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1884 Szent-Grot, Austria-Hungary - 1953 Nyack, New York. Known for: Art deco animal and figure sculpture, ceramics.
Known for his stylized Art Deco figures and animals in iron and large-scale mural works in metal, Wilhelm Hunt Diederich was born in Szent-Grot, Austria-Hungary into an eminent family, including... Read full biography
Known for his stylized Art Deco figures and animals in iron and large-scale mural works in metal, Wilhelm Hunt Diederich was born in Szent-Grot, Austria-Hungary into an eminent family, including William Morris Hunt and the architect, Richard Morris Hunt. He emigrated to America in 1894, and eight... Read full biography
Known for his stylized Art Deco figures and animals in iron and large-scale mural works in metal, Wilhelm Hunt Diederich was born in Szent-Grot, Austria-Hungary into an eminent family, including William Morris Hunt and the architect, Richard Morris Hunt. He emigrated to America in 1894, and eight years later traveled West (1902), spending a couple of years in Wyoming, New Mexico and Arizona living as a cowboy. He became friends with sculptor Paul Manship while studying with him at the... Read full biography
Known for his stylized Art Deco figures and animals in iron and large-scale mural works in metal, Wilhelm Hunt Diederich was born in Szent-Grot, Austria-Hungary into an eminent family, including William Morris Hunt and the architect, Richard Morris Hunt. He emigrated to America in 1894, and eight years later traveled West (1902), spending a couple of years in Wyoming, New Mexico and Arizona living as a cowboy. He became friends with sculptor Paul Manship while studying with him at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, and they later traveled to Europe together. Diederich also went to Africa and ended up traveling and working in Europe for ten years. In Paris he studied at the Academy Julian from 1904 to 1905, and became friends with Elie... Read full biography
Known for his stylized Art Deco figures and animals in iron and large-scale mural works in metal, Wilhelm Hunt Diederich was born in Szent-Grot, Austria-Hungary into an eminent family, including William Morris Hunt and the architect, Richard Morris Hunt. He emigrated to America in 1894, and eight years later traveled West (1902), spending a couple of years in Wyoming, New Mexico and Arizona living as a cowboy. He became friends with sculptor Paul Manship while studying with him at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, and they later traveled to Europe together. Diederich also went to Africa and ended up traveling and working in Europe for ten years. In Paris he studied at the Academy Julian from 1904 to 1905, and became friends with Elie Nadelman, Jules Pascin and Ferdinand Leger. He also spent long periods in southern France and Mexico. He was well kno... Read full biography
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Art Method
- •Collage and/or Decoupage
- •Sculpture, Three Dimensional Forms, Sculptor
Art Media
- •Bronze
- •Ceramic Art, Porcelain, Design and/or Decoration
- •Charcoal
- •Gouache
- •Iron, Cast Iron
- •Metal, Metalwork, Metal Plates, Metal Point
- •Mixed Media, Multi Media and/or Multli Styles
Art Style
Art Subject
- •Animals, Mammals
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Mythology, Legends
- •Nude Figure, Nudity
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Africa
- •Arizona Before 1945
- •Europe
- •Italy Before World War I
- •Mexico and/or Central America
- •New Mexico Before 1940
- •Paris Studied and/or Worked After 1900
- •Woodstock, New York
Art Association
- •National Sculpture Society
- •Salons of America
- •Woodstock Art Association, New York
Art Teacher
- •Paul Manship
Art School
- •Academie Julian, Paris, Student
- •The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Student
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
Added Description
- •Animal Specialty
- •Figure Specialty
Artist Colony
- •Woodstock Art Colony
Notable Commercial Gallery Representation, Pre 21s
- •Edith Halpert Downtown Gallery, New York
Exhibition of Art Association
- •National Sculpture Society-
- •Salons of America-
Exhibition of Museum
- •Art Institute of Chicago
- •Museum of Modern Art, New York
- •Whitney Biennial Museum of American Art
Exhibition of Commercial Art Gallery and/or Salon
- •Salon d'Automne
Exhibition By An Art School
- •The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts