Adolf Aldrich
American artist
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Adolf Aldrich (1916–2010) was an American artist.
Adolf Henry Degiani Aldrich | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1916 Springfield, Massachusetts |
| Died | 2010 (aged 93–94) Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania |
| Known for | painter, printmaker, sculptor |
Biography
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]