Adolf Aldrich Explained

Adolf Henry Degiani Aldrich
Birth Place:	Springfield, Massachusetts
Death Place:	Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
Nationality:	American
Field:	painter, printmaker, sculptor

Adolf Aldrich (1916–2010) was an American artist.

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] 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]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Adolf Henry Degiani Aldrich . Franklin D. Roosevelt Library and Museum . 3 July 2022 . en.
2. Web site: Old bridge . Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA . 4 July 2022.
3. Web site: 20th c. American School serigraphs . Rachel Davis Fine Arts . 4 July 2022 . en.
4. Web site: National Serigraph Society Exhibition Dallas Museum of Art . Dallas Museum of Art . 3 July 2022.
5. Book: Moser . Joann . Atelier 17: A 50th anniversary retrospective exhibition . 1977 . Elvehjem Art Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison . 3 July 2022.
6. Web site: Adolf H. "Hank" Aldrich Obituary (2010) . Pocono Record . 3 July 2022.
7. Web site: Adolf Aldrich . National Gallery of Art . 4 July 2022.