Fritz Eichenberg
Fritz Eichenberg | |
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Born | Cologne, Germany | 24 October 1901
Died | 30 November 1990 | (aged 89)
Known for | Illustration, wood engraving |
Fritz Eichenberg (October 24, 1901 – November 30, 1990) was a German-American illustrator and arts educator who worked primarily in wood engraving. His best-known works were concerned with religion, social justice and nonviolence.
Biography
Eichenberg was born to a
In 1933, the
In his prolific career as a book illustrator, Eichenberg worked with many forms of literature but specialized in material with elements of extreme spiritual and emotional conflict, fantasy, or social satire, illustrating such authors as include
Raised in a non-religious family, Eichenberg had been attracted to
Eichenberg was a long-time contributor to The Nation, his illustrations appearing in that magazine at various times between 1930 and 1980.[3]
In 1947, he was elected into the National Academy of Design as an Associate member, and became a full Academician in 1949.
Eichenberg was a former director of Graphic Arts Center in Brooklyn and was on the faculty of Pratt Institute[4] and later a former head of the art department at University of Rhode Island.[5]
He died at home in Peace Dale, Rhode Island, on November 30, 1990, at age 89 of complications from Parkinson's disease.[5][6]
Selected works
- Mistress Masham's Repose, 1946, illustrations for the children's book by T. H. White
- The Art of the Print: Masterpieces, History, and Technique, 1976
References
- ^ "Oral history interview with Fritz Eichenberg, 1964 Dec. 3 - Oral Histories | Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution". www.aaa.si.edu. Retrieved 2015-08-15.
- ^ Gneuhs, Geoffrey (May 2008). "The Art of The Worker". The Catholic Worker. LXXV (3): 6.
- ISBN 1560250011.
- ^ "Oral history interview with Fritz Eichenberg, 1964 Dec. 3 - Oral Histories | Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution". www.aaa.si.edu. Retrieved 2015-04-06.
- ^ a b "Fritz Eichenberg Biography, Annex Galleries Fine Prints". www.annexgalleries.com. Retrieved 2015-04-06.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2015-04-06.
- The Wood and the Graver. The Work of Fritz Eichenberg. New York. 1977. ISBN 978-0-517-52910-2.
External links
- Oral history interview with Fritz Eichenberg (3 December 1964) at the Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution(aaa.si.edu)
- Pendle Hill Pamphlets – publisher of two pamphlets written and illustrated by Eichenberg, Art and Faith (1952) and Artist on the Witness Stand (1984), and the biographical essay Letting That Go, Keeping This (2001) by Philip Harnden
- Fritz Eichenberg at Library of Congress, with 452 library catalogue records
- Works by or about Fritz Eichenberg at Internet Archive
- Art and Faith