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1887 Elizabethgrad, Russia - 1976 New York, New York. Known for: Cityscape (New York scenes), still live, portrait, theatrical paintings, stage set design.
The following biography is submitted by Bob Blumenthal, nephew of the artist:. John Wenger was born on June 16, 1887 in Elizabethgrad, Russia. Wenger was born an artist, and at the age of three was... Read full biography
The following biography is submitted by Bob Blumenthal, nephew of the artist:. John Wenger was born on June 16, 1887 in Elizabethgrad, Russia. Wenger was born an artist, and at the age of three was painting (playing) with brushes and paint while his father, a local artist who painted scenery for... Read full biography
The following biography is submitted by Bob Blumenthal, nephew of the artist:. John Wenger was born on June 16, 1887 in Elizabethgrad, Russia. Wenger was born an artist, and at the age of three was painting (playing) with brushes and paint while his father, a local artist who painted scenery for the traveling theater, worked on drop scenes. His mother disapproved of this and tried to keep her son from playing with these "toys." . When John Wenger was several years older, he attended Gihnazia,... Read full biography
The following biography is submitted by Bob Blumenthal, nephew of the artist:. John Wenger was born on June 16, 1887 in Elizabethgrad, Russia. Wenger was born an artist, and at the age of three was painting (playing) with brushes and paint while his father, a local artist who painted scenery for the traveling theater, worked on drop scenes. His mother disapproved of this and tried to keep her son from playing with these "toys." . When John Wenger was several years older, he attended Gihnazia, which is equivalent to high school but on a college level. Throughout his education Wenger excelled in visual arts. The staff at the Gihnazia school encouraged him to apply to the Imperial Art Academy of Odessa for a scholarship. At the age of... Read full biography
The following biography is submitted by Bob Blumenthal, nephew of the artist:. John Wenger was born on June 16, 1887 in Elizabethgrad, Russia. Wenger was born an artist, and at the age of three was painting (playing) with brushes and paint while his father, a local artist who painted scenery for the traveling theater, worked on drop scenes. His mother disapproved of this and tried to keep her son from playing with these "toys." . When John Wenger was several years older, he attended Gihnazia, which is equivalent to high school but on a college level. Throughout his education Wenger excelled in visual arts. The staff at the Gihnazia school encouraged him to apply to the Imperial Art Academy of Odessa for a scholarship. At the age of thirteen, John Wenger became a student at the academy. For Wenger, this was his first time away from home and he found it to be difficult for seve... Read full biography
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Keywords (44)
Art Method
- •Art Design
- •Easel Painting
Art Media
- •Casein
- •Ink
- •Oil Paint
- •Watercolor/Watercolour
Art Style
- •Surrealism, Surrealist
Art Subject
- •Animals, Mammals
- •Caricatures
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Marine, Maritime, Riverfront, Boats, Canoes, Steam Boats, Nautical
- •New York City
- •Still Life
- •Urban Landscape, Cityscape
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Central Park, New York City
- •Israel
- •Russia
Art Association
- •American Watercolor Society, Painters in Watercolor
- •Audubon Society of Artists-
- •National Society of Painters in Casein and Acrylic
- •New York Water Color Club, Society-
- •Salmagundi Club, New York City
- •Salons of America
- •Society of Independent Artists-
Art School
- •Cooper Union Art School, Cooper School of Design, Student
- •National Academy of Design School, New York, Student
Awards/Recognition
- •Emily Lowe Memorial Award, National Academy of Design
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Notable Commercial Gallery Representation, Pre 21s
- •Grand Central Art Galleries, New York City
Exhibition of Art Association
- •American Watercolor Society, Painters in Watercolor-
- •Audubon Society of Artists
- •National Academy of Design, New York
- •Salons of America-
- •Society of Independent Artists--
Exhibition of Museum
- •Art Institute of Chicago
- •Brooklyn Museum of Art
- •Corcoran Gallery and/or Art School, Washington DC
- •Metropolitan Museum of Art
- •Museum of Modern Art, New York
- •Whitney Biennial Museum of American Art
Exhibition By An Art School
- •The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts