ARTIST: Theodore M Dillaway (Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, 1874 - 1953)
TITLE: Landscape
MEDIUM: oil on board
CONDITION: Very good. No visible inpaint under UV light. Wear to frame.
ART SIZE: 10 x 14 inches / 25 x 35 cm
FRAME SIZE: 15 x 19 inches / 38 x 48 cm
SIGNATURE: lower right
CATEGORY: old antique vintage painting for auction sale online
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BIOGRAPHY:
Theodore M. Dillaway (1874 - 1953), Sunlit Bridge, Bowman's Hill Park, New Hope, PA, 1942, The School District of Philadelphia.Dillaway served as Director of Arts Education from 1924-1941, during which time he collaborated with Charles Dudley and other school principals, as well as Walter Baum, in the cultivation of artworks for the district. Dillaway visited the Woodrow Wilson School on occasion to view the artwork that had been purchased and provide his opinion. He also wrote Dudley to recommend other artists to consider. He continued to communicate with Dudley after he left the district.When Dillaway took office in 1924, he greatly expanded the role of art in the schools, both in curriculum and decoration. Dillaway believed that "the appreciation of beauty in nature and art is an ennobling influence in everyone's life." He worked tirelessly throughout his career to awaken that appreciation in others. The newsletter article that announced him to Philadelphia stated: "Mr. Dillaway, like the thoroughly fine artist he is, has definite convictions regarding public school study. Every child in the public schools, he believes, should develop its utmost capacity for appreciating the beauty of art, literature, and music, and for expressing himself by their means...."Dillaway also achieved success as an author and lecturer on arts education. His writings were recognized in the art education community as valuable resources that guided teachers in schoolroom decoration and arts appreciation. Dillaway also led the Philadelphia school district's development of mural decorations, which were a popular form of schoolroom decoration from the early 1900s through the 1950s.