Charles Bittinger
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Creator: Tolman, Ruel P (Ruel Pardee) 1878-1954
Form/Genre: Photographic print
Date: c. 1935
Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7433, Box 3, Folder: Scrapbook A-N
Charles Bittinger was an American artist who explored the use of scientific techniques for artistic purposes. He studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and l'Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris. Bittinger worked as a camouflage painter in both World Wars. He was the official artist for the 1937 National Geographic Society-United States Navy expedition to Canton Island in the South Pacific. In 1946 he was invited by the United States Navy to witness and to paint the first atomic explosions at the Bikini Atoll (Operation Crossroads), Marshall Islands..
Bittinger, Charles 1879-1970
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Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7433, Box 3, Folder: Scrapbook A-N
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
c. 1935
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SIA2011-0256
Number of Images: 1; Color: Black and white; Size: 2.75w x 2.5h; Type of Image: Person, candid; Medium: Photographic print