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Fritz Eichenberg

Fritz Eichenberg (1901 - 1990) was active/lived in New York, Rhode Island / Germany.  Fritz Eichenberg is known for Modernist figure painting, illustration, graphics, teaching.

Fritz Eichenberg was born in Cologne, Germany, in 1901.  He worked as a printer's apprentice and studied at the Municiple School of Applied Arts in Cologne, and at the Academy of Graphic Arts in Leipzig.  He began his career as a graphic artist and illustrator in 1923, working for various publications and as an independent illustrator.

In 1933 the rise of Nazi Germany forced Eichenberg to emigrate with his wife and family to the U.S, settling in New York City.  He taught art at the New School for Social Research* and at Pratt Institute 8, and was a part of the WPA's Federal Arts Project*.

He also served as the head of the art department at University of Rhode Island, and laid out the printmaking studios there. Eichenberg illustrated myriad books in the U.S. and abroad. He died in Rhode Island in 1990.

Source: Annex galleries

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Keywords and Quick Facts for Fritz Eichenberg


   Keywords 
Exhibition By An Art School
  • The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Art Method
  • Book Illustration
  • Graphic Design, Printmaking, Lithography, Etching, Woodblocks
  • Illustration, Illustrator
Art Media
  • Engraving, Engraver
  • Ink
Art StyleArt Subject
  • Figure, Figurative Humans
  • Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
  • History: Historical Figures, Sites, Buildings, Events
  • Religion, Mysticism, Spirituality
Art Association
  • National Academy of Design, Elected Member
  • Society of Illustrators-
Art School
  • New School For Social Research (The New School), Teacher
  • Pratt Institute of Art, Brooklyn, Teacher
Awards/Recognition
  • Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame-Artists
Chronology
  • Early 20th Century Before 1950
  • Late 20th Century After 1950
Art Collection
  • Ken Trevey Collection
Added Description
  • Art Educator: Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
  • Figure Specialty
  • Illustration Specialty
  • Printmaking Specialty
  • WPA Artist, Federal Art Project, Murals and Easel Paintings
Exhibition of Art Association
  • National Academy of Design, New York
  • Society of Illustrators
Exhibition of Museum
  • Art Institute of Chicago
  • Carnegie Institute, International Exhibition

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