The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
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1919 New York City - 1997. Known for: Magazine illustration, social realist images and portrait painting.
ROBERT LAVIN (born 1919-1997). Robert Lavin was born in New York City. His education included Townsend Harris, a prep school in New York followed by college at City College of New York. He also... Read full biography
ROBERT LAVIN (born 1919-1997). Robert Lavin was born in New York City. His education included Townsend Harris, a prep school in New York followed by college at City College of New York. He also attended the National Academy of Art, where he studied as a painter. Studying the social realists of the... Read full biography
ROBERT LAVIN (born 1919-1997). Robert Lavin was born in New York City. His education included Townsend Harris, a prep school in New York followed by college at City College of New York. He also attended the National Academy of Art, where he studied as a painter. Studying the social realists of the 1930’s, Lavin, a former Marine pilot, portrayed steelworkers, roughnecks and trainmen. Lavin often painted his “proletarian ballets”- as one critic called them – to illustrate magazine advertisements.... Read full biography
ROBERT LAVIN (born 1919-1997). Robert Lavin was born in New York City. His education included Townsend Harris, a prep school in New York followed by college at City College of New York. He also attended the National Academy of Art, where he studied as a painter. Studying the social realists of the 1930’s, Lavin, a former Marine pilot, portrayed steelworkers, roughnecks and trainmen. Lavin often painted his “proletarian ballets”- as one critic called them – to illustrate magazine advertisements. The Smithsonian Institution and other museums collected Lavin’s original paintings, which portrayed the laboring subjects with dignity and integrity. Lavin also illustrated stock certificates and books. Paper Money magazine praised him as “one of... Read full biography
ROBERT LAVIN (born 1919-1997). Robert Lavin was born in New York City. His education included Townsend Harris, a prep school in New York followed by college at City College of New York. He also attended the National Academy of Art, where he studied as a painter. Studying the social realists of the 1930’s, Lavin, a former Marine pilot, portrayed steelworkers, roughnecks and trainmen. Lavin often painted his “proletarian ballets”- as one critic called them – to illustrate magazine advertisements. The Smithsonian Institution and other museums collected Lavin’s original paintings, which portrayed the laboring subjects with dignity and integrity. Lavin also illustrated stock certificates and books. Paper Money magazine praised him as “one of the greatest vignette artists of the 20th centur... Read full biography
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Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition
2005Davenport, Ray2,421 pagesThe Illustrator in America, 1860-2000 The Society of Illustrators
2001Reed, Walt452 pages (color)Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes
1999Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)3,724 pagesMaster Index 1971-1993 Artists in Southwest Art
1993Southwest Art64 pagesThe Illustrator in America, 1880-1980: A Century of Illustration
1984Reed, Walt and Roger355 pages (color)American Realism and the Industrial Age
1980
(Exhibition catalog)Doezema, Marianne147 pages (color)