Saul Raskin (1878 - 1966) was a Russian born American artist, writer, lecturer and teacher best known for his depiction of Jewish subjects. He was born in 1878 in Nogaisk in the Russian Empire now... Read full biography
Saul Raskin (1878 - 1966) was a Russian born American artist, writer, lecturer and teacher best known for his depiction of Jewish subjects. He was born in 1878 in Nogaisk in the Russian Empire now known as Prymorsk in Ukraine. He studied lithography in Odessa and then traveled extensively in... Read full biography
Saul Raskin (1878 - 1966) was a Russian born American artist, writer, lecturer and teacher best known for his depiction of Jewish subjects. He was born in 1878 in Nogaisk in the Russian Empire now known as Prymorsk in Ukraine. He studied lithography in Odessa and then traveled extensively in Germany, France, Italy and Switzerland visiting art schools and working as a lithographer.* Raskin immigrated to the United States arriving in New York City in 1904 or 1905. As a Russian speaker, Raskin... Read full biography
Saul Raskin (1878 - 1966) was a Russian born American artist, writer, lecturer and teacher best known for his depiction of Jewish subjects. He was born in 1878 in Nogaisk in the Russian Empire now known as Prymorsk in Ukraine. He studied lithography in Odessa and then traveled extensively in Germany, France, Italy and Switzerland visiting art schools and working as a lithographer.* Raskin immigrated to the United States arriving in New York City in 1904 or 1905. As a Russian speaker, Raskin became fluent in Yiddish after having come into contact with the literary community of the Lower East Side neighborhood of New York. He worked as a cartoonist and caricaturist* for a number of New York based Yiddish publications including Kibitzer... Read full biography
Saul Raskin (1878 - 1966) was a Russian born American artist, writer, lecturer and teacher best known for his depiction of Jewish subjects. He was born in 1878 in Nogaisk in the Russian Empire now known as Prymorsk in Ukraine. He studied lithography in Odessa and then traveled extensively in Germany, France, Italy and Switzerland visiting art schools and working as a lithographer.* Raskin immigrated to the United States arriving in New York City in 1904 or 1905. As a Russian speaker, Raskin became fluent in Yiddish after having come into contact with the literary community of the Lower East Side neighborhood of New York. He worked as a cartoonist and caricaturist* for a number of New York based Yiddish publications including Kibitzer (Yiddish for a person who offers unsolicited views, advice, or criticism) and particularly Der Groyser Kundes (The Big Sti... Read full biography
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Books & Publications (14)
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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
Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes
1999
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
3,724 pages
Annual Exhibition Record, National Academy of Design: 1901-1950 (Exhibition catalog)
1990
Falk, Peter Hastings
622 pages
The Annual Exhibition Record of the Art Institute of Chicago (Exhibition catalog)
1990
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
1,117 pages
Who Was Who in American Art: Artists Active Between 1898-1947
1985
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
707 pages
American Watercolors, Pastels, Collages The Brooklyn Museum