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Jules Halfant BIOGRAPHY
Born 1909 New York, New York. Known for: Abstract painting, printmaking, mural.
Notable as a Federal Arts Project artist during the Great Depression of the 1930s, Jules Halfant was part of the mural and easel division of the New York Works Progress Administration (WPA). He was... Read full biography
Notable as a Federal Arts Project artist during the Great Depression of the 1930s, Jules Halfant was part of the mural and easel division of the New York Works Progress Administration (WPA). He was an active member of the Artists' Union in the 1930's and 40's, and was part of the 1977 commemorative... Read full biography
Notable as a Federal Arts Project artist during the Great Depression of the 1930s, Jules Halfant was part of the mural and easel division of the New York Works Progress Administration (WPA). He was an active member of the Artists' Union in the 1930's and 40's, and was part of the 1977 commemorative exhibition: "New York City WPA Art: Then 1934-43 and Now 1960-77". Halfant was responsible for the design of the catalogue for this exhibition as well. Halfant studied at the National Academy of... Read full biography
Notable as a Federal Arts Project artist during the Great Depression of the 1930s, Jules Halfant was part of the mural and easel division of the New York Works Progress Administration (WPA). He was an active member of the Artists' Union in the 1930's and 40's, and was part of the 1977 commemorative exhibition: "New York City WPA Art: Then 1934-43 and Now 1960-77". Halfant was responsible for the design of the catalogue for this exhibition as well. Halfant studied at the National Academy of Design from 1924-1927. He participated in New York exhibitions at the ACA Gallery in 1935, and the Artists' Gallery in 1938. He also exhibited with "The New York Group" at ACA Gallery in '38 with Jacob Kainen, Herb Kruckman, Alice Neel, Louis Nisonoff,... Read full biography
Notable as a Federal Arts Project artist during the Great Depression of the 1930s, Jules Halfant was part of the mural and easel division of the New York Works Progress Administration (WPA). He was an active member of the Artists' Union in the 1930's and 40's, and was part of the 1977 commemorative exhibition: "New York City WPA Art: Then 1934-43 and Now 1960-77". Halfant was responsible for the design of the catalogue for this exhibition as well. Halfant studied at the National Academy of Design from 1924-1927. He participated in New York exhibitions at the ACA Gallery in 1935, and the Artists' Gallery in 1938. He also exhibited with "The New York Group" at ACA Gallery in '38 with Jacob Kainen, Herb Kruckman, Alice Neel, Louis Nisonoff, Herman Rose, Max Schnitzler and Joseph Vogel. In 1960, Halfant was one of the WPA-... Read full biography
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Notable as a Federal Arts Project artist during the Great Depression of the 1930s, Jules Halfant was part of the mural and easel division of the New York Works Progress Administration (WPA). He was an active member of the Artists' Union in the 1930's and 40's, and was part of the 1977 commemorative exhibition: "New York City WPA Art: Then 1934-43 and Now 1960-77". Halfant was responsible for the design of the catalogue for this exhibition as well.
Halfant studied at the National Academy of Design from 1924-1927. He participated in New York exhibitions at the ACA Gallery in 1935, and the Artists' Gallery in 1938. He also exhibited with "The New York Group" at ACA Gallery in '38 with Jacob Kainen, Herb Kruckman, Alice Neel, Louis Nisonoff, Herman Rose, Max Schnitzler and Joseph Vogel.
In 1960, Halfant was one of the WPA-era artists, along with Norman Barr, who formed "Group 60" and showed then recent work at the Bayonne, New Jersey Public Library; the Pensacola Art Center in Florida, and additional institutions throughout the South in the early 60's.
An extensive one-man show of his work was held at the Jewish Community Center, Cleveland Heights, Ohio in 1985, and in the spring of 1988, his work was included in "American Art of the Nineteen Thirties" at the Bronx Museum of the Arts, and in the exhibition, "30 Years and More of Making Art" at the Municipal Building in New York City.
EDUCATION:
National Academy of Design, NYC 1924-1927
Art Students League of NY
Etching class, Printmaking Workshop of NY, etching and lithography 1959-1991
AFFILIATIONS:
ACA Gallery NYC 1935-1938
The Artists Gallery NYC 1936-1938
WPA Mural and Easel Project NYC 1936-1941
Federation of Jewish Philanthropies Gallery NYC 1995
Group 60 NYC 1960-1962
Parsons Gallery NYC 1977
Jewish Community Center of Cleveland OH 1985
MEMBERSHIPS
Artist Union, NYC
WPA Artist Group, NYC
Professionals for the Arts, NYC
American Society for Contemporary Artists, NYC
GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
The New York Group NYC 1938
Elisofon Gallery NYC 1955
Group 60 1960-1962
Parsons Gallery NYC 1977
WPA Group Shows NY 1990
Bronx Museum NY 1989
Municipal Art Show NYC 1900
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Advertising agencies, periodicals, book design, art director, production manager, Vanguard Records NYC 1953-1984
Submitted December 2003 by Jeanette Hendler, New York City