Frank Weitenkampf

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Frank Weitenkampf, (13 April 1866 - 1962), was an American authority on engraving and chief of the art and print departments at the New York Public Library (NYPL).

Biography

He was born in New York City, where he studied for two years at the Art Students' League. At the NYPL, he arranged continuous exhibitions of carefully selected prints, and he also did considerable art propaganda work in disseminating information concerning prints through the press.

Weitenkampf gained recognition as one of the foremost authorities on engraving in the United States. In 1914, New York University gave him the degree of L.H.D.

Works

Weitenkampf prepared many pamphlets cataloging and describing prints and contributed to various encyclopedias, among them the New International Encyclopedia, and to the Standard Dictionary. Among his publications are: How to Appreciate Prints, (1908; 4th ed., 1911; new edition, 1916) and American Graphic Art, (1912).

Notes

References

Rines, George Edwin, ed. (1920). "Weitenkampf, Frank". Encyclopedia Americana.

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Name	Weitenkampf, Frank
Alternative names
Short description	United States print connoisseur
Date of birth	13 April 1866
Place of birth	New York City
Date of death	1962
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