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|  A painter and print maker, Anders Aldrin became known for his color
wood-blocks and his paintings of still lifes, landscapes, and portraits
of "broad, quick strokes and intense hues". He was born in
Sternfors, Sweden and showed artistic talent as a child. He immigrated
to the United States in 1911, escaping his family who disapproved of
him choosing art as a career.
While serving in the army, he
contracted tuberculosis and began painting at the VA hospital in
Arizona. When he was released in 1923, he went to Los Angeles and
enrolled for four years at the Otis Art Institute. From there he won a
full scholarship to the Santa Barbara School of Fine Arts where he
learned the Japanese method of wood block making from Frank Morley
Fletcher. He also studied at the California School of Fine Arts.
Following
this study, he spent nine years making color wood-blocks, but after
1937, he returned to painting and was active until his death in Los
Angeles on February 24, 1970.
Source:
Edan Hughes, Artists in California, 1786-1940 |
Biography from Annex Galleries:
| Anders Aldrin (1889-1970)
Painter, printmaker, and sculptor, Aldrin
was born in Värmland, Sweden. He immigrated to the U.S. in 1911,
settling in Minnesota. By 1923 he had relocated in Southern
California and began his studies at the Otis Art Institute where he
received the Huntington Assistance Award and a full scholarship to the
Santa Barbara School of Art.
He learned the techniques of the Japanese color woodcut from Frank
Morley Fletcher. In 1928, he studied for six months at the California
School of Fine Arts in San Francisco before settling permanently in Los
Angeles. That same year Aldrin made his first color woodcut and
continued to experiment with the medium until 1937. Aldrin was a
member of the California Art Club, California Water Color Society, and
the Los Angeles Art Association.
He exhibited both locally and nationally. His work won several
awards and is represented in numerous collections, including the
Library of Congress, Boston Public Library, and Rutgers University.
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