George Biddle

  • American


George Biddle a member of the prominent Philadelphia family and a noted twentieth century artist whose works are in the collections of major museums worldwide, including the Museum of Modern Art, the Whitney Museum, the Fogg Museum and the Corcoran Gallery. Much of his reputation derives from his work as a muralist, and he was President of the Mural Artists' Guild in 1937-38, during the period of his work on the New Brunswick murals. Biddle's most notable murals are in the Department of Justice Building in Washington, in the National Library in Rio de Janeiro, and in the Supreme Court Building in Mexico City. Biddle is credited as the major figure in the establishment of the WPA's Federal Arts Project. - NRHP

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Y/M/D Description Association Composition Place Locale Food Event
1885/01/24 Frances Brown Biddle, wife of Algernon Sydney Biddle, gives birth to a son, George Biddle, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Born
1933/00/00 George Biddle makes a proposal to former classmate, FDR, that the Federal Government support mural painting as a means of embellishing public buildings and providing employment for artists. Advocate
1935/00/00 George Biddle paints a mural titled "The Tenement" for the Justice Department building in Washington, DC. Artist Pennsylvania Avenue National Historic Site Washington, DC
1936/00/00 George Biddle paints murals depicting Gen Howe and Cornwallis entering the burning city of New Brunswick, George Washington and Alexander Hamilton leaving New Brunswick on 1 December 1775 and Washington and Simeon DeWitt mapping a route to Virginia. Artist Main Post Office New Brunswick, NJ
1973/11/06 George Biddle dies in Croton-on-Hudson, New York. Died
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