Alice Kindler
Alice Kindler | |
|---|---|
| Born | Alice Riddle October 3, 1892 Germantown, Pennsylvania |
| Died | 1980 |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | Alice L. Riddle Kindler, Mrs. Hans Kindler |
| Occupation | artist, muralist, lithographer, teacher |
Alice L. Riddle Kindler (October 3, 1892 — 1980) was an American painter and teacher born in Germantown, Pennsylvania.
Education[]
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]
Personal life[]
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.
Work[]
- 1915 "The Canterbury Pilgrimage" mural West Philadelphia High School, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[2]
- 1940 "American Landscape" United States Post Office mural, Ware Shoals, South Carolina.
References[]
- ^ a b Opitz, Glenn B, Editor, Mantle Fielding's Dictionary of American Painters, Sculptors & Engravers, Apollo Book, Poughkeepsie NY, 1986
- ^ a b "Miss Alice I. Riddle, Girl Artist, Wins Prize for Mural Design". Asbury Park Press. Asbury Park, New Jersey. January 18, 1915. p. 8. Retrieved 28 April 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Young Artist Wins Another Prize". Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Evening Public Ledger. March 8, 1917. p. 7. Retrieved 28 April 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Arnaud, Pierre (January 1931). Kindler, Alice Riddle (ed.). "Les Artistes d'Aujour d'hui Paris" (PDF). Reviews of Exhibitions. Paris, France. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
- ^ "Woman Artists Lives Four Lives in One". Oshkosh, Wisconsin: Oshkosh Daily Northwestern. January 6, 1932. p. 8. Retrieved 28 April 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ McGlauflin, ed., ‘’Who’s Who in American Art 1938-1939” vol.2, The American Federation of Arts, Washington D.C., 1937
- ^ Petteys, Chris, “Dictionary of Women Artists: An international dictionary of women artists born before 1900”, G.K. Hall & Co., Boston, 1985
- ^ Arnesen, Eric (2007). Encyclopedia of U.S. Labor and Working-Class History. 1. New York: Routledge. p. 1540. ISBN 9780415968263.
- ^ "Artist: Alice Kindler". livingnewdeal.org. The Living New Deal. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
- 1892 births
- 1980 deaths
- 20th-century American women artists
- American muralists
- 20th-century American painters
- American women painters
- Artists from Pennsylvania
- Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts alumni
- Works Progress Administration workers
- Philadelphia School of Design for Women alumni
- Women muralists