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1882 Vitebsk, Russia - 1964 Taos, New Mexico. Known for: Figure, street-landscape, and genre painting.
Submitted by Dr. Elena Ivanova, art historian, independent researcher, author of the monograph “Leon Schuman Gaspard: The Real Story” (Mascot Books, 2023), former Chief Educator at Stark Museum of... Read full biography
Submitted by Dr. Elena Ivanova, art historian, independent researcher, author of the monograph “Leon Schuman Gaspard: The Real Story” (Mascot Books, 2023), former Chief Educator at Stark Museum of Art, Orange, Texas. Leon Gaspard was born on October 1 (2), 1883 (Julian calendar; October 13/14,... Read full biography
Submitted by Dr. Elena Ivanova, art historian, independent researcher, author of the monograph “Leon Schuman Gaspard: The Real Story” (Mascot Books, 2023), former Chief Educator at Stark Museum of Art, Orange, Texas. Leon Gaspard was born on October 1 (2), 1883 (Julian calendar; October 13/14, Gregorian calendar) in Vitebsk, Russian Empire (today Republic of Belarus), according to the documents at the Historical Archives of the Republic of Belarus. His birth name was Leiba Schulman; he was a... Read full biography
Submitted by Dr. Elena Ivanova, art historian, independent researcher, author of the monograph “Leon Schuman Gaspard: The Real Story” (Mascot Books, 2023), former Chief Educator at Stark Museum of Art, Orange, Texas. Leon Gaspard was born on October 1 (2), 1883 (Julian calendar; October 13/14, Gregorian calendar) in Vitebsk, Russian Empire (today Republic of Belarus), according to the documents at the Historical Archives of the Republic of Belarus. His birth name was Leiba Schulman; he was a son of Shmuel, a carpenter, and Cira (née Abraham) Schulman. He started his art education in Vitebsk at the art school of Yury (Yudel) Pen, a well-known Jewish-Belorussian artist. From 1899/1900 to 1904, he was enrolled at the Odessa Art School. In... Read full biography
Submitted by Dr. Elena Ivanova, art historian, independent researcher, author of the monograph “Leon Schuman Gaspard: The Real Story” (Mascot Books, 2023), former Chief Educator at Stark Museum of Art, Orange, Texas. Leon Gaspard was born on October 1 (2), 1883 (Julian calendar; October 13/14, Gregorian calendar) in Vitebsk, Russian Empire (today Republic of Belarus), according to the documents at the Historical Archives of the Republic of Belarus. His birth name was Leiba Schulman; he was a son of Shmuel, a carpenter, and Cira (née Abraham) Schulman. He started his art education in Vitebsk at the art school of Yury (Yudel) Pen, a well-known Jewish-Belorussian artist. From 1899/1900 to 1904, he was enrolled at the Odessa Art School. In 1905, Schulman departed for Paris where he studied for two months (May 8 – June 12 and October 30 – November 27, 1905) at the Académie Julia... Read full biography