Ema Weddige, born of American. parents in Ontario, Canada, in 1907, received his early art train· ing in schools in the United States. He holds the Master of Design degree from The University of M ichigan and later spent several years in advanced study and research in France. In 1937 he received a fel· lowship at The University of Michigan. He has remained at the University and is now a Professor in the Department of Art.
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W eddige began exhibiting in 1934, mainly oils and watercolors; since 1955, howell€r, his attention hllJJ been accelerated toward lithography. He organized the Michigan Printmakers Society and is the author of Lithography, a book re·
leased in 1966. A pioneer in the contemporary renaissance of color lithography, Emil Weddige has made a signifi,. cant contribution to its development in America. The art world has honored his work in lithography with numerous awards and prizes. His work, through one-man and group exhibitions and through numerous major commissions, now enjoys the widening scope of an international audience.
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