Adolph Treidler | |
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.jpg) Triedler in 1918 | |
| Born | 1886 Westcliffe, Colorado, United States |
| Died | 1981 Flemington, New Jersey, United States |
| Education | California School of Design, Henri School of Art[1] |
| Known for | Illustrator and painter, known for posters |
Adolph Treidler (1886–1981) was an American artist known for hisillustrations,posters, commercial art, and wartime propaganda posters. His magazine covers and advertisement work appeared inMcClure's,Harper's, theSaturday Evening Post,Collier's,Century,Scribner's, and theWoman's Home Companion. He created ads for thePierce Arrow automobile and for the French Line. His 1930s advertising work for the Bermuda Board of Trade was instrumental in promoting tourism inBermuda.[2] He was president of the Artist's Guild from 1936–1937.[3]
Adolph Treidler was born in 1886 in Westcliffe, Colorado. He attended theCalifornia School of Design (now San Francisco Art Institute) in San Francisco from 1902 to 1904; followed by study of painting and drawing at the Henri School of Art in New York City (underRobert Henri) in 1909.[1]
His wartime propaganda posters inWorld War I portrayed women workers in munitions plants for the United War Work Campaign.
He also created wartime propaganda posters in World War II. He was Chairman of the Pictorial Publicity Committee for theSociety of Illustrators, and " produced at least five posters touting Women Ordnance Workers, otherwise known as WOW’s."[4]
"Treidler was a member of the Art Directors’ Club, TheSociety of Illustrators, Charter Member of the Artists’ Guild, and life member of the Society of Illustrators. He exhibited at theWhitney Museum in New York in 1923 and TheArt Institute of Chicago in 1930."[5]
Sometime between 1920 and 1925, Adolph joined 241 otherbohemians in signingThe Greenwich Village Bookshop Door. The door is now held by theHarry Ransom Center at theUniversity of Texas at Austin, and Treidler's signature can be found on front panel 2.[1]
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