George Biddle

George Biddle was an American painter, muralist and lithographer, best known for his social realism and combat art. A childhood friend of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, he played a major role in establishing the Federal Art Project (1935–1943), which employed artists under the Works Progress Administration.

Works in Collection

1 works

Tom Mooney from The American Scene, no. 1

George Biddle

1933, published 1935

Exhibitions

9 exhibitions

May 03, 1932 – May 31, 1932

Murals by American Painters and Photographers

49 artists

May 13, 1933 – May 31, 1933

Fruit and Flower Paintings

31 artists

Jul 11, 1934 – Sep 13, 1934

New Acquisitions: Lachaise Torso; Prints

21 artists

Nov 08, 1937 – Dec 13, 1937

Paintings for Paris

36 artists

May 24, 1938 – Jul 31, 1938

Three Centuries of American Art

247 artists · 7 curators

Apr 15, 1940 – May 07, 1940

PM Competition: The Artist as Reporter

172 artists

Sep 16, 1941 – Oct 14, 1941

Twenty Lithographs: Graphic Art Processes

36 artists

Dec 09, 1942 – Jan 24, 1943

Twentieth Century Portraits

159 artists · 1 curator

Jun 23, 1953 – Oct 04, 1953

Summer Exhibition: New Acquisitions; Recent American Prints, 1947–1953; Katherine S. Dreier Bequest; Kuniyoshi and Spencer; Expressionism in Germany; Varieties of Realism

100 artists · 2 curators