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| George Biddle
American 1885 -1973
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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| Died: |
Croton-on-Hudson, New York, United States
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| Studied: |
Harvard University
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Academie Julien, Paris
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Art Institute of Chicago
Dallas Museum of Art
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Museum of Modern Art, New York City
New York Public Library
Whitney Museum of American Art, NYC
Kaiser Fiederich Museum, Berlin
Museo d'Arte Moderna, Venice
Newark Public Library, New Jersey
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| Specialty: |
Painter
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| Style/School: |
Realism
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Society/Politics
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| Memberships: |
Society of Mural Painters
Society of Painters, Sculptors, Engravers
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| Teaching Positions: |
Columbia University
University of California
American Academy in Rome
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One of the masters of American Scene painting, Biddle was born into a prominent Philadelphia family. He studied at Groton, then graduated from Harvard law school in 1911, before determining to become an artist. He traveled and studied abroad in Munich, and then in Paris at the Academie Julian. Re...
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George Biddle
Born Pennsylvania, 1885
Died New York, 1973
Born to a prominent family in Philadelphia, George Biddle put his interest in art aside to accommodate his family's wishes and study law. He graduated from Harvard University in 1908 and Harvard L...
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Philadelphian George Biddle was educated at Groton, Harvard, the Academie Julian in Paris, and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. He served in the Army during World War I in France. His work is in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of New York and the Pennsylva...
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