Weddige, Emil, 1907-
Lithographer
Size: 3.1 Linear feet
Summary: The papers of Emil Weddige measure 3.1 linear feet and date from circa 1926-1979. The papers detail Weddige's time spent as a professor of art at the University of Michigan College of Architecture and Design, and as an artist and lithographer through biographical material, correspondence, writings, personal business records, exhibition files, printed materials, photographs, and artwork.
Internationally prominent lithographer and teacher Emil Weddige (1907-2001) was born in Sandwich, Ontario, Canada to American parents of French, German, and Windot background. In 1934 Weddige earned a bachelor's degree from Eastern Michigan University and studied under Morris Kantor at the Art Students League in New York and Emil Ganso in Woodstock, New York. In 1937 he became a teaching fellow at the University of Michigan where he went on to become an instructor in 1957. While acting as a teaching fellow he earned a Master of Design degree. In 1949 Weddige established a second studio in Paris, France to which he travelled intermittently. In 1957 he was appointed Professor Emeritus by Eastern Michigan University and was awarded an honorary degree of Doctor of Fine Arts.
Papers were lent for microfilming in 1973 by Emil Weddige. The bulk of the microfilmed material and additional papers were donated 1973.
The collection is in English and French.
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