Walter Plate

Background

Plate, Walter was born on June 9, 1925 in Woodhaven, Long Island, New York, United States. Son of Oscar Herman and Loretta (Finnell) Plate.

Education

Student Grand Central School Art, New York City, 1942-1943, Ecole des Beaux Arts, also Louisiana Grande Chaomiere Leger, Paris, France, 1947-1950.

Career

Teacher, Art Students League, Woodstock, New York, summers 1959-1962. Associate professor art Rensselear Polytech. Institute, 1964; distinguished visiting critic art University of Southern Illinois, spring 1962.

One man show Ganso Gallery, New York City, 1954, Stable Gallery, New York City, 1958-1960.

Group exhibitions include Purchase Exhibition of Kresge Art Center, Michigan State University, 1959, Whitney annuals, 1957-1961, Young American, 1957, Nature in Abstraction, 1958, 63 Annual at Denver Art Museum, 1957, Contemporary Paintings and Sculpture at University of Illinois, 1959, biennials American painting and sculpture Detroit Institute Art, 1960, biennials exhibitions Pennsylvania Academy Fine Arts, 1955, 60, Abstract Expressionist Painting and Sculpture of the Fifties at Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, 1960, Pittsburgh International, 1955, 26th and 27th biennial exhibitions

The Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, 1959, 61, American abstract show Tate Gallery, London, England., 1959, International Art Exhibition Abstract Artists, Tokyo, Japan, 1959. Representative permanent collections Corcoran Gallery, Whitney Museum, Johnson Foundation Company, also private collections.

Achievements

• Walter Plate has been listed as a notable artist by Marquis Who's Who.

Connections

Married Gladys Brodsky, July 2, 1953. Children: Marc, Daniel.

Father:

Oscar Herman Plate

Mother:

Loretta (Finnell) Plate

Spouse:

Gladys Brodsky

child:

Marc Plate

child:

Daniel Plate