Background
Rydell, Amnell Roy was born on September 17, 1915 in Minneapolis. Son of John S. and Josephine Henrietta (King) Rydell.
Rydell, Amnell Roy was born on September 17, 1915 in Minneapolis. Son of John S. and Josephine Henrietta (King) Rydell.
Bachelor of Fine Arts, University of Southern California, 1937; postgraduate, Atelier 17, Paris, 1938; postgraduate, University of California, Berkeley, 1939-1940; postgraduate, University of California, Santa Cruz, 1988.
Instructor engineering, Douglas Aircraft, El Segundo, California, 1940-1946; independent artist, designer, San Francisco, 1946-1948; independent artist, designer, Santa Cruz, since 1948; independent landscape architect, Santa Cruz, 1958-1991.
President Santa Cruz History Society, 1978-1979, Rural Bonny Doon Association, 1955-1956, Santa Cruz Organization for Progress and Euthenics, 1977-1978. Member vision board City of Santa Cruz, 1991-1992. Member task force Center for Art and History, 1986-1994.
Board directors Santa Cruz History Trust, 1978-1994, Art Museum Santa Cruz County, 1982-1994. Donor advisor Roy and Frances Rydell Visual Arts Fund, Greater Santa Cruz County Community Foundation. Archivist personnel history archives, special collections Library.
University California, Santa Cruz. Member steering committee Public Art City of Santa Cruz, 1997-1998. Member Joint Cultural Council & Santa Cruz Community Foundation, 1998, Art Gang Cultural Council Santa Cruz County, 1998.
Member American Society Landscape Architects (emeritus), William James Association (vice chair board 1979-1995, chair 1995-1996), Art Forum (chair 1983-1990), Art League (Distinguished Artist 1996), Friends of Sesnon Gallery University California, Santa Cruz.
Married Frances Cooksey, January 24, 1942 (deceased May 1998).