (Santa Cruz, California : Sentinel Publishers Company)
  • Wednesday, 18 February 1885 I, 261, page 3 column 2, "Free Exhibition and Auction Sale…" This notice also appeared the previous day, with adjustment to account for the date and omission of the final sentence.
  • Tuesday, 26 May 1891 XV, 36, page 3, column 4, "A Treat to All Lovers of Art."
  • Thursday, 28 May 1891 XV, 38, page 3, column 2, "Fine Paintings Given Away."
  • Wednesday, 30 May 1891 XV, 40, page 2, column 4, "Free Gaslight Exhibition…" Repeat of an auction advertisement first appearing on 27 May 1891 with changed sale dates. Repeated again on 31 May 1891.
  • Sunday, 31 May 1891 XV, 41, page 3, column 1, "Sentinal Jottings. / Prof. Schafer's picture sale…" (Two excerpts).
  • Tuesday, 11 August 1970 115, 189, page 12, column 7, "Redding's Native Daughters Want Their Pictures Returned" [Found by James Marquardt]
  • Friday, 2 February 1990 134, 29, page 18, column 4, "Antique Auction" [Found by James Marquardt]
Santa Cruz Surf (Santa Cruz, California : A. A. Taylor)
  • Tuesday, 26 May 1891 XV, 125, page 2, column 2, "Free Gaslight Exhibition". Auction advertisement, repeated on May 27 and with date variations on May 29. These advertisements are nearly identical the ones that appeared in the Santa Cruz Sentinel on May 28 and 29. [Found by James Marquardt]
  • Wednesday, 27 May 1891 XV, 126, page 3, column 2, "Tonight--Auction Sale of Paintings."
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, Washington : Leigh S. J. Hunt) (Stockton, California) The Evening Mail (Stockton, California : E. L. Colnan and J. J. Nunan) (Tacoma, Washington) The Daily/Sunday Ledger (Tacoma, Washington : Ledger Publishing Co.) Vancouver Daily World (Vancouver, British Columbia : Vancouver World Printing and Publishing Co., Limited). The Vancouver Sun (Vancouver, British Columbia : Pacific Press Limited).
  • Wednesday, 29 July 1970, LXXXIV, 175, page 8, columns 1 and 2, "James K. Nesbitt". [found by William K. Dick]
  • Saturday, 9 June 1973, 87, 209 , page 13, column 1, "James K. Nesbitt".
(Victoria, British Columbia) The Daily Colonist (Victoria, British Columbia : The Colonist Printing and Publishing Company, Ltd.)
  • Thursday, 25 June 1885, XLIV 12, page 2, column 4, "Beautiful Pictures".
  • Tuesday, 30 June 1885, XLIV 16, page 2, column 1, "A Treat of Lovers of Art".
  • Friday, 3 July 1885, XLIV 18, page 2, column 5, "Catalogue of Highly Finished Oil Paintings…". Repeat of advertisement initially appearing on Wednesday, 1 July 1885 on page 2, column 5. [Reported by Bruce Davies]
  • Sunday, 5 July 1885, XLIV 20, page 3, column 2, "Good Paintings at Low Prices.".
  • Sunday, 20 June 1909, CII 9, page 3, column 1, "…Executor's Sale…at Craigdarroch".
  • Saturday, 9 October 1909, VCI, 102, page 17, column 7, "Preliminary notice/Stewart Williams & Co…". Repeated Sunday, 10 October 1909 on page 19, column 2; Tuesday, 12 October 1909 on page 19, column 3; and Wednesday, 13 October 1909 on page 19, column 2.
  • Thursday, 14 October 1909, VCI, 106, page 15, column 7, "Messrs. Stewart Williams & Co / Duly instructed…". Repeated with minor variations on Tuesday, 12 October 1909, VCI, 104, page 19, column 2, and Wednesday, 13 October 1909 VCI, 105, page 19, column 2. and Thursday, 14 October 1909, VCI, 106, page 15, column 7.
  • Friday, 15 October 1909, VCI, 107, page 17, (column not reported), "Don't Forget / That / Messrs. Stewart Williams & Co / Will continue selling…".
  • Friday, 21 March 1969 111, 85, page 24, columns 3–7, "Craigdarroch Oils Return", by Dorothy Wrotnowski.
  • Friday, 10 August 1973, 115, 204, page 4, columns 5–6, "Our Readers' Views / Shafer Paintings," letter to the editor from James K. Nesbitt. This article spells Schafer's name both with and without the "c", and repeats the unverified report from The California Historical Society that Schafer used three different spellings.
  • N.B.: On 2 September 1980 the (Victoria, British Columbia) The Daily Colonist merged with the Victoria Times to form the Victoria Times-Colonist.
  • Saturday, 20 January 1990, 132nd year, 38, page C2, columns 3–6, "When Context Outweighs Content", by Robert Amos.
Victoria Times (Victoria, British Columbia : [s.n.]).
  • Saturday, 9 October 1909, advertisement "Auction –household– by order of Mrs. Erb." [found by Peter Scott]


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