Victor Schmitt

Conrad Schmitt was a student for winter 1944 to spring 1945, and spring 1949.

Before BMC he attended Marquette University High School, 1941-1945. He stated that he always planned to attend BMC because of "Sister Betty" but was inducted into the Army. Also on his application, to the question "How long do you expect to attend the college?" he shared “Indefinitely.”

Relationships

Sister: Elizabeth Schmitt Jennerjahn

Sister: Elaine Schmitt

Brother: Rupert Schmitt

Black Mountain College Project

Mary Emma Harris interviewed Conrad in 1992 and the transcript is available from Appalachian State University under The Mary Emma Harris and Black Mountain College Project, Inc. Oral History collection.

Topics: Schmitt siblings’ enrollment at BMC – family stained glass business – Zabriskie class Psychodynamics of Creativity – hitchhiking with Marvin Daniels – Josef Albers class – work program – Max Dehn – work instained glass with Albers – treatment for alcoholism

Courses Taken

Winter Quarter 1944-1945: Matter and Energy with Hansgirg, Introductory Mathematics with Dehn, Psychology and Esthetics Zabriskie, Drawing with Albers, Design with Albers.

Spring Quarter 1944-1945: Painting with Albers, Drawing with Albers, Design with Albers, Small house design with H. Wood, Introductory Mathematics with Dehn.

Spring Semester 1948-1949: Painting with Albers, Drawing with Albers, Color with Albers, Reading with Olson, Style and Structure in Music with Bodky.