Category: Fine Arts and Literature

HOLTKAMP ORGAN COMPANY

The HOLTKAMP ORGAN COMPANY has been located at 2909 Meyer Avenue in Cleveland since 1922.  Its origins date from the G. F. Votteler & Co., a small regional organ company established in Cleveland in 1866.   The company was run by two generations of Votteler before Herman Heinrich Holtkamp, also known as Henry Holtkamp, moved to Cleveland to join Henry Votteler, who was retiring.

HOLTKAMP, WALTER

HOLTKAMP, WALTER (1 July 1894-12 Feb. 1962), internationally known organ builder and leader in traditional techniques of organ construction, was born in St. Marys, Ohio. His father, Henry, moved the family to Cleveland in 1903 to become a salesman for G. F. Votteler & Co., a small, regional organ builder. Eleven years later, the firm became the Votteler-Holtkamp-Sparling Organ Co.

HOLTZCLAW, ROBERT FULTON

HOLTZCLAW, ROBERT FULTON (10 April 1903-11 Nov. 1992) was an AFRICAN-AMERICAN educator, author and publisher of historical books about African-American educational and religious figures.

HOPWOOD, AVERY

HOPWOOD, AVERY (28 May 1882-1 July 1928) was a native Clevelander who became Broadway's leading playwright in the era immediately preceding that of Eugene O'Neill. The son of a west side butcher, he attended WEST HIGH SCHOOL and briefly sampled Western Reserve Univ.

HORVATH, IAN (ERNIE)

HORVATH, IAN (ERNIE) (3 June 1943-5 Jan. 1990), a dancer and choreographer of national repute, was a co-founder of CLEVELAND BALLET. Born in LAKEWOOD, he grew up in MAPLE HTS. and made his local television debut at 5 dancing on the Gene Carroll Show.

HOWARD WISE GALLERY OF PRESENT DAY PAINTING

The HOWARD WISE GALLERY OF PRESENT DAY PAINTING was a privately owned gallery located at 11322 EUCLID AVE.

HOWARD, NATHANIEL RICHARDSON

HOWARD, NATHANIEL RICHARDSON (23 Apr. 1898-23 Dec. 1980), last editor of the CLEVELAND NEWS, was born in Columbus, Ohio to Carlos N. and Anne M. (Richardson) Howard.

HOYT, HARLOWE RANDALL

HOYT, HARLOWE RANDALL (1882-24 Oct. 1970) chronicled the Cleveland theater scene as a drama critic for more than half a century. He came by his theatrical interest by inheritance, as his grandfather had owned the local Concert Hall in his birthplace of Beaver Dam, Wis. Hoyt began his career as drama critic with the Milwaukee Free Press in 1902.

HRUBY FAMILY

The HRUBY FAMILY has produced leading musicians in Cleveland for three generations and was once known as "America's foremost musical family." FRANK HRUBY, SR. (IV), the family's patriarch, was born in Cehnice, Bohemia in 1856. His first musical job, at age 9, was with the Hagenbeck Circus. He stayed with the circus for 12 years and directed three bands at the end of his time.

HRUBY, FRANK, SR. (IV)

HRUBY, FRANK, SR. (IV) (1856-9 Dec. 1912) became one of Cleveland's foremost band leaders and patriarch of one of America's most renowned musical families. Born in Cehnice, Bohemia, the elder Hruby obtained his first musical job with the Hagenbeck Circus, beginning at the age of 9 and and finishing as director of its 3 bands.

HUGHES, (JAMES) LANGSTON

HUGHES, (JAMES) LANGSTON (1 Feb. 1902-22 May 1967), Black poet, playwright, novelist, and lecturer, was born in Joplin, Mo. to James Nathaniel and Carrie M. (Langston) Hughes. Carrie and James divorced shortly after Langston's birth, and James left the United States for Mexico. His mother and step-father moved the family to Cleveland in 1916.

HUGHES, ADELLA PRENTISS

HUGHES, ADELLA PRENTISS  (29 Nov. 1869-23 Aug.

IRELAND, THOMAS SAXTON, JR.

IRELAND, THOMAS SAXTON, JR. (16 Dec. 1895-26 Mar. 1969), politician and writer, was born in Cleveland to Lucretia (Bailey) and Paul Francis Ireland, a manager of GRASSELLI CHEMICAL CO. He attended Princeton and Harvard, graduated from Harvard Law School in 1927, and returned to Cleveland after passing the Ohio bar.

IVAN CANKAR DRAMATIC SOCIETY

The IVAN CANKAR DRAMATIC SOCIETY (Dramsko Drustvo Ivan Cankar) was considered the best-developed Slovenian theater ensemble outside of Europe. It was founded on 6 Feb. 1919 by 36 young immigrants at Birk's Hall on St. Clair Ave. They named their club for the recently deceased Slovenian author and playwright, Ivan Cankar, and purchased scenery, costumes, and scripts from a disbanding ensemble.

JANUARY CLUB

The JANUARY CLUB was a small group of black writers, both men and women, who privately financed the publication of their own writing from 1930-33. Many such literary societies developed in other communities at this time as a result of the Harlem Renaissance, a cultural movement among AFRICAN AMERICANS during the 1920s.

JAZZ

JAZZ. Cleveland began to participate in and contribute to the evolution and popularity of jazz music when the New Orleans jazz musicians moved to urban areas in the north and east after World War I.

JENNY LIND TOUR

The JENNY LIND TOUR visited Cleveland on 7 Nov. 1851. The noted Swedish soprano was making a concert tour of America, which had been arranged and promoted by Phineas T. Barnum. Lind initially arrived in Cleveland on Saturday, 25 Oct., on the steamer Mayflower; she stayed at the WEDDELL HOUSE through Sunday before leaving for a concert engagement in Cincinnati.

JOHANNESEN, ERIC

JOHANNESEN, ERIC (27 Oct. 1926-20 July 1990) was an art teacher, historic preservationist, and author of 5 books on architectural history. Born to Rolf T.H. and Jennie Grace (Dixon) Johannesen in Louisville, KY, Johannesen, at the age of 3, moved with his family to Detroit. Following service in the U.S.

JOURNAL OF AESTHETICS AND ART CRITICISM

The JOURNAL OF AESTHETICS AND ART CRITICISM is a quarterly publication of the American Society for Aesthetics. Between 1945-80 it was published jointly with the CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART. In its first 4 years (1941-45), the Journal of Aesthetics & Art Criticism was published by the Philosophical Library, Inc., in New York.

KASHTAN

KASHTAN, a Ukrainian dance ensemble, was considered one of the city's major ethnic performing groups. It was founded late in 1979 by Zenon Holubec and Markian Komichak. The latter also served as its first artistic director. The group featured a melding of Ukrainian folk dance with techniques of classical ballet and character dance.

KATZ, MORRIS L.

KATZ, MORRIS L. (8 Aug. 1915-14 April 1994) was a well-known Cleveland artist.

Born in Cleveland to Louis and Becky Brinn Katz, Morris attended local schools and was graduated from East Technical High School.

KELLER, HENRY GEORGE

KELLER, HENRY GEORGE (3 Apr. 1869-3 Aug. 1949), painter and teacher, was born at sea as his parents, Jacob and Barbara (Karcher) Keller, came to Cleveland. In 1887, Keller entered the Cleveland School of Art, studying for 3 years, then studying at Karlsruhe in Germany 2 years before returning to complete his Cleveland education.

KENNEDY, CHARLES E.

KENNEDY, CHARLES E. (17 May 1856-12 June 1929), prominent journalist born in W. Farmington, Ohio, to James C. and Sarah (Curry) Kennedy, began his long career in Cleveland journalism as a reporter for the Leader in 1876.

KENNEDY, JAMES HENRY

KENNEDY, JAMES HENRY (17 Jan. 1849-22 Jan. 1934) made distinguished contributions to the fields of local journalism and history. A native of Farmington, Trumbull Co., O., he was the older brother of CHARLES E. KENNEDY, who also became a Cleveland journalist.

KILGORE, JAMES C.

KILGORE, JAMES C. (1930-16 Dec. 1988) was an English professor at CUYAHOGA COMMUNITY COLLEGE who gained wide recognition as an African American poet. He was born in Jackson Parish, La., and received his bachelor's degree from Wiley College in Marshall, Tex.