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George Biddle
American 1885 -1973
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Born: |
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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Examples of Work: |
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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Subjects Known For: |
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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Artist Profile |
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BIOGRAPHY: |
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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