Alice Kindler | |
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Born | Alice Riddle October 3, 1892 |
Died | 1980 |
Nationality | American |
Other names | Alice L. Riddle Kindler, Mrs. Hans Kindler |
Occupation(s) | artist, muralist, lithographer, teacher |
Alice L. Riddle Kindler (October 3, 1892 — 1980) was an American painter and teacher born in Germantown, Pennsylvania.
Alice Riddle studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and at the Philadelphia School of Design for Women [1] After completing her studies, she won a trip to study in Europe for the summer and studied briefly at the Academie Julian in Paris. When she returned, Riddle entered and won a contest in 1915 to complete the murals for West Philadelphia High School. [2] Two years later, Riddle won a prize from Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney for the "Friends of Young Artists' Exhibition" held in New York City. In addition to winning the cash prize, [3] she decorated a theater lobby as part of her award. [4]
Riddle married Hans Kindler in 1920 and soon after the marriage the couple moved to Senlis, France. [5] For almost a decade Kindler did not paint, as she was raising her three children.
In 1929 her address was listed as being in Chantilly, France, [1] and in 1939 the couple were living in Baltimore, Maryland [6] Her husband was a cellist and conductor. She taught art at St. Timothy's School in Catonsville, Maryland. [7] In 1939 Kindler was commissioned by the WPA to complete a mural for the post office in Ware Shoals, South Carolina. The WPA was the largest and most ambitious American New Deal agency, employing individuals to carry out public works projects. [8] The finished product mural was completed in 1940 and titled, American Landscape. [9] In 1959 Alice moved back to Senlis where she painted continually until 1975. Kindler died in London in 1980.
Alice Kindler | |
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Born | Alice Riddle October 3, 1892 |
Died | 1980 |
Nationality | American |
Other names | Alice L. Riddle Kindler, Mrs. Hans Kindler |
Occupation(s) | artist, muralist, lithographer, teacher |
Alice L. Riddle Kindler (October 3, 1892 — 1980) was an American painter and teacher born in Germantown, Pennsylvania.
Alice Riddle studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and at the Philadelphia School of Design for Women [1] After completing her studies, she won a trip to study in Europe for the summer and studied briefly at the Academie Julian in Paris. When she returned, Riddle entered and won a contest in 1915 to complete the murals for West Philadelphia High School. [2] Two years later, Riddle won a prize from Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney for the "Friends of Young Artists' Exhibition" held in New York City. In addition to winning the cash prize, [3] she decorated a theater lobby as part of her award. [4]
Riddle married Hans Kindler in 1920 and soon after the marriage the couple moved to Senlis, France. [5] For almost a decade Kindler did not paint, as she was raising her three children.
In 1929 her address was listed as being in Chantilly, France, [1] and in 1939 the couple were living in Baltimore, Maryland [6] Her husband was a cellist and conductor. She taught art at St. Timothy's School in Catonsville, Maryland. [7] In 1939 Kindler was commissioned by the WPA to complete a mural for the post office in Ware Shoals, South Carolina. The WPA was the largest and most ambitious American New Deal agency, employing individuals to carry out public works projects. [8] The finished product mural was completed in 1940 and titled, American Landscape. [9] In 1959 Alice moved back to Senlis where she painted continually until 1975. Kindler died in London in 1980.