Adolf Aldrich

Adolf Henry Degiani Aldrich
Born	1916 (1916) Springfield, Massachusetts
Died	2010 (aged 93–94) Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
Nationality	American
Known for	painter, printmaker, sculptor

Old Bridge, 1937 woodcut

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]: 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]

References

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