biography of Stanley DEGRAFF (1892-1973)

Birth place: Ludington, MI

Death place: Melbourne, FL?

Addresses: Detroit, MI; Eau Gallie, FL

Profession: Printmaker, painter, craftsperson, teacher

Studied: Detroit Sch. A.; Robert Godfrey; Walt Speck; Kreigh Collins.

Exhibited: Grand Rapids A. Gal., 1933-1945; Grand Rapids Public Library, 1934 (solo); Detroit Inst. A., 1934-1945; Hackley A. Gal., 1935-1941; A. Center Gal., Grand Rapids, 1940, 1942 (solo); Mus. FA of Houston, 1942, 1943; Laguna Beach A. Lg., 1943, 1944; Library of Congress, 1943-1945; Philadelphia Pr. Club, 1943, 1944; Florida Fed. A., 1953-1958, traveling exh., 1964; Bahama Beach Club, 1954-56 (solo).

Member: Detroit Inst. A. Founders Soc.; Michigan A.; Grand Rapids Friends Am. Art.

Work: Detroit Inst. A.; Hackley A. Gal.; Grand Rapids A. Gal.; Lowe Gal. A., Coral Gables, FL; Morse Gal. A., Rollins Col.

Comments: Position: Instr. Printmaking, A. Center Gal. Sch., Grand Rapids, MI, 1939-43; Pres., Melbourne AA, 1954-56, 1960, 1961; Dir., Melbourne AA Gal., 1956-.

Sources: WW66; WW47