Crashing Surf

Watercolor on paper, signed: “Boedie”.

A painter and illustrator, Boedecker studied at the Art Institute of Chicago, and also with John Pike, Edgar Whitney, Jerry Farnsworth, Don Stone, Tom Nichols, Dong Kingman, Millard Sheets, Rex Brandt & George Post. He was a member of several art organizations including: AAPL; Akron Soc. Artists (pres., 1966-68); Cuyahoga Valley AC (trustee, 1961; pres., 1962-63). He also exhibited widely at venues including: American Watercolor Society; Butler Institute of Art; Wichita Centennial Exhibition; Canton Art Institute and others. From 1915 to 1961, Boedeker held the position of art director for Goodyear Tire & Rubber, Co.

Boedecker is listed in:
Falk, Peter Hastings (ed). Who Was Who in American Art. Connecticut: Sound View Press, 1999.

Sight size: 15.5” x 21.5”
Frame size: 24.75” x 30.75”