Andrade, Edna, 1917-

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Edna Andrade, b. 1917, Painter of Philadelphia, Pa.

From the description of Oral history interview with Edna Andrade, 1987 Apr. 1-29. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 646395700

Painter; Philadelphia, Pa.

From the description of Edna Andrade interviews, 1987 Apr. 1 - 29. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220178174

Painter; Philadelphia, Pa.

Studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 1933-1937, receiving a B.F.A. from the University of Pennsylvania in 1937. She won Cresson Scholarships to travel to Europe in 1936 and 1937. In 1941, she married architect C. Preston Andrade. During WWII she worked under Eero Saarinen in the office of Strategic Services. After the war, Andrade returned to Philadelphia, where she taught at the Philadelphia College of Art between 1958 and her retirement in 1982. Andrade was a participant in the "op art" movement of the 1960s.

From the description of Edna Andrade papers, 1917-1995. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79827570

Archival Resources
Role Title Holding Repository
creatorOf Andrade, Edna. [Edna Andrade] : artist file John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art Library, Ringling Museum Library
creatorOf Edna Andrade papers Archives of American Art
creatorOf Andrade, Edna, 1917-. Artist file. Brooklyn Museum Libraries & Archives
creatorOf Andrade, Edna, 1917-. Edna Andrade artist file. Whitney Museum of American Art, Library
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referencedIn Oral history interview with Marian Locks Archives of American Art
creatorOf Oral history interview with Edna Andrade Archives of American Art
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associatedWith Andrade, C. Preston (Clarence Preston), 1912-1977. person
associatedWith Barnes Foundation. corporateBody
associatedWith Breckenridge, Hugh H. (Hugh Henry), 1870-1937. person
associatedWith Easthampton Gallery. corporateBody
associatedWith Easthampton Gallery. corporateBody
associatedWith Edna Andrade, person
associatedWith Garber, Daniel, 1880-1958. person
associatedWith Harding, George, 1882-1959. person
associatedWith Laessle, Albert, 1877-1954. person
associatedWith Likos, Patricia person
associatedWith Locks, Marian. person
associatedWith McCarter, Henry, 1866-1942. person
associatedWith McEntee, Dorothy, 1902- person
associatedWith Oakley, Violet, 1874-1961. person
associatedWith Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. corporateBody
associatedWith Philadelphia Focuses on Women in the Visual Arts (1974 : Philadelphia, Pa.) corporateBody
associatedWith The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art Library. corporateBody
associatedWith Whitney Museum of American Art. corporateBody
Place Name Admin Code Country
United States
United States
Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
Subject
Art, Modern
Art teachers
Optical painting
Painters
Painters
Painting, Abstract
Women painters
Women painters
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Activity

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Birth 1917-01-25

Death 2008-04-17

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