Frank L. Engle

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Frank L. Engle
BornJune 9, 1916
DiedFebruary 20, 2002
Education Indiana University's Herron School of Art and Design
University of California, Los Angeles
OccupationProfessor, painter, sculptor, glass artist
Spouse(s)Bethany Windham

Frank L. Engle (June 9, 1916 - February 20, 2002) was an American artist and educator from Alabama. [1] A professor of Art at the University of Alabama, [2] he was an oil and watercolor painter, a ceramic and metal sculptor, a printmaker, [3] and a glass artist. [2] He designed the crest of the 1949 Ford. [4] Along with his wife, he was the subject of a retrospective at the Dinah Washington Cultural Arts Center on the campus of the University of Alabama in 2017. [5]

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References

  1. Kneeland, Eve Engle (September 18, 2009). "Frank L. Engle". Encyclopedia of Alabama. Alabama Humanities Foundation. Retrieved February 28, 2020.
  2. 1 2 "U of A Art Professor To Study Glass Making". The Anniston Star. Anniston, Alabama. July 28, 1957. p. 18. Retrieved February 29, 2020 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Alabama artists to exhibit here". The Birmingham News. Birmingham, Alabama. January 22, 1961. p. 68. Retrieved February 29, 2020 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "The Ford Crest". The Andalusia Star-News. Andalusia, Alabama. February 1, 1951. p. 7. Retrieved February 29, 2020 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Cultural Arts Center Features Bethany and Frank Engle Art Retrospective". News. The University of Alabama. May 8, 2017. Retrieved February 29, 2020.