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1896 Cincinnati, Ohio - 1978 Hanover, New Hampshire. Known for: Graphics, painter sea-townscape.
Harry Shokler (1896-1978). Harry Shokler was born in Cincinnati in 1896 to Yiddish-speaking, Russian immigrant parents, Kalman and Ida Shokler. They had immigrated separately to the United States and... Read full biography
Harry Shokler (1896-1978). Harry Shokler was born in Cincinnati in 1896 to Yiddish-speaking, Russian immigrant parents, Kalman and Ida Shokler. They had immigrated separately to the United States and married in 1888. Harry was the fourth of eight children. His father became a furrier by 1910, and a... Read full biography
Harry Shokler (1896-1978). Harry Shokler was born in Cincinnati in 1896 to Yiddish-speaking, Russian immigrant parents, Kalman and Ida Shokler. They had immigrated separately to the United States and married in 1888. Harry was the fourth of eight children. His father became a furrier by 1910, and a daughter and son followed him into the business. Kalman Shokler also wanted Harry to also become a furrier, but once he understood that 12-year old Harry wanted to be an artist, he gave him his... Read full biography
Harry Shokler (1896-1978). Harry Shokler was born in Cincinnati in 1896 to Yiddish-speaking, Russian immigrant parents, Kalman and Ida Shokler. They had immigrated separately to the United States and married in 1888. Harry was the fourth of eight children. His father became a furrier by 1910, and a daughter and son followed him into the business. Kalman Shokler also wanted Harry to also become a furrier, but once he understood that 12-year old Harry wanted to be an artist, he gave him his blessing. Harry Shokler enrolled at the Cincinnati Art Academy and later at the School of Fine and Applied Art in New York City. In New York he was befriended by a well known syndicated columnist, Jim Allison, who arranged fro some celebrity friends to be... Read full biography
Harry Shokler (1896-1978). Harry Shokler was born in Cincinnati in 1896 to Yiddish-speaking, Russian immigrant parents, Kalman and Ida Shokler. They had immigrated separately to the United States and married in 1888. Harry was the fourth of eight children. His father became a furrier by 1910, and a daughter and son followed him into the business. Kalman Shokler also wanted Harry to also become a furrier, but once he understood that 12-year old Harry wanted to be an artist, he gave him his blessing. Harry Shokler enrolled at the Cincinnati Art Academy and later at the School of Fine and Applied Art in New York City. In New York he was befriended by a well known syndicated columnist, Jim Allison, who arranged fro some celebrity friends to be painted by Shokler, including Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb, and others.... Read full biography
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Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Graphic Design, Printmaking, Lithography, Etching, Woodblocks
Art Media
- •Colored Pencil
- •Copper, Coppersmithing
- •Ink
- •Oil Paint
- •Screenprinting, Serigraphy, Silkscreen
- •Watercolor/Watercolour
Art Subject
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Marine, Maritime, Riverfront, Boats, Canoes, Steam Boats, Nautical
- •Townscape, Village Scenes
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Cape Cod, Massachusetts
- •Provincetown, Massachusetts
Art Association
- •Society of Independent Artists-
Art Teacher
- •Daniel Garber
Art School
- •Academy Colarossi, Paris, Student
- •Cincinnati Academy of Art, Student
- •New York School of Art, Chase School, Student
- •School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Teacher
- •The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Student
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
- •Printmaking Specialty
- •WPA Artist, Federal Art Project, Murals and Easel Paintings
Notable Commercial Gallery Representation, Pre 21s
- •Grand Central Art Galleries, New York City
Exhibition of Art Association
- •National Academy of Design, New York
- •Society of Independent Artists--
Exhibition of Museum
- •Museum of Modern Art, New York
Exhibition of Commercial Art Gallery and/or Salon
- •Paris Salons
Exhibition By An Art School
- •The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts