Applied Bank hosts Howard Schroeder exhibit
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Rehoboth Beach, DE
United States
Applied Bank will host a new exhibit of original Howard Schroeder paintings starting Thursday, May 5, in its Rehoboth Beach café. The public is invited to view the art of one of the Mid-Atlantic’s premier artists, who passed away at the age of 84 in 1995. The Applied Bank cafe, at 37012 Country Club Road at Route 1, is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.
The exhibit will feature 40 original paintings, including pieces from For Miles in Lewes during World War II, a variety of self-portraits spanning 40-plus years and a large number of southern Delaware scenes spanning six decades.
Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., Schroeder arrived in Lewes in 1942 as a private in the United States Army. Along with laying mines in the Delaware Bay, Schroeder’s responsibilities included producing numerous oil and watercolor paintings for officers' quarters and day rooms. On July 6, 1942, one of his paintings, ”Laying Mines in the Lay,” was published in LIFE magazine. Schroeder was recognized as an award winner in a worldwide contest for men and women in the military.
Following the war, Howard and Marian Schroeder opened The Art Age shop in the ocean block of Rehoboth Avenue, selling gifts, art supplies and original Schroeder paintings. Over the next 25 years, while raising six children in Lewes, Schroeder traveled the Delmarva Peninsula giving private and group lessons wherever possible and teaching part-time at St. Andrew's School in Middletown.
An artist who truly loved his profession, Schroeder was constantly challenging himself to expand his talent and never become categorized as one specific type of artist. While he is recognized for his outstanding scenes of Delmarva, his legacy includes vast numbers of abstracts, nudes, portraits and other creative works. In a career spanning more than 60 years, his passion to paint never diminished and more remarkably, he never sought fame.
In September 1987 the American television public met Howard Schroeder and learned of his incredible talent. Charles Kuralt’s “Sunday Morning” show on CBS profiled Schroeder and his Lewes. Reporter Robert Pierpoint and a crew of three spent four days with Schroeder, educating themselves on the man and his art. In 2000 Schroeder was recognized posthumously for his contribution to the arts with the Governors Art Award.
For more information, contact John Schroeder at 302-227-3044 Ext. 32040 or john_Schroeder@appliedbank.com.
