Richard F. Erdmann Papers (CAA/32)


Title:
Richard F. Erdmann (b.1894-d.1965) Papers
Repository:
Mary R. Schiff Library & Archives, Cincinnati Art Museum
Creator:
Erdmann, Richard F.
Dates:
[1930s-1950s]
Quantity:
Quantity: 0.25 Cubic feet
Quantity: 1 volume
Abstract:
 The collection consists of one scrapbook compiled by Erdmann, reflecting his time at the Art Academy of Cincinnati and later career as an artist.
Identification:
CAA/32
Language:
English

Biographical/Historical Information

Richard Erdmann (1894-1965) was known as a painter of portraits, figures, and still-lifes, and as a sculptor.

Biography:

February 12, 1894: Born in Chillicothe, OH to Myrtle Hill and Frank R. Erdmann

1908,1909,1910: Attended Staunton Military Academy

1918,1919: Enlisted in the US Army, Camp Sherman, Chillicothe, OH

1919: Went to Cincinnati to study at the Art Academy of Cincinnati, OH

1920: Worked at Strobridge Lithographic Co., Cincinnati, OH

1922,1923: Studied at the National Academy of Design in New York, NY

1923: Drew a portrait of Margaret Livingston (Ms. Paul Whiteman) that was used in Gunning's Actor and Actors Book, "Wids" Movies

1924-1931: Traveled and lived in various places in New Mexico and California. He lived for most of the time in either Albuquerque, NM, or Santa Fe, NM. He photographed and painted Pueblo Indians in various places in New Mexico.

1926: His first painting was accepted for the Cincinnati Museum's Annual Exhibition of American Art, a painting entitled "Andy"

1928: Two paintings were chosen for the Fifteenth Annual Exhibition of Painters and Sculptors of the Southwest at the Museum of New Mexico, 1928, Santa Fe, New Mexico; chosen were "Pueblo Indian" and Portrait of A. Trujillo"

1931: Lived in Chillicothe, OH with occasional trips to Williamsville, IL to visit with his brother Robert, or White Plains, NY to be with his sister Norma Jean Chadborne.

February 1965: Died in Chillicothe,OH

There are several paintings on display at the Ross County Historical Museum in Chillicothe, OH that were loaned to the Museum by his sister Norma Jean Chadborne.

[From AskArt.com, Jul 18, 2016)

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of one scrapbook compiled by Erdmann, reflecting his time at the Art Academy of Cincinnati and later career as an artist.

Conditions Governing Access

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Art Academy of Cincinnati.
Ashbrook, Paul, 1867-1949
Barnhorn, Clement J., 1857-1935
Erdmann, Richard F.
Fry, William Henry, 1830-1929
Haswell, Ernest Bruce
Meakin, Lewis Henry, 1850-1917
Miller, Kate Reno, 1870-1929
Myers, Frank Harmon, 1899-1956
Sharp, Joseph Henry, 1859-1953
Weis, John Ellsworth , 1892-1962
Wessel, Herman, 1878-

Custodial History note

Donated to the Cincinnati Art Museum library by the artist c.July 1954.

Preferred Citation note

Mary R. Schiff Library & Archives, Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati, OH.

Detailed List of Collection


Box 1
Scrapbook compiled by Richard Erdmann, including clippings, and photographs, particularly relating to Art Academy faculty and students (Paul Ashbrook, John E. Weis, James Hopkins, Herman Wessel, Clement Barnhorn, Kate Reno Miller, J.H Sharp), [1930s-1950s]

Quantity: 1 volume/s