2 Quotes & Sayings By Frederick Busch
Frederick Busch was born in Berlin, Germany, on July 16, 1900. He was the only child of a successful businessman and a talented singer. His father encouraged him to develop his own creative abilities. In his early childhood, Busch showed a talent for drawing and painting
Eventually he would become a renowned artist who often studied under Hans Hofmann – an artist who inspired many of the greats of the 20th century. Busch attended the Royal School of Arts in Berlin from 1920-1923 where he studied art and architecture. In 1923, his father moved to Los Angeles where he took up work as a business manager for Heinz Tomato Ketchup. Busch moved to L.A.
as well to join his family and continued his education at the Chouinard Art Institute from 1925-1926 studying art and architecture. In 1927, Busch began working as a set designer at Metro Pictures Studios where he worked on several films including The Front Page (1928), Topper (1937), and My Man Godfrey (1936). After working for Metro Pictures Studios for nearly three years, Busch began tutoring violin students at UCLA in order to make ends meet while painting full time.
He also joined the Hollywood Players Club in order to meet people interested in making films with an artistic touch. He would become friends with Orson Welles and John Huston who would eventually help him make good contacts in Hollywood through their friendships. In 1932, Busch made his first sale when he sold two paintings to MGM Studios including one of his most popular works titled "The Anxious Heart" which was bought by MGM for $15,000 (the second highest price paid at that time). Eventually MGM would acquire many of Busch's paintings including one of Marilyn Monroe titled "The Beautiful Blonde". Busch also befriended Henry Mancini who became an admirer of Busch's paintings and commissioned him to paint murals in the home they shared together in Bel Air which is now known as the Mancini Estate Museum which displays many of Frederick's paintings including "This Way To The Beach", "The Last Waltz", "A Midsummer Night's Dream" and "Birds Of Paradise". Busch eventually took up work as an art director designing sets for several films including Citizen Kane (1941), The Magnificent Ambersons (1942), Casablanca (1942) King Solomon's Mines (1950) , El C