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Aldrich, George Ames was born on June 3, 1872 in Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. Son of George Wellington and Caroline Richmond (Ames) Aldrich.
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George Ames Aldrich
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George Ames Aldrich, American artist. Awarded Robert Rice Jenkins prize (The Art Institute of Chicago Chicago); Chicago Hoosier Salon prize for best snow painting; Indiana Alumni prize, Lawrence A. Downs prize, Alexander F. Banks prize (all Hoosier Salon awards); et cetera Studio: Chicago, Illinois.
Education
Student Dean Academy, 1880-1889, M. I. T., 1892, Art Students League, New York, 1892-1894. Also studied Academy Julian and Academy Colarossi, Paris, 1894. Pupil of J. Aman-Jean, Raphael Collin, James McNeill Whistler and Fritz Thaulow, 1900.
Career
Grantham. Illustrator for London and New York magazines to 1899 and landscape painter since then Representative in permanent exhibitions in Sioux City Museum, Decatur (Illinois) Art Museum, Purdue University, University of Illinois.
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Married Esta Grantham, December 24, 1922.
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March 7, 1941 (aged 68) -
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American
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Awarded Robert Rice Jenkins prize (The Art Institute of Chicago Chicago). Chicago Hoosier Salon prize for best snow painting. Indiana Alumni prize, Lawrence A. Downs prize, Alexander F. Banks prize (all Hoosier Salon awards).tempSpaceEtc. Studio: Chicago, Illinois.Awarded Robert Rice Jenkins prize (The Art Institute of Chicago Chicago). Chicago Hoosier Salon prize for best snow painting. Indiana Alumni prize, Lawrence A. Downs prize, Alexander F. Banks prize (all Hoosier Salon awards).tempSpaceEtc.
Studio: Chicago, Illinois.