Rudolph Bleyer (1859-1951)
American painter & photo-engraver ;
Rudolph Bleyer ; R. Bleyer ; Rudolf Bleyer ;
[Born October 9, 1859 in Brooklyn, NY – died March 6, 1951 in Brooklyn, NY]
FAD record control number: 38020 ;
Record level: Person ;
Record type: Artist ;
Rudolph Bleyer (1859-1951) biography:
Birth: October 9, 1859 in Brooklyn, NY ;
Death: March 6, 1951 in Brooklyn, NY ;
Sex: Male ;
Ethnicity: White ;
Zodiac: Libra ;
Known for: Landscape etchings ; photo-engraving ; 3-color photo-engraving ;
Medium: Pen & ink ; oil ; pencil ;
Technique: etching ; photo-engraving ; painting ; drawing ;
Subjects: Landscapes ; marines ;
Areas: Bohemia (Czech republic / Germany) (1905-1906) ; Bridgewater, NJ (1904-1905) ; Bridgewater, NJ ; New Brunswick, NJ (1907) ; Brooklyn, NY (1911-1951) ; Long Island, NY ; New York, NY ; Saranac Lake, NY, summer home ;
Region: North East ; Europe ;
Lived: Somerset Street, Bridgewater, NJ (1904-1905) ; 251 Weirfield Street, Brooklyn, NY (1930) ; 2598 Fulton Street, Brooklyn, NY (1911-1951) ;
Father: Schman Bleyer (1826-?) ;
Mother: Betha (Bertha) S. F. Bleyer (1838-1907) ;
Relatives: Alfred Bleyer (1878-1950), brother ; Henrietta (Henryette) (Hattie) (Bleyer) Lazarus (1880-1946), sister ; Lauren Bleyer (?-?), sister ; Regina Bleyer (?-?), sister ; Bertha Bleyer (1870-?), sister ; Lena Bleyer (1875-?), sister ; [unknown] (?-?), brother ;
Spouse: Katherine E. Bleyer (1869-1950), wife, married 1899 ; Anna (Eckstein) Bleyer (1877-1958), wife, married 1911 ;
Children: [none] ;
Training: Cooper Union, New York, NY (1880-1881) ; National Academy of Design, New York, NY ;
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Work: Cultivator Pub. Co., Atlanta, GA, freelance (1894) ; The Marion Department Company, Marion, OH, freelance (1900) ; Alfred Bleyer & Co., Brooklyn, NY (ca.1800s-1905) ; Sold gloves in NJ (1904) ;
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Member: Irving Square Presbyterian Church, New York, NY, trustee & treasurer ; The Century Wheelmen, New York, NY (1897) ; Bushwick Council, Bushwick/Brooklyn, NY, finance committee (1919) ;
Exhibited with: Salmagundi Club, New York, NY (1887) ;
Awards:
Milestones: Pioneered 3-color photo-engraving ; Retired ca.1905-ca.1910 ;
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Document permalink:
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Digital-born document number:
FAD.2018.38020
Digital document provenance:
Original compiled and researched document by the Fine Art Database, 266 West 21st Street, New York, NY.
Document license:
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Image license:
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Record birth date:
August 15, 2018
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