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Sidney Gordin BIOGRAPHY
1918 Cheliabinsk, Russia - 1995 Berkeley, California. Known for: Non objective, sculpture-modernist.
Sidney Alexander Gordin was born in Chilyabinsk, Russia on Oct. 24, 1918. At age four Gordin moved to NYC. He studied at Brooklyn Technical High School and continued at Cooper Union under Morris... Read full biography
Sidney Alexander Gordin was born in Chilyabinsk, Russia on Oct. 24, 1918. At age four Gordin moved to NYC. He studied at Brooklyn Technical High School and continued at Cooper Union under Morris Kantor and Leo Katz. In 1958 he accepted a position in the art department at UC Berkeley and taught... Read full biography
Sidney Alexander Gordin was born in Chilyabinsk, Russia on Oct. 24, 1918. At age four Gordin moved to NYC. He studied at Brooklyn Technical High School and continued at Cooper Union under Morris Kantor and Leo Katz. In 1958 he accepted a position in the art department at UC Berkeley and taught there until retirment in 1986. In 1993 he was elected a member of the National Academy of Design. He died in Berkeley, CA on Jan. 29, 1996. Source: Edan Hughes, author of the book "Artists in California,... Read full biography
Sidney Alexander Gordin was born in Chilyabinsk, Russia on Oct. 24, 1918. At age four Gordin moved to NYC. He studied at Brooklyn Technical High School and continued at Cooper Union under Morris Kantor and Leo Katz. In 1958 he accepted a position in the art department at UC Berkeley and taught there until retirment in 1986. In 1993 he was elected a member of the National Academy of Design. He died in Berkeley, CA on Jan. 29, 1996. Source: Edan Hughes, author of the book "Artists in California, 1786-1940". Death Record. 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 information please click here.... Read full biography
Sidney Alexander Gordin was born in Chilyabinsk, Russia on Oct. 24, 1918. At age four Gordin moved to NYC. He studied at Brooklyn Technical High School and continued at Cooper Union under Morris Kantor and Leo Katz. In 1958 he accepted a position in the art department at UC Berkeley and taught there until retirment in 1986. In 1993 he was elected a member of the National Academy of Design. He died in Berkeley, CA on Jan. 29, 1996. Source: Edan Hughes, author of the book "Artists in California, 1786-1940". Death Record. 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 information please click here.... Read full biography
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Sidney Alexander Gordin was born in Chilyabinsk, Russia on Oct. 24, 1918. At age four Gordin moved to NYC. He studied at Brooklyn Technical High School and continued at Cooper Union under Morris Kantor and Leo Katz. In 1958 he accepted a position in the art department at UC Berkeley and taught there until retirment in 1986. In 1993 he was elected a member of the National Academy of Design. He died in Berkeley, CA on Jan. 29, 1996.
Source: Edan Hughes, author of the book "Artists in California, 1786-1940"
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