biografía de Waldon Sylvester ARNHOLT (1909-?)

Lugar de nacimiento: Nankin, OH

Direcciones: Ashland, OH, 1930-59; Clearwater, FL, from 1959

Profesión: Painter, instructor

Estudios: Bloomfield Art Sch., NJ, dipl; studied restoration fine art with C. Fritz Hoelzer, Ger. & portraiture with C. Fritz Hoelzer, NY.

Exposiciones: Solo shows, King Mus & Gallery, Mansfield, Ohio, 1945; St Petersburg Art Gallery, Fla, 1962; Indian Portraiture, Municipal Art Mus., Tampa, 1963; Mus. Sci. & Natural Hist. Art Mus., 1965; Indian Portraiture, Fla. Fedn. Art, DuBarry, 1969. Awards: For Talk Sinks Ships, Am. Artist Projs., 1942 & Hist. Events of City, New London Post Off., Ohio, 1945.

Obra: Mus. Sci. & Natural Hist., Tampa, Fla. (Restoration Works) Parthenon Gallery, Nashville, Tenn.; Ringling Mus., Sarasota, Fla. & State Capitol, Atlanta, Ga. Commissions: Christ in Gethsamane (oil), United Brethren, Ashland Ohio, 1926; portraits of City Fathers, Ashland, Ohio, 1937-1941; Christ at the Door (oil), United Presbyterian Church, Savannah, Ohio, 1952; Timucan Indian & Ocean Room Fleurescent (oil), Mus. Sci. & Natural Hist., Tampa, Fla., 1964; portrait of Joseph Brant, Brant Mus., Burlington, Ont., Can., 1968.

Comentarios: Preferred media: oil, pastel, watercolor. Positions: interior decorator artist, Lakeland, Fla, 1927-1930; decorator, Tiffin Scenery Co, Ohio, 1930-1935; artist, lithographer, A.L Garber Co., Ashland, Ohio, 1936-1959. Teaching: instr. art & adv., group classes, Ohio, 1930-1959; instr. art, group classes, Florida Condominiums, 1959-; instr. art, private classes in studio, Fla, 1959-. Restorer of paintings.

Fuentes: WW73; WW47