Emil
Bunjes was born in Schulenburg. He started working as a book binder
for Clark and Courts in Galveston in 1923. Over a forty year period
he made hundreds of drawings of the architectural heritage of old
Galveston along with watercolors of Galveston history. Primarily
self taught his residence moved from Galveston to Houston and back
again. He was exhibiting in the 1930’s in local competitions in
Houston. He was named official artist for the Texas Navy and his
work has appeared in numerous Texas historical publications.