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Rudolph Weisenborn

1881 – 1974

American artist

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Lived 1881 – 1974 (aged 92–93). Rudolph Weisenborn was an American artist and painter.

Rudolph Weisenborn (1881–1974) was an American artist. He painted murals for the Works Progress Administration (WPA) and was a founding member of the American Abstract Artists (AAA).

Biography Weisenborn was born in 1881 in Chicago, Illinois. He attended art school in Denver, Colorado where his teachers included Jean Mannheim. In 1913 he returned to Chicago. In 1922 he married Alfreda Gordon (1900-1968).

Weisenborn was active in the Chicago art scene. He was a member of several art groups including the Palette and Chisel Club, the American Artists' Congress, the Cor Ardens, the Chicago No-Jury Society of Artists, and the Chicago Society of Artists. Weisenborn taught at the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts from 1922 through 1934. He then taught privately until 1964. and a series of murals at Crane Technical High School.

In 1933 his work was exhibited at the Century of Progress International Exposition in Chicago.

Weisenborn died in 1974 in Chicago, Illinois.

His work is in the National Gallery of Art, and the Union League Club of Chicago (ULCC).

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1881, Chicago
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1974, Chicago
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American artist (1881–1974)

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Rudolph Weisenborn was born in 1881 in Chicago.

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Rudolph Weisenborn died in 1974 in Chicago.

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Rudolph Weisenborn was an artist and painter.

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Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Rudolph Weisenborn

· Wikidata: Q43139893

· DBpedia: Rudolph Weisenborn

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