Walter Rotan, American sculptor. Recipient Barnett prize National Academy of Design, Watrous gold medal, Speyer Memorial prize, Proctor prize; honorable mention Springfield Art League, fellowship prize Pennsylvania Academy Annual Exhibition; Cresson European fellow Pennsylvania Academy Fine Arts, 1933, fellow Tiffany Foundation. Fellow National Sculpture Society, Pennsylvania Academy Fine Arts; member Audubon Artists.
Background
Rotan, Walter was born on March 29, 1912 in Baltimore.
Education
Graduate, Maryland Institute. Graduate, Pennsylvania Academy Fine Arts.
Career
Head art department, Taft School, Watertown, Connecticut, 1938-1953.
Membership
Fellow National Sculpture Society, Pennsylvania Academy Fine Arts. Member Audubon Artists.