George Brant BridgmanRCA (November 5, 1864 – December 16, 1943)[1] was a Canadian-American painter, writer, and teacher in the fields of anatomy and figure drawing. Bridgman taught anatomy for artists at the Art Students League of New York for some 45 years.
Bridgman used box forms to represent the major masses of the figure (head, thorax, and pelvis) which he would tie together with gestural lines and produce to create "wedges" or simplified interconnecting forms of the body.[7]
Jackson Pollock's sketchpad features work from Bridgman's books.
Death and legacyedit
Bridgman died on December 16, 1943, in New Rochelle, New York, after suffering from an illness for a year.[6] He was survived by his wife, Helene Leonora Bridgman (née Rupperstberg) and their three children.[6]
Bridgman, George B.; Simon, Howard (1952). Bridgman's Complete Guide to Drawing from Life. New York City, New York: Weathervane. ISBN 9781402766787.
Bridgman, George B. (1942). Drawing the Draped Figure. Pelham, New York: Bridgman Publishers. ISBN 9780486138121.
Bridgman, George B. (1939). The Human Machine.
Bridgman, George B. (1936). Heads, Features and Faces.
Bridgman, George B. (1929). Bridgmans Handbook of Drawing.
Bridgman, George B. (1924). Bridgman's Life Drawing.
Bridgman, George B. (1920). Constructive Anatomy. Pelham, New York: Bridgman Publishers.
Bridgman, George B. (1920). The Book of a Hundred Hands. New York City, New York: Sterling Publishing Company. ISBN 9780486132600.
Many of Bridgman's books are available as reprints by Dover Publications.
Referencesedit
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^McGlauflin, Alice Coe, ed., Who’s Who in American Art 1938-193 vol.2, The American Federation of Arts, Washington D.C., 1937 p. 61
^Petteys, Chris, Dictionary of Women Artists: An international dictionary of women artists born before 190, G.K. Hall & Co., Boston, 1985 p. 116
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^Bonner, Judith H.; Pennington, Estill Curtis; Wilson, Charles Reagan (2013-01-14). The New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture: Volume 21: Art and Architecture. UNC Press Books. p. 287. ISBN 978-0-8078-6994-9.
^Kimmerle, Constance (2008). Elsie Driggs: The Quick and the Classical. James A. Michener Art Museum. University of Pennsylvania Press. p. 124. ISBN 9780812241044.
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