Walter Burridge

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Walter Burridge
Born
Walter Wilcox Burridge

1857 (1857)
Brooklyn, New York
Died (aged 56)
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Burial placeForest Home Cemetery
OccupationPainter

Walter Wilcox Burridge (1857 – June 25, 1913) was a painter in the United States. He did theater set work and established his own studio.[1] Burridge did work on a cyclorama of Kilauea at the Volcano House.[2] He also did many scene paintings for theatrical productions.[3] In his obituary, the Brooklyn Eagle called him one of the foremost scene painters of his time.[4]

Burridge's grave at Forest Home Cemetery

Burridge painted the principal curtain at the McVickers Theater: Chicago in 1833. He was in Albuquerque, New Mexico to work on the Panama Exposition when he died of heart disease in 1913.[4] He was buried at Forest Home Cemetery in Forest Park, Illinois.

Burridge was from Brooklyn and his father Henry was the proprietor of the Old Masons Arms Inn there.[4]

Work[edit]

  • The Woman Haters (opened October 7, 1912) scenic design
  • The Man from Cook's (opened March 25, 1912) scenic design
  • The Three Romeos (opened November 13, 1911) scenic design
  • Everywoman (opened February 27, 1911) scenic design
  • The Merry Widow (opened October 21, 1907) scenic design
  • The Prince of Pilsen (opened March 19, 1906) scenic design
  • The County Chairman (opened September 1, 1904) scenic design
  • A Country Girl (opened September 22, 1902) scenic design
  • Arizona (opened September 10, 1900) scenic design[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Flower, Benjamin Orange; Reifsnider, Anna Cyrene Porter (October 8, 2018). "The Coming Age". Coming Age Company – via Google Books.
  2. ^ "Tales from a Scenic Artist and Scholar: Acquiring the Fort Scott Scenery Collection for the Minnesota Masonic Heritage Center. Part 272 – Walter Burridge and The Volcano House". December 9, 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Walter Burridge - Playbill". Playbill.
  4. ^ a b c "Walter W. Burridge Scenic Artist, Dies". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. June 26, 1913. p. 20. Retrieved March 22, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.