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1900 Biala, Poland - 1982 Provincetown, Massachusetts. Known for: Cubist and geometric expressionist painting.
Jack Tworkov (8/15/1900 - 9/4/1982). A literate man uncertain whether to become a poet or painter, Jack Tworkov became an Abstract Expressionist who is known for that style modified with gridlike... Read full biography
Jack Tworkov (8/15/1900 - 9/4/1982). A literate man uncertain whether to become a poet or painter, Jack Tworkov became an Abstract Expressionist who is known for that style modified with gridlike restraint of forms and low-key color. He was also an art educator. From 1963 to 1969, he was Chair of... Read full biography
Jack Tworkov (8/15/1900 - 9/4/1982). A literate man uncertain whether to become a poet or painter, Jack Tworkov became an Abstract Expressionist who is known for that style modified with gridlike restraint of forms and low-key color. He was also an art educator. From 1963 to 1969, he was Chair of the Art Department at Yale University, and he also held teaching positions at Queens College, 1948 to 1951; Black Mountain College, summer of 1952; Pratt Institute, 1955 to 1958; 1972, and American... Read full biography
Jack Tworkov (8/15/1900 - 9/4/1982). A literate man uncertain whether to become a poet or painter, Jack Tworkov became an Abstract Expressionist who is known for that style modified with gridlike restraint of forms and low-key color. He was also an art educator. From 1963 to 1969, he was Chair of the Art Department at Yale University, and he also held teaching positions at Queens College, 1948 to 1951; Black Mountain College, summer of 1952; Pratt Institute, 1955 to 1958; 1972, and American Academy in Rome. Excepting for temporary periods of time, he lived primarily in New York City and Provincetown, Massachusetts. At Yale, where he was Visiting Professor of Art from 1961-1963, and Department Chair from 1963-1969, he was stirred by... Read full biography
Jack Tworkov (8/15/1900 - 9/4/1982). A literate man uncertain whether to become a poet or painter, Jack Tworkov became an Abstract Expressionist who is known for that style modified with gridlike restraint of forms and low-key color. He was also an art educator. From 1963 to 1969, he was Chair of the Art Department at Yale University, and he also held teaching positions at Queens College, 1948 to 1951; Black Mountain College, summer of 1952; Pratt Institute, 1955 to 1958; 1972, and American Academy in Rome. Excepting for temporary periods of time, he lived primarily in New York City and Provincetown, Massachusetts. At Yale, where he was Visiting Professor of Art from 1961-1963, and Department Chair from 1963-1969, he was stirred by questions of the interrelationship of psychology, education, political history and art creativity and, as a result, instigated cross... Read full biography
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Keywords (49)
Art Method
- •Collage and/or Decoupage
- •Easel Painting
- •Graphic Design, Printmaking, Lithography, Etching, Woodblocks
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
- •Palette Knife, Heavy Texture
Art Media
Art Style
- •Abstract Expressionism
- •Abstraction, Abstract
- •Cubism, Cubist
- •Geometric Abstraction, Linear, Grids, Hard Edge
- •Modernist, Modernism (Partially Abstract, Leading Edge)
- •New York School/Abstract Expressionism
Art Subject
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Portraits, Portraiture
- •Still Life
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Provincetown, Massachusetts
Art Teacher
- •Boardman Robinson
- •Guy Pene Du Bois
Art School
- •American Academy, Rome, Teacher
- •Art Students League of New York, Student
- •Black Mountain College, North Carolina, Teacher
- •Columbia University Art Department, Student
- •Columbia University Art Department, Teacher
- •Cooper Union Art School, Cooper School of Design, Teacher
- •National Academy of Design School, New York, Student
- •Pratt Institute of Art, Brooklyn, Teacher
- •Yale University School of Fine Art, and Architecture, Teacher
Awards/Recognition
- •John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Fellowship
- •Willliam A. Clark Prize-Corcoran Gallery
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Art Collection
- •Art Enterprises Collection
- •First National Bank of Chicago Collection
Added Description
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
- •Printmaking Specialty
- •WPA Artist, Federal Art Project, Murals and Easel Paintings
Exhibition/Expo: Regional/National/International
- •Art Basel Miami Beach
Exhibition of Museum
- •Art Institute of Chicago
- •Corcoran Gallery and/or Art School, Washington DC
- •Museum of Modern Art, New York
- •Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum/Museum of Non Objective Painting
- •Whitney Biennial Museum of American Art
Exhibition By An Art School
- •The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts