Name Frank Weitenkampf Role Author | Died 1962 | |
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Books American Graphic Art, How to Appreciate Prints, The illustrated book, American Graphic Art ‑ Scholar, Manhattan Kaleidoscope | ||
Frank Weitenkampf, (13 April 1866 - 1962), was an American authority on engraving and chief of the art and print departments at the New York Public Library (NYPL).
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Biography
He was born in New York City, where he studied for two years at the Art Students' League. At the NYPL, he arranged continuous exhibitions of carefully selected prints, and he also did considerable art propaganda work in disseminating information concerning prints through the press.
Weitenkampf gained recognition as one of the foremost authorities on engraving in the United States. In 1914, New York University gave him the degree of L.H.D.
Works
Weitenkampf prepared many pamphlets cataloging and describing prints and contributed to various encyclopedias, among them the New International Encyclopedia, and to the Standard Dictionary. Among his publications are: How to Appreciate Prints, (1908; 4th ed., 1911; new edition, 1916) and American Graphic Art, (1912).