Charlotte Angus
Also recorded as Charlotte Angus Stefanak · Charlotte M. Stefanak
Charlotte Angus

Charlotte Angus · This file was donated to Wikimedia Commons as part of a project by the National Gallery of Art. Please see the Gallery's Open Access Policy. · Public domain
- Born
- 1911 · Kansas City.
- Died
- 1989 · Pennsylvania.
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- painter
- Education
- The University of the Arts
- Languages
- English
In this article
Key facts
• Name — Charlotte M. Angus • Born — February 2, 1911 • Birthplace — Kansas City, Missouri, US • Died — May 12, 1989 • Place of death — Pulaski, Pennsylvania, US • Spouse — John Stefanak • Occupation — American artist • Illustration — Wool Comb (c.1937), watercolor by Charlotte Angus for the Index of American Design Charlotte Angus (February 2, 1911 – May 12, 1989) was an American artist.
History
A native of Kansas City, Missouri, Angus moved to Philadelphia when young and grew up in that city. She studied at the University of the Arts and the Graphic Sketch Club there before taking a job with an advertising agency, which she lost due to the Great Depression. She then, in 1936, became involved with the Federal Art Project, beginning by painting sets for the Federal Theater Project and continuing by contributing to the Index of American Design. Angus created over 60 works, primarily watercolors and graphite drawings of historical objects for the index, from quilts to cast iron fencing designs. At the end of the project in 1942 she studied drafting, taking a position as a draftswoman at the Naval Air Medical Center in Philadelphia. She also created posters for the Works Progress Administration. Angus married John Stefanak in 1947 and settled with him in southwestern Pennsylvania, where she continued to exhibit her art. She died in Pulaski, Pennsylvania, and is buried in Saint Ann's Cemetery in Hermitage.
Gallery
• Illustration — Charlotte Angus, Log Cabin Quilt, watercolor, 1935-1942, NGA • Illustration — Charlotte Angus, Jar with Cover, watercolor, 1935-1942, NGA • Illustration — Charlotte Angus, Hooked Rug, watercolor, c. 1940, NGA • Illustration — Charlotte Angus, Cast Iron Fence, graphite, c. 1937, NGA • Illustration — Charlotte Angus, Air Raid Precautions, silkscreen, c. 1942, LOC • Illustration — Charlotte Angus, Don't Be A Drip!, silkscreen, c. 1942, LOC
Named by the record
Places
Only places the record itself states, plotted where the house gazetteer settles their coordinates. Nothing is inferred from a name or a nationality.
Kansas City.
Birth place
Pennsylvania.
Death place
Licensing
Text attribution
Part of the biographical narrative on this page reuses licensed material. Its origin, revision and licence are recorded here.
The biographical narrative on this page is based on the Wikipedia article Charlotte Angus, revision 1335951927 (EN edition), by its contributors. VALÉORINE has edited that text and built its own documentary record around it. The reused material is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, and this page's reuse of it is offered under the same licence. Everything else on this page — the chronology, the holdings, the evidence, the plates and the connections — is VALÉORINE's own record. Sources and licences.
Museum collections
A lithograph by Angus, Derelicts, is owned by the Spencer Museum of Art. Much of the work she produced for the Index of American Design is currently held by the National Gallery of Art. She also has work held at The Newark Museum of Art and the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Citations
References
Each reference names the institution holding it, so a reader may go to the document itself.
reference work
Partially resolvedreference work
Partially resolved
The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 25 August 2026.
Elsewhere in Paintings
18,188 published records in this field, each with its sources named.
- Charline Von HeylArtist
- Charlotta ArfwedsonArtist
- Charlotta Malm-ReuterholmArtist
- Charlotte Amalie SannomArtist
- Charlotte B. ComanArtist
- Charlotte Canning, Countess CanningArtist
- Charlotte de RothschildArtist
- Charlotte Eustace Sophie de Fuligny-DamasArtist
Best supported in this field
For owners
Own a work by Charlotte Angus?
A specialist will read what you send and tell you what the house can establish, what it cannot, and whether the object is suited to sale. There is no charge and no obligation. The object stays with you throughout; nothing is shipped to us unless it is arranged in writing beforehand.