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1887 Shavil, Russia. - 1973 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Known for: Portrait, townscape, still life.
Painter. Born in Shavli, Russia on Sept. 1, 1887. Sacks arrived in Philadelphia when he was a boy. Following studies at the PAFA under Anshutz, Chase, and Kendall, he spent several years in Europe on... Read full biography
Painter. Born in Shavli, Russia on Sept. 1, 1887. Sacks arrived in Philadelphia when he was a boy. Following studies at the PAFA under Anshutz, Chase, and Kendall, he spent several years in Europe on an art scholarship. He won considerable fame in Philadelphia as a portraitist during the Teens.... Read full biography
Painter. Born in Shavli, Russia on Sept. 1, 1887. Sacks arrived in Philadelphia when he was a boy. Following studies at the PAFA under Anshutz, Chase, and Kendall, he spent several years in Europe on an art scholarship. He won considerable fame in Philadelphia as a portraitist during the Teens. During the 1920s he lived in California, both in Altadena and San Francisco. In the latter Sacks had a studio at 1759 Broadway where he fulfilled several portrait commissions. By the 1930s he had... Read full biography
Painter. Born in Shavli, Russia on Sept. 1, 1887. Sacks arrived in Philadelphia when he was a boy. Following studies at the PAFA under Anshutz, Chase, and Kendall, he spent several years in Europe on an art scholarship. He won considerable fame in Philadelphia as a portraitist during the Teens. During the 1920s he lived in California, both in Altadena and San Francisco. In the latter Sacks had a studio at 1759 Broadway where he fulfilled several portrait commissions. By the 1930s he had returned to Philadelphia and stopped painting shortly thereafter. He died there in May 1973. Member: NA. Exh: PPIE, 1915: San Francisco Art Association, 1925; PAFA, 1932; Calif. Art Club. In: PAFA. AAA 1913-33; WWAA 1936-41; SCA; FId; SS. Nearly 20,000
Painter. Born in Shavli, Russia on Sept. 1, 1887. Sacks arrived in Philadelphia when he was a boy. Following studies at the PAFA under Anshutz, Chase, and Kendall, he spent several years in Europe on an art scholarship. He won considerable fame in Philadelphia as a portraitist during the Teens. During the 1920s he lived in California, both in Altadena and San Francisco. In the latter Sacks had a studio at 1759 Broadway where he fulfilled several portrait commissions. By the 1930s he had returned to Philadelphia and stopped painting shortly thereafter. He died there in May 1973. Member: NA. Exh: PPIE, 1915: San Francisco Art Association, 1925; PAFA, 1932; Calif. Art Club. In: PAFA. AAA 1913-33; WWAA 1936-41; SCA; FId; SS. Nearly 20,000 biographies can be found in Artists in California 1786-1940 by Edan Hughes and is available for sale ($150). For a full book description and order
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