Artist

George Biddle

born Philadelphia, PA 1885-died Croton-on-Hudson, NY 1973
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George Biddle, © Peter A. Juley & Son Collection, Smithsonian American Art Museum J0043818
Born
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Died
Croton-on-Hudson, New York, United States
Biography

Muralist and portrait painter instrumental in the development of Federal arts programs during the Depression. The influence of Diego Rivera is evident in his murals, the most famous being five fresco panels for the Department of Justice Building in Washington, D.C.

Joan Stahl American Artists in Photographic Portraits from the Peter A. Juley & Son Collection (Washington, D.C. and Mineola, New York: National Museum of American Art and Dover Publications, Inc., 1995)

Works by this artist (7 items)

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John Von Wicht, Black and White, stencil, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Woodward Foundation, 1977.48.35
Black and White
Artist
stencil
Not on view
John Von Wicht, Baroque, 1961, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc., 1969.47.46
Baroque
Artist
Date1961
oil on canvas
Not on view
John Von Wicht, Violet Red Black, 1966, stencil cut on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1967.25.2
Violet Red Black
Artist
Date1966
stencil cut on paper
Not on view
John Von Wicht, Yellow-Blue, 1966, stencil cut, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1967.35
Yellow-Blue
Artist
Date1966
stencil cut
Not on view