Adolf Henry Degiani Aldrich | |
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Born | 1916 Springfield, Massachusetts |
Died | 2010 (aged 93–94) Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania |
Nationality | American |
Known for | painter, printmaker, sculptor |
Adolf Aldrich (1916–2010) was an American artist.
Aldrich was born in 1916 in Springfield, Massachusetts. [1] In 1937 he produced the woodcut print Old Bridge for the Works Progress Administration. [2] He contributed to a limited edition 1941 serigraph calendar along with fellow printmakers Philip Hicken, Edward Landon, Margaret Schadt, and Pauline Stiriss. [3] During World War II Aldrich served as a Merchant Seaman. [1]
Aldrich's work was included in 1944 Dallas Museum of Art exhibition of the National Serigraph Society. [4] He was associated with the Atelier 17 printmaking studio in New York. [5]: 83–84 He went on to pursue a career in graphic illustration and movie art direction, returning to painting in the 1990s. [1]
Aldrich died on April 2, 2010, in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. [6]
Aldrich's work is in the collection of the National Gallery of Art [7] and the Library of Congress. [2]
Adolf Henry Degiani Aldrich | |
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Born | 1916 Springfield, Massachusetts |
Died | 2010 (aged 93–94) Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania |
Nationality | American |
Known for | painter, printmaker, sculptor |
Adolf Aldrich (1916–2010) was an American artist.
Aldrich was born in 1916 in Springfield, Massachusetts. [1] In 1937 he produced the woodcut print Old Bridge for the Works Progress Administration. [2] He contributed to a limited edition 1941 serigraph calendar along with fellow printmakers Philip Hicken, Edward Landon, Margaret Schadt, and Pauline Stiriss. [3] During World War II Aldrich served as a Merchant Seaman. [1]
Aldrich's work was included in 1944 Dallas Museum of Art exhibition of the National Serigraph Society. [4] He was associated with the Atelier 17 printmaking studio in New York. [5]: 83–84 He went on to pursue a career in graphic illustration and movie art direction, returning to painting in the 1990s. [1]
Aldrich died on April 2, 2010, in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. [6]
Aldrich's work is in the collection of the National Gallery of Art [7] and the Library of Congress. [2]