Clarence Percival Dietsch, Palm Beach. Oil on board, 5 1/4 by 10 inches.
Percival Dietsch was a prominent figure in the early art history of Palm Beach and a founding member of The Society of the Four Arts. His art hung in the homes of many Palm Beach residents. Dietsch was an honorary member of the Norton Gallery. During World War I he was awarded a medal for his work with blind soldiers. Dietsch spent his summers in Saybrook, Connecticut.
Born: 1881, New York City.
Died: 1961.
Education: New York School of Art; American Academy, Rome; Sculpture with Attito Piccirille; Painting with William M. Chase; Beckwith.
Membership: Florida Federation of Art; Palm Beach County Art Club (1918); Society of The Four Arts, vice president; American Academy, Rome, alumnus; National Sculpture Society; New York Architectural League.
Exhibits: Rinehart Scholarship, and American Prize in Sculpture, American Academy in Rome, 1906; Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, 1907; San Francisco Exposition, 1915, honorable mention; Florida Federation of Art, 11th Annual Exhibition, St. Augustine, December 2-5, 1937, Florida Flowers, Lilies; Society of The Four Arts, works of professional members, January 1938, flower studies, portraits, Elizabeth Beach, The Refugee; Palm Beach Art League, Annual Exhibit, March 1938; Florida Federation of Art, All Florida Show, Palm Beach, April 1938, oil, Eucharist Lilies, sculpture, Elizabeth Beach, The Refugee, John Elliott Memorial Award, sculpture, Mourning Women; Society of The Four Arts, December 30, 1938; Society of The Four Arts, March 1939, sculpture and oil, Florida Fruit and Flowers; Society of The Four Arts, Annual Members Exhibit, December 31, 1939-January, 1940, landscape; Society of The Four Arts, 3rd Annual Members Exhibit, January 1941, oils, White Flowers, Air Raid, Evening Light-Saybrook, Ct., sculpture, Youth; Society of The Four Arts, 4th Annual Members Exhibit, March 1942, sculpture, Girl With Shell; Society of The Four Arts, 5th Annual, January 1943, oil, White Flowers; Society of The Four Arts, 7th Annual Members Show, January 1945; Society of The Four Arts, Tropical Design Contest, April 1945, 3rd prize, Spider Lily; Society of The Four Arts, 9th Annual Members Exhibit, December 1946-January 1947, sculpture, and oil, Home Saybrook, Mass.; National Academy of Design, New York City, 1953. Work: Hugh Dillman Estate, Playa Riente Palm Beach; Murals for Edward Balbach, Edward Randolph, Palm Beach.
Directory: Listed in West Palm Beach City Directory 1937 to 1940, 1947, 1952, 53, 54, 56, 57 as an artist with studio at Peruvian Ave, Palm Beach
