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Fritz Eichenberg (1901-1990) was an illustrator and printmaker from Peace Dale, R.I.
Fritz Eichenberg was born in Cologne, Germany on October 24, 1901. He studied at the School of Applied Arts and was a lithographic apprentice before being accepted as a master student at the Academy of Graphic Arts in Leipzig. Eichenberg moved to Berlin in 1923 but decided to leave for the United States when Hitler came to power in 1933. He taught at the New School for Social Research in New York, worked on the Federal Art Project, and received commissions from the Limited Editions Club and the Heritage Press. Eichenberg became well known for his prints and illustrations of many of the great classics. He started teaching at Pratt Institute in 1947 and held a number of positions while there. In 1966 Eichenberg became chairman of the Art Department of the University of Rhode Island in Kingston, a position he resigned in 1971. He travelled extensively in semi-official capacities, to the Soviet Union for the State Department and to Southeast Asia for the J. D. Rockefeller III Fund. In addition, he wrote definitive works on graphic arts. Fritz Eichenberg died in Peace Dale, Rhode Island on November 30, 1990.
Illustrator, printmaker; Rhode Island.
Fritz Eichenberg was born in Cologne, Germany in 1901. He studied at the School of Appplied Arts and the Academy of Graphic Arts in Leipzig. After living for a time in Berlin, he emigrated from Germany to the United States in 1933. He taught at the New School for Social Research, the Pratt Institute, and the University of Rhode Island, where he was the chairman of the Art Department. Eichenberg was a master printmaker and illustrator and authored definitive works on the graphic arts. He died in 1990.
German-born, American illustrator and author of children's books, also well-known as a graphic artist; received a Caldecott Honor citation for Ape in a cape in 1953.
Illustrator, printmaker; Peace Dale, R.I.
German-born, American illustrator and author of children's books,also well-known as a graphic artist; received a Caldecott Honor citation for Ape in a cape in 1953.
Graphic artist; born and educated in Germany; taught at the New School for Social Research, the Pratt Institute, and other places; celebrated for his illustrations of the classics; wrote on the graphic arts.
Fritz Eichenberg was born October 24, 1901 in Cologne, Germany. He studied at the School of Applied Arts in Cologne from 1916-1920 and later received an M. F. A. from the State Academy of Graphic Arts in Leipzig. He worked as a newspaper artist and traveling correspondent in Germany but with the rise of Nazism came to the United States in 1933. In 1936, he illustrated his first book for children, Puss in Boots . Over the next five decades, Fritz Eichenberg became widely known as an illustrator and author of children's books. He illustrated books for many authors including Felix Salten, Elizabeth Coatsworth, and others. Fritz Eichenberg's illustrations covered a variety of subjects including poetry and folktales; he also illustrated his own retellings of folktales. In 1953, Fritz Eichenberg received a Caldecott Honor citation for Ape in a Cape(1952), an alphabet book he wrote and illustrated. Throughout his long and prolific career, Fritz Eichenberg illustrated dozens of books for children and young adults and received awards for his work in the graphic arts. He also taught for many years and continued to publish until the end of his life. Fritz Eichenberg died on November 29, 1990. Biographical Source: Something About the Author, vol. 50, pp. 66-82.
Fritz Eichenberg (1901-1990) was an illustrator, cartoonist, and printmaker from Peace Dale, R.I.
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