F. W. Rigley Christmas card prints
Collection — Folder: S2836
Identifier: S2836
Scope and Contents
This collection includes two undated prints of paintings depicting winter landscapes created by Frederick Wildermuth Rigley, probably in Brown County, Indiana, to be used as Christmas cards for his family.
Dates
- 20th century
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with Rare Books and Manuscripts, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, IN. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Rare Books and Manuscripts.
Biographical Note
Frederick Wildermuth Rigley was born on July 1, 1914, in Owosso, Michigan, but spend most of his life in Nashville, Indiana. He began his art career as a teenager and spent his career mostly painting with oils, watercolors, and acrylics, focusing on landscapes and seascapes. Rigley studied at the Art Students’ League in New York annd met his wife, Jeanette Green, before moving to Florida where Rigley majored in sculpture at the Ringling School of Art in Sarasota. He learned under instructors such as Floyd Hopper, George Bridgman, Emile A. Gruppé, Hilton Leech, Adrian Pillars, Enrique Elferez, and John F. Carlson.
After starting out on the East Coast as the president of the North Shore Art Association in 1950, he moved his family to Brown County, Indiana for its beautiful landscapes and thriving art scene. Rigley liked to paint “en plein air” and taught landscape painting with the Indianapolis Art League for 25 years along with private classes and workshops. He won many awards during the course of his artistic career and his works are held in collections of many organizations, such as Outdoor Indiana, General Motors, the Eastern Shore Art Association, Fairhope, Indiana National Bank, Indiana University, the University of Delaware, and Indianapolis Public Schools. Rigley and his wife opened Rigley Studios, an art supply store and framing business on Van Buren Street in Nashville, Indiana and remained a steadfast member of the art community there until his passing on March 22, 2009.
Sources:
FineEstateArt.com. “Fred Rigley.” Artists. Accessed July 31, 2024. https://fineestateart.com/artists/fred-rigley.
Nesbit, M. Joanne. “Those Brown County Artists: The Ones Who Came; The Ones Who Stayed.” Nana's Books, January 1, 1993.
After starting out on the East Coast as the president of the North Shore Art Association in 1950, he moved his family to Brown County, Indiana for its beautiful landscapes and thriving art scene. Rigley liked to paint “en plein air” and taught landscape painting with the Indianapolis Art League for 25 years along with private classes and workshops. He won many awards during the course of his artistic career and his works are held in collections of many organizations, such as Outdoor Indiana, General Motors, the Eastern Shore Art Association, Fairhope, Indiana National Bank, Indiana University, the University of Delaware, and Indianapolis Public Schools. Rigley and his wife opened Rigley Studios, an art supply store and framing business on Van Buren Street in Nashville, Indiana and remained a steadfast member of the art community there until his passing on March 22, 2009.
Sources:
FineEstateArt.com. “Fred Rigley.” Artists. Accessed July 31, 2024. https://fineestateart.com/artists/fred-rigley.
Nesbit, M. Joanne. “Those Brown County Artists: The Ones Who Came; The Ones Who Stayed.” Nana's Books, January 1, 1993.
Extent
0.01 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged by size.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed in 1998 by Philip N. Williams. Collection re-processing completed 2024/07/31 by A.J. Chrapliwy. EAD finding aid created 2024/07/31 by A.J. Chrapliwy. EAD finding aid revised 2024/09/04 by Brittany Kropf.
Creator
- Title
- F. W. Rigley Christmas card prints
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Repository
Contact:
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
