Patricia Altschul Height, Age, Husband, Children, Family, Biography

Some Lesser Known Facts About Patricia Altschul

• Patricia Altschul grew up in Richmond, Virginia. Later, she lived for a few years at Georgetown.

• In 1981, she started working as a Technical and Aesthetic Consultant at Women Artisans Cooperative, Lama Kara, Togo, West Africa. She was also a Research- Assistant/Instructor for U.S.A.I.D. Togo Project, Togo, West Africa.

• In 1987, she started working as a faculty member at Southside Art Center, Sacramento, CA. She worked there till  1990.

• From 1989 to 2000, she joined American River College, Sacramento, CA as an instructor.

• In 1991, she worked at STARTS Grant as an artist in the schools. A year later, she worked as the female Imagery and Aesthetics (lecturer) at the Women’s Seminar, U.C. Davis.

• In the same year, she was appointed as an assistant at Joan Joanas Multi-Media performance of “Double Lunar Dogs,” R.L. Nelson Gallery, U.C. Davis.

• She then started a private art dealership named Arcadia; and handled paintings of many renowned painters like Georgia O’Keeffe, Martin Johnson Heade, Frederick Church, and Winslow Homer.

• She runs several non-profit organisations including the New York Historical Society and Historic Hudson Valley.

• In 1997, Patricia, along with her husband Arthur, bought a 15-room Georgian-style home which she sold after her husband’s demise.

• In 2008, she bought the famous Isaac Jenkins Mikell House in Charleston, South Carolina. She bought it for around $4.8 million and spent over $5 million on its renovation.

• She has appeared in a few English TV shows such as Ultrasuede: In Search of Halston (2010), Watch What Crappens (2012), and The Mystery of the Pink Flamingo (2020).
  

  Patricia Altschul in Watch What Happens

• In 2017, she authored a book titled The Art of Southern Charm.
  

  Patricia Altschul’s book

• In 2020, she started a luxury art collection line named The Patricia Altschul Luxury Collection on the Home Shopping Network. Her other fashion label is HSN.
  

  Patricia Altschul wearing a kaftan of her collection

  

  Patricia Altschul at HSN

• She is an avid animal lover and owns a pet dog.
  

  Patricia Altschul with her pet dog

• She has been featured on the cover of various magazines.
  

  Patricia Altschul featured on a magazine cover