biography of Paul Frederick BERDANIER (1879-1961)

Birth place: Frackville, PA

Death place: Smithtown, LI, NY

Addresses: Jackson Heights, L.I., NY

Profession: Cartoonist, painter, etcher

Studied: ASL; St. Louis Sch. FA, and with Gustav Wolff, Alfred Gihon.

Exhibited: St. Louis A. Lg., 1919 (prize); SC, 1943 (prize); SAE, 1944 (prize); SAGA (prize); P. & S. of New Jersey (prize); All. A. Am.; Hudson Valley AA; A. Lg. of Long Island, 1958 (award); Freedom Fnd., 1951, medal, 1952-1955; Salons of Am.; S.Indp.A.

Member: Chicago Soc. Et.; SAGA; All. A. Am; Hudson Valley AA; P & S. Soc. of New Jersey; A. Lg. of Long Island.

Work: Jefferson Mem., St. Louis, Mo.; Museum Moret, France; Univ. Kansas; Howard Univ.; NGFA; NYPL; SC.

Comments: Position: cartoonist, United Features Syndicate, NYC, 1929-1957.

Sources: WW59; WW47