Walter Wilcox Burridge (1857 – June 25, 1913) was a painter in the United States. He did theater set work and established his own studio. Burridge did work on a cyclorama of Kilauea at the Volcano House. He also did many scene paintings for theatrical productions. In his obituary, the Brooklyn Eagle called him one of the foremost scene painters of his time.

Burridge painted the principal curtain at the McVickers Theater: Chicago in 1833. He was in Albuquerque, New Mexico to work on the Panama Exposition when he died of heart disease in 1913. He was buried at Forest Home Cemetery in Forest Park, Illinois.

Walter Burridge

Burridge was from Brooklyn and his father Henry was the proprietor of the Old Masons Arms Inn there.

Walter Burridge

Work

The Woman Haters (opened October 7, 1912) scenic design

The Man from Cook's (opened March 25, 1912) scenic design

The Three Romeos (opened November 13, 1911) scenic design

Everywoman (opened February 27, 1911) scenic design

The Merry Widow (opened October 21, 1907) scenic design

The Prince of Pilsen (opened March 19, 1906) scenic design

The County Chairman (opened September 1, 1904) scenic design

A Country Girl (opened September 22, 1902) scenic design

Arizona (opened September 10, 1900) scenic design

References

1857 births

1913 deaths

19th-century American painters

20th-century American painters

Painters from Brooklyn

Walter Burridge