Biografie von William Seltzer RICE (1873-1963)

Birth place: Manheim, PA

Death place: Oakland, CA

Addresses: Oakland, CA

Profession: Block printer, etcher, teacher, painter, designer, illustrator, writer

Studied: PM Sch. IA; College Arts & Crafts, Oakland, CA (B.F.A.); Drexel Inst. with Howard Pyle.

Exhibited: PM Sch. IA, 1904 (prize); PPE, 1915; S. Indp. A., 1918; Brooklyn Mus.; WFNY, 1939; CPLH, 1918; San Fran. AA, 1916, 1925; GGE, 1939; Phila. Print Club, 1943, 1944, 1946; Calif. SE, annually since 1912, 1943 (prize), 1945 (prize); LOC, 1943, 1944, 1946; Stanford Univ. AG; Calif State Lib., Sacramento; Cleveland AM; Wichita AM; Oakland College Arts & Crafts; LACMA; Oakland Mus.; SAM; Portland MA; UCLA; Gump"s, San Fran.; Annex Gal., Santa Rosa, CA, 1984 (retrospective)

Member: San Fran. AA; Oakland Art Lg.; Pacific AA; Bay Region AA; Northwest PM; Calif. SE; Calif. Soc. PM; Prairie PM

Work: prints: NMAA; BPL; Calif. State Lib.; Oakland H.S.; Calif. College Arts & Crafts; Golden Gate Park Mus., San Fran.; LOC; NYPL; Mills College AG; Oakland AM; PMA; Stockton AM

Comments: Best known for his color woodblock prints which he produced in small editions. His bright colors and brush-blended backgrounds reflect the Japanese influence while his bold dark outlines show the Western, or English, infuence. Teaching: Fremont H.S., 1914-30; Castlemont H.S., Oakland, CA, 1930-40; Univ. Calif. Ext. Dept., 1932-43. Auth.: Block Printing in the School (1929); Portfolio of Block Prints (1932); Block Prints ó How to Make Them (1941). Contrib.: School Arts and Design magazines; Christian Science Monitor. Lectures: Block Print Making.

Sources: WW59; WW47; Hughes, Artists of California, 465; Samuels, 398; exh. cat., Annex Gal. (Santa Rosa, CA, 1984)