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1885 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - 1973 Croton-on-Hudson, New York. Known for: Genre, portrait and figure painting, murals.
George Biddle's autobiography of 1939, An American Artist's Story, is the main source for any study of the artist. Most of Biddle's tale involves Depression-era, American Scene mural painting, for... Read full biography
George Biddle's autobiography of 1939, An American Artist's Story, is the main source for any study of the artist. Most of Biddle's tale involves Depression-era, American Scene mural painting, for which Biddle was personally responsible, by suggesting a government-sponsored program to his old... Read full biography
George Biddle's autobiography of 1939, An American Artist's Story, is the main source for any study of the artist. Most of Biddle's tale involves Depression-era, American Scene mural painting, for which Biddle was personally responsible, by suggesting a government-sponsored program to his old friend and classmate Franklin D. Roosevelt. Born on January 24, 1885 in Philadelphia, Biddle received his B.A. from Harvard where he then completed his doctorate in law. He received art instruction at the... Read full biography
George Biddle's autobiography of 1939, An American Artist's Story, is the main source for any study of the artist. Most of Biddle's tale involves Depression-era, American Scene mural painting, for which Biddle was personally responsible, by suggesting a government-sponsored program to his old friend and classmate Franklin D. Roosevelt. Born on January 24, 1885 in Philadelphia, Biddle received his B.A. from Harvard where he then completed his doctorate in law. He received art instruction at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, at the Académie Julian in Paris and then in Munich. During the first world war, Biddle lived in Giverny (1915-16) where he painted outdoor nudes such as Back of a Nude with Parasol (Eleanor and Irv Welling) and... Read full biography
George Biddle's autobiography of 1939, An American Artist's Story, is the main source for any study of the artist. Most of Biddle's tale involves Depression-era, American Scene mural painting, for which Biddle was personally responsible, by suggesting a government-sponsored program to his old friend and classmate Franklin D. Roosevelt. Born on January 24, 1885 in Philadelphia, Biddle received his B.A. from Harvard where he then completed his doctorate in law. He received art instruction at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, at the Académie Julian in Paris and then in Munich. During the first world war, Biddle lived in Giverny (1915-16) where he painted outdoor nudes such as Back of a Nude with Parasol (Eleanor and Irv Welling) and Summer 1919 in an impressionist manner. During this last wave of American expatriate painters at Giv... Read full biography
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Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Graphic Design, Printmaking, Lithography, Etching, Woodblocks
- •Illustration, Illustrator
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
- •Sculpture, Three Dimensional Forms, Sculptor
Art Media
- •Charcoal
- •Colored Pencil
- •Etching, Etcher
- •Fresco Painting, Murals
- •Gouache
- •Ink
- •Mixed Media, Multi Media and/or Multli Styles
- •Oil Paint
- •Pen and Ink Drawing
- •Watercolor/Watercolour
Art Style
- •Fauve, Fauvism, Strong, Vivid Coloration
- •Impressionism Before 1940
- •Modernist, Modernism (Partially Abstract, Leading Edge)
- •Surrealism, Surrealist
Art Subject
- •American Scene
- •Animals, Mammals
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Floral Landscape, Wildflowers
- •Floral Still Life, Floral Motifs, Flowers
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •History: Historical Figures, Sites, Buildings, Events
- •Landscape with Cattle, Sheep or Other Farm Animals
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Portraits, Portraiture
- •Regionalism, Local Scene
- •Self-Portrait
- •Street Scenes, Street Genre
- •Tropical Landscape Scenes
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •California Before 1940
- •Charleston, South Carolina Pre 1940
- •India and/or Burma
- •Mexico and/or Central America
- •New Mexico Before 1940
- •Texas Before 1940
Art Association
- •National Society of Mural Painters
- •Salons of America
- •Society of Independent Artists-
- •Woodstock Art Association, New York
Art Teacher
- •John Fabian Carlson
Art School
- •Academie Julian, Paris, Student
- •American Academy, Rome, Teacher
- •Broadmoor Art Academy, Colorado Springs, Student
- •Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, Teacher
- •Otis Art Institute, (Otis College of Art & Design) Teacher
- •The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Student
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Art Collection
- •Bakkom Photo Collection, St. Paul, Minnesota (2)
Added Description
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
- •Charleston Renaissance Artist
- •Figure Specialty
- •Genre Specialty
- •Mural Specialty
- •Printmaking Specialty
- •WPA Artist, Federal Art Project, Murals and Easel Paintings
Notable Commercial Gallery Representation, Pre 21s
- •Kraushaar Galleries, New York
- •Weyhe Gallery, New York City
Exhibition of Art Association
- •National Academy of Design, New York
- •Salons of America-
- •Society of Independent Artists--
Exhibition of Museum
- •Art Institute of Chicago
- •Brooklyn Museum of Art
- •Carnegie Institute, International Exhibition
- •Corcoran Gallery and/or Art School, Washington DC
- •Detroit Institute of Art
- •Metropolitan Museum of Art
- •Museum of Fine Arts Boston
- •Museum of Modern Art, New York
- •Whitney Biennial Museum of American Art
Exhibition By An Art School
- •The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts