|
Emlen Etting (August 24, 1905 – July 20, 1993) was a painter, sculptor, filmmaker, and member of Philadelphia’s elite Main Line Society. He attended schools in Lausanne, Switzerland, and St. George’s in Newport, Rhode Island. After graduating from Harvard in 1928, he studied with the artist Andre Lhote in Paris. During World War II, Etting served in the psychological warfare division of the Office of War Information. He was present at the liberation of Paris and he collaborated with Orson Welles to record the event. ==Family== Emlen Pope Etting Jr. was born to Florence Lucas Etting and Emlen Pope Etting Sr., a failed stockbroker, in 1905. An earlier son was born to the Ettings on August 15, 1903, and given the name Emlen Pope Etting Jr. The child died just three days prior to his first birthday, on August 18, 1904. The following August 24, 1905, Florence gave birth to her second son and, once again, gave him the name of Emlen Pope Etting Jr. Young Emlen’s father died of a heart attack when he was only two months old, on October 23, 1905. Florence Etting died on April 13, 1951. Both his parents and the first Emlen Jr. are buried in West Laurel Hill Cemetery in Bala Cynwyd, PA. Main Line Society, not the middle class, founded the suburbs of Philadelphia. Both Emlen’s mother and aunt were proud members of Philadelphia’s Main Line society. The Main Line ran along the 20-mile Pennsylvania Railroad commuter route from Center City to suburban Paoli. Emlen was born into this exclusive enclave of the ‘Rich and Mighty.’ Emlen was reared in a European fashion as much as he was American. Emlen lived with his mother in Europe for much of his childhood. They returned to America in 1917 to avoid World War I. Emlen’s Aunt Harriet wanted to ensure Emlen grew to be the Philadelphia gentleman he was meant to be and enrolled him in St. George’s School from 1920 to 1924. St. George’s, an Episcopal boarding school, was considered at that time to be one of only two suitable options for a young man from Philadelphia’s upper crust. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Emlen Etting」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
|