William Truman Aldrich

William Truman Aldrich FAIA (February 16, 1880 – June 2, 1966) was an American architect and painter.

William Truman Aldrich
Aldrich during WW1
Born	(1880-02-16)February 16, 1880 Washington, D.C., United States
Died	June 2, 1966(1966-06-02) (aged 86) Brookline, Massachusetts, United States
Nationality	American
Occupation	Architect and painter

The Temple to Music, Roger Williams Park, designed by Aldrich in 1924

He graduated in architecture from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1901, and then studied in Paris at the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts. In 1909 he started working for Carrère and Hastings, and then moved to Boston where he established his own architectural company. Some of his main achievements are the Eliza G. Radecke building of the Rhode Island School of Design Museum, and parts of the Worcester Art Museum.[1] Between 1945 and 1950 he worked for the United States Commission of Fine Arts.[2]

In 1924 he created the Temple for Music at the Roger Williams Park.[3]

His painted work was part of the painting event in the art competition at the 1928 Summer Olympics.[4] The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston owns eight of his paintings,[5] while the Harvard Art Museums own a further nine works.[6] The Rhode Island School of Design Museum hosted an exhibition of his water colours in 1927.[7]

References

1. "Art: Worcester's Opening". Time. January 16, 1933.
2. "WILLIAM T. ALDRICH". US Commission of Fine Arts. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
3. "Temple to Music". Library of Congress. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
4. "William Aldrich". Olympedia. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
5. "William Truman Aldrich". Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
6. "William T. Aldrich". Harvart Art Museums. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
7. "Watercolors by William T. Aldrich". RISD Museum. Retrieved July 29, 2020.