Thomas Brownell Eldred

Thomas Brownell Eldred (1903 - 1993) was an American Abstract expressionist painter and printmaker.[1]

Thomas Brownell Eldred
Born(1903-02-19)February 19, 1903
Climax, Michigan
DiedMay 21, 1993(1993-05-21) (aged 90)
Polk, Pennsylvania
NationalityAmerican
EducationKalamazoo College, Art Institute of Chicago, Art Students League of New York, Atelier 17
Known forArtist, Educator
MovementAbstract expressionism

Biography

Eldred was born on February 19, 1903 in Climax, Michigan. He served for a time with the Merchant Marines.[2] He attended the Kalamazoo College, the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, the Art Students League of New York, and Atelier 17. His teachers included Guy Pène du Bois, Thomas Hart Benton, Stanley William Hayter, Louis Ritman, and John Vanderpoel.,[1] Eldred was strongly influenced by Werner Drewes.[2]

Eldred taught printmaking[3] at the Brooklyn Museum Art School from 1933 through 1938[2] under the auspices of the Works Progress Administration.[1]

Eldred exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago, the Brooklyn Museum, the Detroit Institute of Arts, The New School, and the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.[1] His work is in the collections of the Brooklyn Museum, the Guggenheim, and the National Gallery of Art,[4][1]

Eldred died on May 21, 1993 in Polk, Pennsylvania.[2]

References
  1. "Thomas Eldred". AskArt. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  2. "Thomas Brownell Eldred Biography". Annex Galleries Fine Prints. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  3. "Artist of the moment: Thomas Brownell Eldred". Galaxy of Art. 21 November 2017. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
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