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1879 Washington, District Of Columbia - 1970 Washington, District Of Columbia. Known for: Military illustration, landscape painting, teaching.
Charles Bittinger was born on June 27, 1879. Originally from Washington D.C., he studied for two years at MIT, with the intention of becoming a scientist. He then switched to art, and went off to... Read full biography
Charles Bittinger was born on June 27, 1879. Originally from Washington D.C., he studied for two years at MIT, with the intention of becoming a scientist. He then switched to art, and went off to Paris to study at various French art schools, among them the École des Beaux-Arts. There he married a... Read full biography
Charles Bittinger was born on June 27, 1879. Originally from Washington D.C., he studied for two years at MIT, with the intention of becoming a scientist. He then switched to art, and went off to Paris to study at various French art schools, among them the École des Beaux-Arts. There he married a concert singer named Edith Gay, and returned to the U.S. to study at the Art Students League. During World War I, he was one of the artists who studied at a camouflage training school established in... Read full biography
Charles Bittinger was born on June 27, 1879. Originally from Washington D.C., he studied for two years at MIT, with the intention of becoming a scientist. He then switched to art, and went off to Paris to study at various French art schools, among them the École des Beaux-Arts. There he married a concert singer named Edith Gay, and returned to the U.S. to study at the Art Students League. During World War I, he was one of the artists who studied at a camouflage training school established in New York by William Andrew MacKay (Yates 1919). He also worked for the U.S. Navy at Eastman Kodak Laboratories with physicist Loyd A. Jones on the development of low visibility ship camouflage. Between the wars, Bittinger relocated to Washington D.C.,... Read full biography
Charles Bittinger was born on June 27, 1879. Originally from Washington D.C., he studied for two years at MIT, with the intention of becoming a scientist. He then switched to art, and went off to Paris to study at various French art schools, among them the École des Beaux-Arts. There he married a concert singer named Edith Gay, and returned to the U.S. to study at the Art Students League. During World War I, he was one of the artists who studied at a camouflage training school established in New York by William Andrew MacKay (Yates 1919). He also worked for the U.S. Navy at Eastman Kodak Laboratories with physicist Loyd A. Jones on the development of low visibility ship camouflage. Between the wars, Bittinger relocated to Washington D.C., and began experimenting with the use of scientific techniques for producing novel works of art. In 1929, he painted three murals for the Frankli... Read full biography
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Art Method
- •Dazzle Camouflage Painting, Wartime
- •Easel Painting
- •Illustration, Illustrator
- •Moving Scenic Panorama Painting, 3-D Diorama
- •Plein Aire Painting, Plein-Air
Art Style
- •Impressionism Before 1940
- •Realist, Representational, Naturalist Style
Art Subject
- •Architecture Trained: Design and Drawing
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Marine, Maritime, Riverfront, Boats, Canoes, Steam Boats, Nautical
- •Panoramic View and/or Large Scale Panoramic Artwork
- •Portraits, Portraiture
- •Social Commentary, Cultural Issues, Political, Racial Views
- •Still Life
- •Townscape, Village Scenes
- •War Scenes, Military Genre, Figure, Portrait, Battles
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Washington DC Before 1900
Art Association
- •Allied Artists of America-
- •American Federation of Arts
- •Guild of Boston Artists
- •National Academy of Design, Elected Member
- •National Arts Club, New York
- •Salmagundi Club, New York City
- •Society of Washington Artists (DC)
Art Teacher
- •Jean Leon Gerome
- •Jean Paul Laurens
Art School
- •Academie Delacluse, Paris, Student
- •Academie Julian, Paris, Student
- •Academy Colarossi, Paris, Student
- •Art Students League of New York, Student
- •Ecole des Beaux Arts, Paris, Student
- •Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Student
Awards/Recognition
- •Julius Hallgarten Prize, National Academy of Design
- •Thomas B Clarke Prize, National Academy of Design
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Camouflage Artist
- •Combat, War Artist: Illustration, Painting or Photography
- •Expedition Artist of Drawings, Paintings, and/or Photographs
- •Illustration Specialty
- •Studio at Fenway Studio Building, Boston
Artist Colony
- •Peconic Art Colony
Exhibition/Expo: Regional/National/International
- •AskART Panama Pacific Expo
- •Louisiana Purchase Expo, St. Louis World's Fair 1904
- •Panama Pacific Exhibition of 1915
Exhibition of Art Association
- •National Academy of Design, New York
Exhibition of Museum
- •Art Institute of Chicago
- •Corcoran Gallery and/or Art School, Washington DC
Exhibition of Commercial Art Gallery and/or Salon
- •Paris Salons
Exhibition By An Art School
- •The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts