Walter Wilcox Burridge (1857 – June 25, 1913) was a painter in the United States. He did theater set work and established his own studio.[1] Burridge did work on a cyclorama of Kilauea at the Volcano House.[2] He also did many scene paintings for theatrical productions.[3] In his obituary, the Brooklyn Eagle called him one of the foremost scene painters of his time.[4]
Burridge painted the principal curtain at the McVickers Theater: Chicago in 1833. He was in Albuquerque, New Mexico to work on the Panama Exposition when he died of heart disease in 1913.[4] He was buried at Forest Home Cemetery in Forest Park, Illinois.
Burridge was from Brooklyn and his father Henry was the proprietor of the Old Masons Arms Inn there.[4]
Workedit
The Woman Haters (opened October 7, 1912) scenic design
The Man from Cook's (opened March 25, 1912) scenic design
The Three Romeos (opened November 13, 1911) scenic design
Everywoman (opened February 27, 1911) scenic design
The Merry Widow (opened October 21, 1907) scenic design
The Prince of Pilsen (opened March 19, 1906) scenic design
The County Chairman (opened September 1, 1904) scenic design
A Country Girl (opened September 22, 1902) scenic design
Arizona (opened September 10, 1900) scenic design[3]
Referencesedit
^Flower, Benjamin Orange; Reifsnider, Anna Cyrene Porter (October 8, 2018). "The Coming Age". Coming Age Company – via Google Books.
^"Tales from a Scenic Artist and Scholar: Acquiring the Fort Scott Scenery Collection for the Minnesota Masonic Heritage Center. Part 272 – Walter Burridge and The Volcano House". December 9, 2017.
^ abc"Walter W. Burridge Scenic Artist, Dies". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. June 26, 1913. p. 20. Retrieved March 22, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
April 12, 2024
walter, burridge, walter, wilcox, burridge, 1857, june, 1913, painter, united, states, theater, work, established, studio, burridge, work, cyclorama, kilauea, volcano, house, also, many, scene, paintings, theatrical, productions, obituary, brooklyn, eagle, cal. Walter Wilcox Burridge 1857 June 25 1913 was a painter in the United States He did theater set work and established his own studio 1 Burridge did work on a cyclorama of Kilauea at the Volcano House 2 He also did many scene paintings for theatrical productions 3 In his obituary the Brooklyn Eagle called him one of the foremost scene painters of his time 4 Walter BurridgeBornWalter Wilcox Burridge1857 1857 Brooklyn New YorkDiedJune 25 1913 aged 56 Albuquerque New MexicoBurial placeForest Home CemeteryOccupationPainter Burridge s grave at Forest Home CemeteryBurridge painted the principal curtain at the McVickers Theater Chicago in 1833 He was in Albuquerque New Mexico to work on the Panama Exposition when he died of heart disease in 1913 4 He was buried at Forest Home Cemetery in Forest Park Illinois Burridge was from Brooklyn and his father Henry was the proprietor of the Old Masons Arms Inn there 4 Work editThe Woman Haters opened October 7 1912 scenic design The Man from Cook s opened March 25 1912 scenic design The Three Romeos opened November 13 1911 scenic design Everywoman opened February 27 1911 scenic design The Merry Widow opened October 21 1907 scenic design The Prince of Pilsen opened March 19 1906 scenic design The County Chairman opened September 1 1904 scenic design A Country Girl opened September 22 1902 scenic design Arizona opened September 10 1900 scenic design 3 References edit Flower Benjamin Orange Reifsnider Anna Cyrene Porter October 8 2018 The Coming Age Coming Age Company via Google Books Tales from a Scenic Artist and Scholar Acquiring the Fort Scott Scenery Collection for the Minnesota Masonic Heritage Center Part 272 Walter Burridge and The Volcano House December 9 2017 a b Walter Burridge Playbill Playbill a b c Walter W Burridge Scenic Artist Dies The Brooklyn Daily Eagle June 26 1913 p 20 Retrieved March 22 2020 via Newspapers com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Walter Burridge amp oldid 1167614620, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
