Hungarian born, Emil Bisttram became one of the Southwest's leading painters and teachers. He was a founder of the Transcendental Art movement in New Mexico, devoted to themes exploring and promoting... Read full biography
Hungarian born, Emil Bisttram became one of the Southwest's leading painters and teachers. He was a founder of the Transcendental Art movement in New Mexico, devoted to themes exploring and promoting universal meaning that included idealistic forms and colors that suggested sounds. Best known as an... Read full biography
Hungarian born, Emil Bisttram became one of the Southwest's leading painters and teachers. He was a founder of the Transcendental Art movement in New Mexico, devoted to themes exploring and promoting universal meaning that included idealistic forms and colors that suggested sounds. Best known as an abstract painter, his style ranged from the classic regionalism of the 1930s (WPA murals) to abstractions based on the dynamic symmetry theories he learned from Jay Hambidge, tempered by Roerich's... Read full biography
Hungarian born, Emil Bisttram became one of the Southwest's leading painters and teachers. He was a founder of the Transcendental Art movement in New Mexico, devoted to themes exploring and promoting universal meaning that included idealistic forms and colors that suggested sounds. Best known as an abstract painter, his style ranged from the classic regionalism of the 1930s (WPA murals) to abstractions based on the dynamic symmetry theories he learned from Jay Hambidge, tempered by Roerich's Russian mysticism. Indeed, Bisttram would often speak of his association with Nicholas Roerich at the Master Institute in New York City, citing a story where the Russian master handed him a handful of wider brushes for his birthday thus indicating that... Read full biography
Hungarian born, Emil Bisttram became one of the Southwest's leading painters and teachers. He was a founder of the Transcendental Art movement in New Mexico, devoted to themes exploring and promoting universal meaning that included idealistic forms and colors that suggested sounds. Best known as an abstract painter, his style ranged from the classic regionalism of the 1930s (WPA murals) to abstractions based on the dynamic symmetry theories he learned from Jay Hambidge, tempered by Roerich's Russian mysticism. Indeed, Bisttram would often speak of his association with Nicholas Roerich at the Master Institute in New York City, citing a story where the Russian master handed him a handful of wider brushes for his birthday thus indicating that he should employ broader strokes in his paintings. He received his artistic training in New York at the Nationa... Read full biography
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About Emil Bisttram: Books
Books & Publications (79)
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Southwest Art History Conference Abstracts, 1996-2013
2014
Fahlman, Betsy (Editor)
217 pages (color)
Emil James Bisttram: Encaustic Compositions, 1936-1947: A Pictorial Monograph with Essays
2013
Shaull, Warren, Larry Botigheimer and James Parsons
103 pages (color)
Emil Bisttram: American Painter: Dynamic Symetry, Theosophy, Swendenborgian, 2 Volumes
2010
Pasquine, Ruth
692 pages
In Contemporary Rhythm: The Art of Ernest L. Blumenschein (Exhibition catalog)
2007
Hassrick, Peter H.; Elizabeth J. Cunningham
0 pages (color)
The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
2005
AskART.com Inc. - Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
479 pages
Maine: A Legacy in Painting, 1830 to the Present (Spanierman Galleries Exhibition) (Exhibition catalog)
2005
Chambers, Bruce (essay)
108 pages (color)
Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition
2005
Davenport, Ray
2,421 pages
Art for the New Collector II Re-Emerging American Artists (Exhibition catalog)
2003
Editor: Spanierman Gallery
64 pages (color)
Emil J. Bisttram: 1930-1976 A Transcendental Catalog in Two Sections
2003
Shaull, Warren
156 pages (color)
Modernists in Taos: From Dasburg to Martin
2002
Witt, David L.
208 pages (color)
Two Hundred Years of American Watercolors, Pastels and Drawings (Exhibition catalog)
2001
Peters, Lisa
111 pages (color)
American Paintings: 1860-1940
2000
Greer, Gina; Andrea Smith
0 pages
America Gone Modern: From the Twenties to the Sixties (Exhibition catalog)
2000
Spanierman Gallery
56 pages (color)
Painters and the American West: The Anschutz Collection
2000
Troccoli, Joan Carpenter
218 pages (color)
Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes
1999
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
3,724 pages
Taos Artists and Their Patrons, 1898-1950
1999
Porter, Dean; Teresa Ebie
400 pages (color)
New Mexico Art of the State
1998
Bix, Cynthia
96 pages (color)
Vision and Spirit: The Transcendental Painting Group (Exhibition catalog)
1997
Blankenship, Tiska
71 pages (color)
Red Book Price Guide-1997 Western American Art
1997
Southwest Art
128 pages
American Images/The SBC Collection of 20th Century American Art
1996
Hopps, Walter (others)
320 pages (color)
American Art Colonies 1850-1930 A Guide to Original Art Colonies and Their Artists
1996
Shipp, Steve
159 pages
Treasures on New Mexico Trails Discover New Deal Art and Architecture
1995
Flynn, Kathryn A
320 pages (color)
Native American Art and the New York Avant-Garde
1995
Rushing, W Jackson
250 pages (color)
Paintings of the Southwest
1994
Skolnick, Arnold/Suzan Campbell
128 pages
Santa Fe Art
1993
Ellis, Simone
112 pages (color)
Master Index 1971-1993 Artists in Southwest Art
1993
Southwest Art
64 pages
American Drawings and Watercolors from the Kansas City Region (Exhibition catalog)
1992
Adams, Henry (others)
495 pages (color)
Theme & Improvisation Kandinsky & the American Avant-Garde (Exhibition catalog)
1992
Levin, Gail/Marianne Lorenz
236 pages
Artists of 20th Century New Mexico Museum of Fine Arts Collection
1992
Museum of Fine Arts
167 pages (color)
Taos Moderns Art of the New
1992
Witt, David
120 pages (color)
Printmaking in New Mexico 1880-1990
1991
Adams, Clinton
167 pages (color)
West West West Major Paintings from the Anschutz Collection
1991
Cunningham, Elizabeth
131 pages (color)
Engendering Culture Manhood & Womanhood in New Deal Public Art & Theater
1991
Melosh, Barbara
297 pages (color)
The Annual Exhibition Record of the Art Institute of Chicago (Exhibition catalog)
1990
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
1,117 pages
Annual Exhibition Record, 1914-68, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (Exhibition catalog)
1989
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
538 pages
Modernist Themes in New Mexico Works by Early Modernist Painters (Exhibition catalog)
1989
Gerald Peters Gallery
56 pages (color)
American Works on Paper III (Exhibition catalog)
1989
Spanierman Gallery
150 pages (color)
Drawn from Tradition: American Drawings and Watercolors: From the Collection of Susan and Herbert Adler, Neuberger Museum (Exhibition catalog)
1989
Weber, Bruce
185 pages (color)
American Works on Paper II (Exhibition catalog)
1988
Spanierman Gallery
144 pages (color)
Emil Bisttram The Transcendental Art of
1988
Wiggins, Walt
96 pages (color)
Dictionary of Contemporary American Artists (5th Edition)
1987
Cummings, Paul
653 pages
An American Gallery Spring 1987 (Exhibition catalog)
1987
Richard York Gallery
50 pages (color)
Art in New Mexico, 1900-1945 Paths to Taos and Santa Fe
1986
Eldredge, Charles/J Schimmel
218 pages (color)
Mantle Fielding's Dictionary of American Painters, Sculptors & Engravers
1986
Opitz, Glenn B (editor)
1,081 pages
Artists of the American West: Three Volumes A Biographical Dictionary
1985
Dawdy, Doris
1,184 pages
Who Was Who in American Art: Artists Active Between 1898-1947
1985
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
707 pages
The American West The Modern Vision
1984
Broder, Patricia Janis
345 pages (color)
Modernist Painting in New Mexico 1913-1935
1984
Udall, Sharyn R
237 pages (color)
The Taos Artists A Historical and Biographical Dictionary
1984
Witt, David L
63 pages
Tradition and Innovation in New Deal Art
1983
Contreras, Belasario R
253 pages
Masterpieces of the American West Selections from the Anschutz Collection
1983
Cunningham, Elizabeth
152 pages (color)
A Western American Vision of Art, History and Work Francis King Collection
1982
Dobbs, Joanne; Jerry A. Schefcik
52 pages (color)
Legacy of the West
1982
Hunt, David C; Marsha V. Gallagher
157 pages (color)
Dictionary of American Artists
1982
Opitz, Glenn
372 pages
Painters of the American West Selections from the Anschutz Collection (Exhibition catalog)
1981
Anschutz Collection
150 pages (color)
Treasures of the American West Harrison Eiteljorg Collection
1981
Eiteljorg, Harrison
172 pages (color)
Light & Color Images from New Mexico
1981
Museum of Fine Arts
94 pages (color)
The New Deal in the Southwest: Arizona and New Mexico (Exhibition catalog)
1980
Bermingham, Peter
67 pages
The Legendary Artists of Taos
1980
Nelson, Mary Carroll
176 pages (color)
American Art of the Taos School
1978
Peters, Gerald P
480 pages (color)
American Western Art: The Harmsen Collection
1977
Harmsen, Dorothy; Bill Harmsen (Foreward)
256 pages (color)
The Illustrated Biographical Encyclopedia of Artists of the American West
1976
Samuels, Peggy and Harold
549 pages
Representative Art and Artists of New Mexico (Exhibition catalog)
1976
School of American Research
41 pages
Smithsonian Archives of American Art: Checklist of the Collection
1975
Editor, Smithsonian
0 pages
Santa Fe Collects (Exhibition catalog)
1975
Santa Fe Festival of the Arts
64 pages (color)
Picturesque Images from Taos and Santa Fe (Exhibition catalog)
1974
Denver Art Museum
215 pages (color)
Handbook of the Collections Museum of Fine Arts
1974
New Mexico, Museum of Fine Art
192 pages (color)
American Masters in the West Selections from the Anschutz Collections (Exhibition catalog)
1974
Schriever, George; Dean Krakel (Intro)
64 pages (color)
Taos and Santa Fe The Artists Environment 1882-1942
1963
Coke, Van Deren
168 pages (color)
Who's Who in American Art, 1959 American Biographies
1959
Gilbert, Dorothy (Editor)
718 pages
Marion Koogler McNay Art Institute/Selective Catalogue
1954
Leeper, John Palmer
92 pages
Modern Renaissance in American Art
1954
Pearson, Ralph M
300 pages
American Painting Today 1950 A National Competitive Exhibition (Exhibition catalog)
1950
Metropolitan Museum of Art
60 pages
Who's Who in American Art, 1947
1947
Gilbert, Dorothy, (Editor)
685 pages
Taos and Its Artists
1947
Luhan, Mabel Dodge
168 pages
Experiencing American Pictures
1943
Pearson, Ralph M
234 pages (color)
Through the American Landscape
1941
Klitgaard, Kaj
323 pages (color)
Sanity in Art
1937
Logan, Josephine Hancock
127 pages
Mallet's Index of Artists: International-Biographical Two Volumes: Includes 1940 Index