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An example of work by Jerome Biederman
Artwork images are copyright of the artist or assignee
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This biography from the Archives of AskART:
|  The following was submitted October 2003 and updated January 2006 by
Carol Franzosa, owner of several World War One Vintage Airplane prints
by this artist.
Jerome Biederman was born February 1, 1913 in Braddock, Pennsylvania.
He was a graduate of Chicago's American Academy Of Art. He maintained
studios in Pittsburgh, San Francisco, and Nashville during his career.
Biederman
was employed as a commercial illustrator. In 1961 he became art
director for Wen-Mac Corporation, a major American manufacturer of toy
gas-powered flyable aircraft. After three years he resigned his
position there in order to devote more time to transportation art
rather than just transportation.
Mr. Biederman's chosen
subject matter included vintage automobiles, railroad locomotives,
steam boats, fire engines and aviation. Biederman's primary income
source was a revenue stream generated from selling rights to use the
transportation paintings to print producers and publishers. Calendars
were produced with the prints from these historical and nostalgic
paintings and individual prints suitable for framing were marketed by
others through advertisement in various automotive magazines and media
publications.
A commercial credit of Biederman's includes his design of the Ed Wynn type fire chief helmet for Texaco.
A
wonderful article entitled, "Classic Cars Of The '30s", featured six
Biederman paintings. It reappeared last in "The Best From Playboy"
Volume 2, a 1968 republication from the first August, 1961 publication.
In
the late 1960's Biederman automobile centerfolds were published in
several "Horseless Carriage Gazette" publications and a summary of his
growing transportation collection appeared in "Horseless Carriage
Gazette" Nov/Dec 1970 publication.
"Automobile Quarterly" Vol
4 No. 2 contains five full page automobile images and the article, "A
Venerable Five Painted By Jerome Biederman".
The 1970
biography from the Pentagon states of Biederman, "His work is widely
distributed in the forms of books, magazines, prints, calendars.
Additionally, he exhibits widely and his original paintings are to be
found in the hands of private collectors, museums, corporations, and
individuals throughout the United States. He retains one of the largest
private collections existent."
Biederman's World War II airplanes were exhibited in Washington D. C. at the Smithsonian Institute for six years in the 1950's.
Biederman
was commissioned to paint WW I combat scenes which were exhibited at
the National Air Museum in Dayton, Ohio. These paintings became a
corporate donation to The Air Force Art Collection in 1970 which
resides in Washington D. C.
There is a substantial portion of
the entire collection of original leased paintings which remains
intact. The work represents a veritable chronology of transportation
covering a large segment of the twentieth century.
Jerome Biederman: Partial Listing Of Publications
Playboy
August 1961
Classic Cars Of The Thirties
Ken Purdy
Automobile Quarterly
Fall/1965
A Venerable Five
Jerome D Biederman
The Best From Playboy
Number Two 1968
Classic Cars Of The Thirties
Ken Purdy
Horseless Carriage Gazette
January 1969
American Underslung Centerfold
Jerome Biederman
Horseless Carriage Gazette
March 1969
Stanley Steamer Centerfold
Jerome Biederman
Horseless Carriage Gazette
May 1969
Locomobile Color Print Centerfold
Jerome Biederman
Horseless Carriage Gazette
July 1969
Simplex Color Print Centerfold
Jerome Biederman
Horseless Carriage Gazette
November 1969
Lancaster Color Print Centerfold
Jerome Biederman
Horseless Carriage Gazette
January 1970
American LaFrance Color Print Centerfold
Wayne & Dick Hallowell
Horseless Carriage Gazette
March 1970
American Pump & Hose Car Centerfold
Robert Tyler
Horseless Carriage Gazette
May 1970
Eldredge Color Print Centerfold
Jerome Biederman
Horseless Carriage Gazette
July 1970
Stutz Bearcat Color Print Centerfold
Jerome Biederman
Horseless Carriage Gazette
November 1970
Jerome Biederman Artist
Wayne Hallowell
Horseless Carriage Gazette
January 1971
Studebaker Color Print Centerfold
Wayne Hallowell
Horseless Carriage Gazette
March 1971
Packard Color Print Centerfold
Jerome Biederman
Horseless Carriage Gazette
July 1971
Mercer Color Print Centerfold
Jerome Biederman
Horseless Carriage Gazette
March 1972
White Steamer Color Print Centerfold
Jerome Biederman
Horseless Carriage Gazette
May 1972
Thomas Color Print Centerfold
Jerome Biederman
Horseless Carriage Gazette
March 1973
Kelsey Motorette Color Print
Kieth Marvin
Classic Cars Magazine
June 2005
Auto Art
Mark McCourt
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Biography from Tennessee State Museum:
| Museum Features Local Artist
NASHVILLE, October 21, 2003 - A small display of art created by nationally known artist Jerome Biederman will be on display at the Tennessee State Museum until March 9.
A graduate of Chicago’s American Academy of Art, Biederman devoted his career to drawings surrounding the transportation industry including vintage automobiles, railroad locomotives, steam boats, fire engines and aviation. His works have been displayed nationally including an exhibit of paintings of airplanes used during World War I and II at the Smithsonian. Many of his paintings can be found in private collection, museums and corporation throughout the U.S.
The display features 11 paintings by the artist which are on loan from the Jerome Biederman Collection. During his life, Biederman maintained studios in Pittsburgh, San Francisco and Nashville.
This display of his work may be viewed in the Tennessee State Museum lobby in downtown Nashville, in the James K. Polk Center at the corner of Fifth and Deaderick streets.
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