Robert Cronbach
American sculptor, teacher (1908–2001)
Robert Cronbach
Cronbach in the 1930s
Born February 10, 1908 Died December 2001 Education St. Louis School of Fine Arts , Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Occupation(s) Visual artist, teacher Known for Architectural sculpture, public fountains Spouse(s) Maxine Judd Silver (m. 1934–1983; her death),
Robert M. Cronbach (1908 – 2001) was an American sculptor, medalist , and teacher. He is best remembered for his medals , architectural sculpture , public fountains, and other works.[ 1] Adelphi University and at the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture .[ 2]
Robert Cronbach was born on February 10, 1908, in St. Louis, Missouri .[ 3] [ 4] [ 5]
In St. Louis is where he began his art studies at the St. Louis School of Fine Arts .[ 3] Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts where he won two Cresson Traveling Scholarships and travelled to Europe in 1929 and 1930.
In 1934, Cronbach married Maxine Judd Silver;[ 6] [ 3] [ 7] [ 3]
Career
During 1930s, he worked as an assistant to sculptor Paul Manship in his studio in New York City.[ 4] [ 8]
In 1938, he was one of the 57 founding members of the Sculptors Guild . He also created sculpture under the auspices of the Works Progress Administration 's Federal Art Project .[ 9]
Cronbach taught sculpture at Adelphi College in Garden City, New York , from 1947 to 1961.[ 8] [ 10]
He was one of 250 sculptors who exhibited in the 3rd Sculpture International held at the Philadelphia Museum of Art in the summer of 1949. Cronbach was represented by the Bertha Schaefer Gallery , New York, NY.[ 11]
Cronbach died in December 2001 in the city of San Miguel de Allende in Guanajuato , Mexico.[ 3] [ 12]
Works
Exploitation , Los Angeles County Museum of Art , Los Angeles, California, 1935Sculpture murals for Willert Park Courts, Buffalo, New York , with Harold Ambellan , a WPA project.[ 8] [ 10]
Under the El University of Minnesota , Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum , Minneapolis, Minnesota c. 1939Untitled , Springfield Art Museum, Springfield, Missouri, 1959Prometheus , Smithsonian American Art Museum , Washington, D.C. 1970Eye of Fashion Fashion Institute of Technology , New York, New York 1976Deep Center , Wichita State University , Edwin A. Ulrich Museum of Art, Wichita, KansasRooftree , Reynolds Aluminum Headquarters , Richmond, Virginia
References
^ Gilbert, Dorothy B., "Who’s Who in American Art 1962", R.R. Bowker Company, New York, 1962
^ "A Finding Aid to the Robert M. Cronbach papers, 1914-2004" . Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution . Retrieved 2025-01-16 .^ a b c d e "Robert Cronbach, 93, Sculptor and Teacher (Published 2001)" . The New York Times ISSN 0362-4331 .^ a b O'Connor, Francis V. (1972). The New Deal Art Projects: An Anthology of Memoirs ISBN 978-0-87474-113-1 ^ Park, Marlene; Markowitz, Gerald E. (1977). New Deal for Art: The Government Art Projects of the 1930s with Examples from New York City & State ISBN 978-0-934483-00-1 Robert Cronbach, Born Feb. 10 , 1908 ^ "Marriage of Silver / Cronbach" . St. Louis Globe-Democrat . October 17, 1934. p. 21. Retrieved 2025-01-16 – via Newspapers.com .^ "Obituary for Maxine Silver Cronbach" . The Plain Dealer . 1983-04-04. p. 48. Retrieved 2025-01-16 – via Newspapers.com .^ a b c "The Artists of Buffalo's Willert Park Courts Sculptures (aka A.D. Price Courts, 406 Jefferson Avenue)" . Western New York Heritage Press . 2010-12-03. Archived from the original on December 3, 2010.^ Sculptors’ Guild Travelling Exhibition, 1940-1941’’, Sculptors’ Guild, New York, New York, 1940 p.7
^ a b DEPRESSION_ERA_PUBLIC_ART/willert_wpa_art at wnyhistory.com^ Mellow, James R., ed. (1964). "New York: The Art World". Arts Yearbook . 7 . New York, NY: The Art Digest, Inc.: 111. ^ "Robert Cronbach" . Smithsonian American Art Museum . Retrieved 23 February 2021 .
