H. Edward Winter

Harold Edward Winter (October 14, 1908 - July 22, 1976) was an American artist who worked primarily in enamels. Known also as H. Edward Winter and Edward Winter, he wrote several books on enameling and produced enamel murals for churches and the Section of Painting and Sculpture.

H. Edward Winter
BornOctober 14, 1908
DiedJuly 22, 1976
Known forEnamelist

Biography

Harold Edward Winter was born in Pasadena, California, to John Edward Winter and Lila (Deveny) Winter. He studied art in Vienna, and went on to teach at the Cleveland Institute of Art (1935–37) and Old White Art Colony in West Virginia.[1]

In December 1939, he married the ceramist Thelma Frazier.[1] Winter died in 1976, and his wife died the following year.

Work
Flora and Fauna of the Region (1941), Edward Winter's enamel mural at the post office in Cassville, Missouri[2]

Winter created abstract compositions with occasional botanical or biomorphic elements. He employed copper, steel, silver, or aluminum as his substrate and sometimes used foil inlays in addition to the enamel colors. The works ranged from household tableware to large wall plaques. In the 1950s, Thelma started working in enamel as well, and the pair worked both independently and collaboratively on various projects.[3] They created a number of sizable enamel murals, including eleven commissioned by churches.[3] Winter wrote Enamel Art on Metals (1958), Enameling for Beginners (1962), and Enamel Painting Techniques (1970), as well as many articles on his medium. The first of these was praised as an important book from a master of the craft when it first appeared.[4]

During World War II, while serving as a technical sergeant, Winter received a special commission from the U.S. Army to make educational posters.[1]

In the 1960s, Winter offered a kit for making enameled aluminum jewelry.[5]

His work is in the Cleveland Museum of Art, the Butler Museum of Art, and other institutions.[1]

References
  1. "Winter, Harold Edward". Encyclopedia of Cleveland History, Case Western Reserve University website, Aug. 16, 2012.
  2. "Post Office Mural – Cassville MO". The Living New Deal. Retrieved September 25, 2022.
  3. Cullinan, Helen. "Ready-made Museum". Cleveland Plain Dealer, July 31, 1977.
  4. Jazzar, Bernard N., and Harold B. Nelson. Painting with Fire: Masters of Enameling in America, 1930-1980". Long Beach Museum of Art, 2006.
  5. Ceramics Monthly, vol 15, 1967, p. 38.


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