Paul Gruber
 
     

 


Date of Birth: 1900
Place of Birth: Bernville, Pennsylvania
Date of Death: 11/05/70
Place of Death: Quakertown, Pennsylvania

Discipline(s):
Painter

Dr. Paul Gruber began his career in science and mathematics, but in later years he became known as an artist. Gruber was very active in the field of education for



Over the Creek
  over 40 years. He was an advocate of ecological studies and he completed a science textbook entitled Concepts of Science. He also published many pamphlets on the geology, minerology, and paleontology of Bucks County. One of Gruber's favorite pastimes was conducting field trips with elementary students based on his guidebook on the geological features, past and present, of Bucks County.

Gruber integrated his love of science with his artistic talent and imagination. This resulted in scientific demonstrations that captured the attention of many elementary and middle school students. Gruber was an accomplished amateur painter, whose oil paintings hang in many schools, public buildings, public libraries, and in homes across Bucks County.

The subject matter of Gruber's work is primarily Bucks County scenes, still lifes, and seascapes. In addition, Gruber created ceramic tiles utilizing Pennsylvania Dutch motifs.
               
   

 

 

   

 

 

   
 

 

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BIOGRAPHY

Education and Training

Walter Baum Art School, Allentown, Pennsylvania
Keystone Normal School
B.S. from Muhlenberg College
M.A. in education from University of Pennsylvania
Ph.D. in education from University of Pennsylvania

ARTISTIC COMMUNITY: Connection to Bucks County

Resident of Bucks County since 1922. Gruber was well known locally as an expert in the geology, minerology and palentology of Bucks County. One of Gruber's favorite past times was conducting field trips with elementary students teaching them about the geological features, past and present, of Bucks County.

 
               
               

 

 

 

  
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Major Solo Exhibitions
Art Gallery, Bucks County School Service Center, Doylestown, Pennsylvania, 1954

WORK: Nonfiction
Key Concepts in Science, n.d.
A Guide to the Geology, Mineralogy and Palentology of Bucks County, n.d.

Teaching and Professional Appointments
Williamstown High School, Dauphin County
Teacher at Pennridge High School, (formerly Sell-Perk High School) 1922- 1930
Principal at Pennridge High School, (formerly Sell-Perk High School) 1930-1942
Assistant Superintendent of Bucks County Schools, 1942 -1965

Affiliations and Memberships
Academy of Science
American Ecological Society
Sons of the American Revolution