biography of George Gustav ADOMEIT (1879-1967)

Birth place: Memel, Germany

Addresses: Cleveland, OH

Profession: Painter

Studied: first trained in commercial printing; Cleveland Sch. A.; F.C. Gottwald

Exhibited: Ohio State Fair, 1922 (prize); Detroit Inst. A., 1925, 1926; Albright A. Gal., 1928; 1941; Toledo Mus. A., 1928, 1929, 1932, 1935; PAFA, 1925-1941; CGA, 1928, 1931, 1933, 1935, 1937; CAM, 1925, 1926, 1931; WMAA, 1937; Los A. Mus. A., 1931; AAG, 1928; Carnegie Inst., 1930; AIC, 1941; Newark Mus. A., 1927; Springfield Mus. A., 1954; CMA, 1920-1958; AFA Traveling Exhibitions, 1932, 1934 and others. Awards: 24 awards in CMA May Shows, 1920-1958.

Member: AIGA; Cleveland SA; AI Graphic A.; Cleveland Print Club

Work: CMA; Ashtabula Lib.; City of Cleveland Collection.

Comments: He came to the U.S. in 1883, settling in Cleveland. He was a printer by trade and art director of The Caxton Press, Cleveland, Ohio, 1902-1956. Frequently painted on Monhegan Island, ME.

Sources: WW59; WW47; Curtis, Curtis, and Lieberman, 136,149