Education
Caldwell studied at the Art Institute of Chicago, Werntz" Academy of Fine Arts, and with painters Ellsworth Young and Ted Kautsky.
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Orval Caldwell
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Born in Shelbyville, Illinois, Caldwell was a prolific painter of landscapes in both oil and watercolor. He exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago, Penn Art Association and Boston Museum of Artist Most of Caldwell"s paintings were purchased by individuals and institututions in Illinois.
Caldwell"s works have been reviewed by Melvin and Jewel Upton (New York Sun Times), Eleanor Jewett (Chicago Tribune), and C. J. Bulliet (Chicago Daily News).
Caldwell is listed in Who Was Who in American Art, Davenport"s Art Reference & Price Guide, American Art Directory (1941) and Falk"s Annual Exhibition Record of the Art Institute of Chicago. He is buried in the Naperville Cemetery.
Membership
He was a member of the Chicago Society of Artists and one-time president of the Chicago Number-Jury Society.
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