Frank L. Engle | |
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| Born | June 9, 1916 Peoria County, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | February 20, 2002 Tuscaloosa, Alabama, U.S. |
| Education | Indiana University's Herron School of Art and Design University of California, Los Angeles |
| Occupation(s) | Professor, painter, sculptor, glass artist |
| Spouse | 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] In 1949 he was commissioned by the Ford Motor Company to design a new crest for the company's post World War II vehicle redesign. The crest debuted on the 1950 Ford line.[4]
Along with his wife, fellow artist Bethany Windham Engle, 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] The Engle Art Gallery, LLC in Greensboro, Alabama is named in honor of the Engles.
For more information on Frank L. Engle see Encyclopedia of Alabama.
- ^ Kneeland, Eve Engle (September 18, 2009). "Frank L. Engle". Encyclopedia of Alabama. Alabama Humanities Foundation. Retrieved February 28, 2020.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ "Alabama artists to exhibit here". The Birmingham News. Birmingham, Alabama. January 22, 1961. p. 68. Retrieved February 29, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "The Ford Crest". The Andalusia Star-News. Andalusia, Alabama. February 1, 1951. p. 7. Retrieved February 29, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cultural Arts Center Features Bethany and Frank Engle Art Retrospective". News. The University of Alabama. May 8, 2017. Retrieved February 29, 2020.