Paul Frederick Berdanier (1879–1961) was an American illustrator and cartoonist whose work is represented in the National Gallery of Art, the Smithsonian Institution,[1] and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.[2]
Early life and education
editBerdanier was born on March 7, 1879, in Frackville, Pennsylvania. His father was Anthony, and mother, Henrietta (Zerby) Berdanier. He attended the Keystone State Normal School in Kutztown, Pennsylvania, graduating in 1898. He studied art at the Charles Hope Provost School of Illustrating and the St. Louis School of Fine Arts at Washington University, where he learned with Gustave Wolff.[citation needed]
Career
editHe was an illustrator for the Post Dispatch in Saint Louis, Missouri from 1902 until 1918. During the summer of 1923 he taught a vocational class at Washington University. He was a United Features Syndicate cartoonist until 1957, when he retired.[citation needed]
Recognition and memberships
editBerdanier was listed as a notable artist by the Marquis Who's Who. He was a member of the Hudson Valley Art Association, Academic Artists Association, Allied Artists American, Chicago Society Etchers, Art League Long Island, New Jersey Painters and Sculptors Society.[citation needed] and the Society of American Graphic Artists.
References
edit- ^ "Paul F. Berdanier". Smithsonian American Art Museum.
- ^ "Paul Frederick Berdanier - The Arches, Moret, France - The Met". The Metropolitan Museum of Art, i.e. The Met Museum.
External links
edit- Paul Frederick Berdanier in St. Louis Public Library Digital Collections
- Paul F. Berdanier Editorial Cartoons Collection finding aid at the St. Louis Public Library
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