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
Nationalities
  • American
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)