Best known for his "conceptual realist" painting, which drew references to Old and New Master works, Deem recreated the styles, light, and brushstrokes of the artists he loved, while changing,... Read full biography
Best known for his "conceptual realist" painting, which drew references to Old and New Master works, Deem recreated the styles, light, and brushstrokes of the artists he loved, while changing, omitting and adding details. With a particular fondness for Vermeer's work, he wanted the viewer to... Read full biography
Best known for his "conceptual realist" painting, which drew references to Old and New Master works, Deem recreated the styles, light, and brushstrokes of the artists he loved, while changing, omitting and adding details. With a particular fondness for Vermeer's work, he wanted the viewer to experience the painting before him as well as the work that came before. George Charles Deem Jr. was born on August 18, 1932 in Vincennes, Indiana and grew up on his father's cantaloupe farm. He spent a... Read full biography
Best known for his "conceptual realist" painting, which drew references to Old and New Master works, Deem recreated the styles, light, and brushstrokes of the artists he loved, while changing, omitting and adding details. With a particular fondness for Vermeer's work, he wanted the viewer to experience the painting before him as well as the work that came before. George Charles Deem Jr. was born on August 18, 1932 in Vincennes, Indiana and grew up on his father's cantaloupe farm. He spent a year at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago before he was drafted into the Army in 1953. He served in the military police in Heidelberg, Germany, and completed his art degree when he returned. Also an author, his books include How to Paint a... Read full biography
Best known for his "conceptual realist" painting, which drew references to Old and New Master works, Deem recreated the styles, light, and brushstrokes of the artists he loved, while changing, omitting and adding details. With a particular fondness for Vermeer's work, he wanted the viewer to experience the painting before him as well as the work that came before. George Charles Deem Jr. was born on August 18, 1932 in Vincennes, Indiana and grew up on his father's cantaloupe farm. He spent a year at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago before he was drafted into the Army in 1953. He served in the military police in Heidelberg, Germany, and completed his art degree when he returned. Also an author, his books include How to Paint a Vermeer: A Painter's History of Art (Thames & Hudson, 2004) and Art School, a 1993 book reissued in 2005... Read full biography
George Deem - Artist Info
About George Deem: Books
Books & Publications (44)
Publications based on askART research. List may not be comprehensive.
Who's Who in America 60th Edition (Vol.1)
2006
Chassie, Karen (Ed)
2,915 pages
Who's Who in American Art
2006
Editors, Marquis
0 pages (color)
Who's Who in the World
2006
Marquis
0 pages
The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
2005
AskART.com Inc. - Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
479 pages
Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition
2005
Davenport, Ray
2,421 pages
Art School
2005
Deem, George
64 pages (color)
How To Paint A Vermeer A Painter's History of Art
2004
Deem, George
128 pages (color)
Who's Who in American Art, 2004 2003 - 2004 (25th Edition)
2004
McGowan, Alison C (Editor)
1,512 pages
Hyperrealismes USA 1965-75 (Exhibition catalog)
2003
Musee D'Art Moderne et Contemporain
303 pages (color)
George Deem & Peter Angelo Simon Paintings & Photograps in Conversation (Exhibition catalog)
2001
Bal, Mieke
48 pages (color)
Art A Field Guide
2001
Cumming, Robert
480 pages
The Cambridge Companion to Vermeer
2001
Franits, Wayne (editor)
241 pages
George Deem Paintings (Exhibition catalog)
2001
Las Vegas Art Museum
16 pages (color)
Das Rote Atelier des Henri Matisse
2001
Schnell, Werner
0 pages (color)
Quoting Carvaggio Contemporary Art, Preposterous History
1999
Bal, Mieke
305 pages (color)
Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes
1999
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
3,724 pages
Who's Who in American Art, 1997-1998
1997
Marquis Who's Who
1,515 pages
Vermeer Reception and Interpretation
1996
Hertel, Christiane
288 pages
Art After Art (Exhibition catalog)
1995
Nassau County Museum of Art
126 pages (color)
Contemporary Artists 4th Edition
1995
Ruby, Mary (editor)
0 pages
Who's Who in American Art, 1993-1994, 20th Edition (American Federation of Arts)
1993
Bowker R R
1,473 pages
The Purloined Image (Exhibition catalog)
1993
Flint Michigan Institute of Arts
96 pages (color)
Contemporary Artists (3rd Edition)
1989
Naylor, Colin (editor)
1,059 pages
Dictionary of Contemporary American Artists (5th Edition)
1987
Cummings, Paul
653 pages
Who's Who in American Art-1986 1986
1986
Jaques Cattell Press
1,292 pages
Mantle Fielding's Dictionary of American Painters, Sculptors & Engravers
1986
Opitz, Glenn B (editor)
1,081 pages
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Paintings and Sculpture Collection
1985
DuPont, Diana, K Holland
402 pages (color)
Who's Who in American Art
1984
Borland, Carol J
1,186 pages
Indiana Influence Indiana's Modern Legacy (Exhibition catalog)
1984
Fort Wayne Indiana Museum of Art
126 pages (color)
The Artist's Studio In American Painting 1840-1983 (Exhibition catalog)
1983
Gregg, Richard N
64 pages
Contemporary American Realism Since 1960 (Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts)
1981
Goodyear, Frank H, Jr.
255 pages (color)
Artists Look at Art (Exhibition catalog)
1978
Hennessey, William J
60 pages
Art About Art
1978
Lipman, Jean/Richard Marshall
176 pages (color)
The New Painting
1976
Kultermann, Udo
0 pages
New Realism
1976
Kulturmann, Udo
190 pages (color)
Deem Paintings & Drawings by George Deem (Exhibition catalog)
1974
Indianapolis Museum of Art
33 pages (color)
Contemporary American Painting and Sculpture, 1974 (Exhibition catalog)