Date of Birth: 07/31/1893
Place of Birth: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Date of Death: 07/03/89
Place of Death: Abington, Pennsylvania

Discipline: Painter

Painter Arthur Meltzer had early training in his hometown at the Minneapolis School of Fine Arts and as an apprentice in a stained glass studio.

After serving in World War I, he studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, one of his teachers being Daniel Garber.

In 1921 he won the Cresson Traveling Scholarship, which enabled him to study in Europe. Meltzer is considered to be a member of the Pennsylvania School of impressionists.

Moods of the seasons and different times of day interested him in his choice of subject.

In 1925, Meltzer joined the faculty of the Moore Institute (now the Moore College of Art and Design) and in 1926 he became Head of the Fine Arts Department, teaching painting, drawing, and anatomy.

His work hangs in many important collections throughout the country, among them the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, the Columbus Gallery of Fine Arts, Ohio, and the Woodmere Art Museum in Philadelphia.