The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
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Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
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Lester Schwartz PUBLICATIONS
1912 Manitowoc, Wisconsin - 2005. Known for: Modernist genre and figure painting, sculpture.
The following biographical information was submitted to AskART.com by Tanya Schwartz, daughter of Lester Schwartz. Lester Schwartz was born in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, where he attended Lincoln High... Read full biography
The following biographical information was submitted to AskART.com by Tanya Schwartz, daughter of Lester Schwartz. Lester Schwartz was born in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, where he attended Lincoln High School, graduating in 1930. He continued his studies at the Art Institute of Chicago*, IL. Upon... Read full biography
The following biographical information was submitted to AskART.com by Tanya Schwartz, daughter of Lester Schwartz. Lester Schwartz was born in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, where he attended Lincoln High School, graduating in 1930. He continued his studies at the Art Institute of Chicago*, IL. Upon graduation, the Art Institute granted Schwartz the first one-man show dedicated to a student's work. He then won the Edward Ryerson Traveling Fellowship and traveled throughout the South Pacific, Asia, and... Read full biography
The following biographical information was submitted to AskART.com by Tanya Schwartz, daughter of Lester Schwartz. Lester Schwartz was born in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, where he attended Lincoln High School, graduating in 1930. He continued his studies at the Art Institute of Chicago*, IL. Upon graduation, the Art Institute granted Schwartz the first one-man show dedicated to a student's work. He then won the Edward Ryerson Traveling Fellowship and traveled throughout the South Pacific, Asia, and Europe from 1937 to 1939. He studied at the American Academy in Rome, the Colorossi Academy* in Paris, and the Imperial School in Tokyo. From 1943-44, while serving in the Armed Forces, he painted murals in Army Chapels. In 1944 he was the Artist in... Read full biography
The following biographical information was submitted to AskART.com by Tanya Schwartz, daughter of Lester Schwartz. Lester Schwartz was born in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, where he attended Lincoln High School, graduating in 1930. He continued his studies at the Art Institute of Chicago*, IL. Upon graduation, the Art Institute granted Schwartz the first one-man show dedicated to a student's work. He then won the Edward Ryerson Traveling Fellowship and traveled throughout the South Pacific, Asia, and Europe from 1937 to 1939. He studied at the American Academy in Rome, the Colorossi Academy* in Paris, and the Imperial School in Tokyo. From 1943-44, while serving in the Armed Forces, he painted murals in Army Chapels. In 1944 he was the Artist in Residence at Ripon College, Ripon Wisconsin. Schwartz was their first artist in residence and held that posi... Read full biography
Lester Schwartz - Artist Info
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Books & Publications (10)
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Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition
2005Davenport, Ray2,421 pagesWho Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes
1999Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)3,724 pagesThe Annual Exhibition Record of the Art Institute of Chicago
1990
(Exhibition catalog)Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)1,117 pagesWho Was Who in American Art: Artists Active Between 1898-1947
1985Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)707 pagesThe Federal Art Project American Prints from the 1930s in the collection of the University of Michigan Museum of Art
1985
(Exhibition catalog)University of Michigan Museum220 pagesFrontiers of American Art: Works Progress Administration
1939
(Exhibition catalog)Parker, Thomas (De Young Mus)111 pagesSanity in Art
1937Logan, Josephine Hancock127 pagesNew Horizons in American Art (Federal Art Project exhibition, Museum of Modern Art, NY)
1936
(Exhibition catalog)Cahill, Holger (Introduction)171 pagesMallet's Index of Artists: International-Biographical Two Volumes: Includes 1940 Index
1935Mallett, Daniel Trowbridge1,130 pages