Ann Didusch Schuler

Born on November 02, 1917, in Baltimore, MD, Ann Didusch Schuler received her art training at the Maryland Institute, College of Art in Baltimore. During her postgraduate work at the Institute, she had the rare opportunity to meet and work with Jacques Maroger, who had been the chief conservator at the Louvre, and who had devoted his life to the rediscovery of the mediums used by the Old Masters. For the next two decades, Ann assisted Mr. Maroger in his teaching and his work with the medium. In 1959, with the encouragement of Mr. Maroger, Ann and her husband Hans Schuler founded the Schuler School of Fine Arts in Baltimore, MD. Since then, the school has been training students in the methods and techniques of the Old Masters, with the goal of assuring that future generations of artists receive the wisdom of the past while acquiring the creative freedom that only the mastery of traditional skills can provide. This four-year non-accredited atelier style school provides a lively atmosphere in which students receive a high degree of personalattention. The reputation of Ann Didusch Schuler extends over the gamut of fine arts: flowers and still life, life drawings, landscapes, and portraits, from miniatures to murals. Her works reside in many public venues as well as private collections. Notwithstanding her professional career and renown, Ann Didusch Schuler was happiest when referred to as a teacher. Her legacy lives on through the countless students who have become renowned artists in their own right.