biographie de Whitney ATCHLEY (1908-?)

Birth place: Des Moines, IA

Addresses: Washington, DC

Profession: Designer, decorator, craftsperson

Studied: Cleveland School of Art; Julius Mihalik.

Exhibited: Industrial Art Exhib., MMA; CMA, 1932 (prize), 1934 (prize), 1935 (prize); May Exh., Cleveland, 1933 (prize); Robineau Mem. Center, 1934; Mus. Mod. Art Gal., Washington, DC.

Work: CMA

Comments: Position: colorist, Cleveland Varnish Co., Cleveland, 1929; des., Cowan Pottery Co., Cleveland, 1932-34; advisor in ceramics, Resettlement Admin., Washington, DC, 1935-37; special consultant, Pottery Ext. Service, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture; technical advisor in ceramics, WPA Art Project, Washington, DC.

Sources: WW40; Ness & Orwig, Iowa Artists of the First Hundred Years, 18.