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1916 Richmond, Virginia - 2015 Seaford, New York. Known for: Modernist social life genre and nude women painting, graphics.
Following is The New York Times obituary of Eldzier Cortor from the Art & Design section. Eldzier Cortor, Painter of Scenes From African-American Social Life, Dies at 99, By Elizabeth A. Harris,... Read full biography
Following is The New York Times obituary of Eldzier Cortor from the Art & Design section. Eldzier Cortor, Painter of Scenes From African-American Social Life, Dies at 99, By Elizabeth A. Harris, November 27, 2015. Eldzier Cortor, a painter and printmaker perhaps best known for his elegant paintings... Read full biography
Following is The New York Times obituary of Eldzier Cortor from the Art & Design section. Eldzier Cortor, Painter of Scenes From African-American Social Life, Dies at 99, By Elizabeth A. Harris, November 27, 2015. Eldzier Cortor, a painter and printmaker perhaps best known for his elegant paintings of nude black women created when such works were seldom seen in the mainstream art world, died on Thursday at his son’s home in Seaford, N.Y., on Long Island. He was 99. His son, Michael, confirmed... Read full biography
Following is The New York Times obituary of Eldzier Cortor from the Art & Design section. Eldzier Cortor, Painter of Scenes From African-American Social Life, Dies at 99, By Elizabeth A. Harris, November 27, 2015. Eldzier Cortor, a painter and printmaker perhaps best known for his elegant paintings of nude black women created when such works were seldom seen in the mainstream art world, died on Thursday at his son’s home in Seaford, N.Y., on Long Island. He was 99. His son, Michael, confirmed his death. Mr. Cortor’s works are in major museum collections, including those of the Art Institute of Chicago and the Smithsonian American Art Museum. His work was also featured in the inaugural show at the new Whitney Museum of American Art,... Read full biography
Following is The New York Times obituary of Eldzier Cortor from the Art & Design section. Eldzier Cortor, Painter of Scenes From African-American Social Life, Dies at 99, By Elizabeth A. Harris, November 27, 2015. Eldzier Cortor, a painter and printmaker perhaps best known for his elegant paintings of nude black women created when such works were seldom seen in the mainstream art world, died on Thursday at his son’s home in Seaford, N.Y., on Long Island. He was 99. His son, Michael, confirmed his death. Mr. Cortor’s works are in major museum collections, including those of the Art Institute of Chicago and the Smithsonian American Art Museum. His work was also featured in the inaugural show at the new Whitney Museum of American Art, “America Is Hard to See.”. As a young man, Mr. Cortor studied at the Art Institute of Chicago and was employed by... Read full biography
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Keywords (35)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Graphic Design, Printmaking, Lithography, Etching, Woodblocks
Art Media
- •Engraving, Engraver
- •Ink
- •Lithography, Lithograph
- •Oil Paint
- •Pen and Ink Drawing
- •Tempera
- •Watercolor/Watercolour
Art Subject
- •Black, African Culture, Figure, Genre, Civil Rights
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •Nude Figure, Nudity
- •Portraits, Portraiture
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Cuba
- •Jamaica
Art School
- •Columbia University Art Department, Student
- •Pratt Institute of Art, Brooklyn, Student
- •School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Student
Awards/Recognition
- •John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Fellowship
- •Julius Rosenwald Foundation Grant
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Art Collection
- •Bakkom Photo Collection, St. Paul, Minnesota (2)
- •Evans-Tibbs Collections
Added Description
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
- •Figure Specialty
- •Genre Specialty
- •LIFE Magazine Featured Artist
- •WPA Artist, Federal Art Project, Murals and Easel Paintings
Ethnicity of Artist
- •Black, African-American and/or Caribbean
Exhibition of Museum
- •Art Institute of Chicago
- •Carnegie Institute, International Exhibition
- •Museum of Fine Arts Boston
- •Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum/Museum of Non Objective Painting