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1891 Grodno, Poland (Russia) - 1943 New York City. Known for: Modern landscape, genre paintings, photography.
Joseph Biel, painter and photographer, was born in Grodno, Poland (later Russia) on October 27, 1891 where he witnessed a pogrom. He studied at the Russian Academy in Paris, and at the Workman's... Read full biography
Joseph Biel, painter and photographer, was born in Grodno, Poland (later Russia) on October 27, 1891 where he witnessed a pogrom. He studied at the Russian Academy in Paris, and at the Workman's College in Melbourne, Australia. While living in Melbourne he established the first Jewish library in... Read full biography
Joseph Biel, painter and photographer, was born in Grodno, Poland (later Russia) on October 27, 1891 where he witnessed a pogrom. He studied at the Russian Academy in Paris, and at the Workman's College in Melbourne, Australia. While living in Melbourne he established the first Jewish library in Melbourne. Upon his arrival in the United States he studied with George Grosz at the Art Students League. On November 24, 1931 he married artist Lena Gurr. They lived in Brooklyn and also spent time in... Read full biography
Joseph Biel, painter and photographer, was born in Grodno, Poland (later Russia) on October 27, 1891 where he witnessed a pogrom. He studied at the Russian Academy in Paris, and at the Workman's College in Melbourne, Australia. While living in Melbourne he established the first Jewish library in Melbourne. Upon his arrival in the United States he studied with George Grosz at the Art Students League. On November 24, 1931 he married artist Lena Gurr. They lived in Brooklyn and also spent time in Cape Cod. Their paintings were reflections of their environment. Biel died of a heart attack in April, 1943. Lena Gurr survived him and lived to 1992. Biel was WPA Master Artist for one year, and a member of the Art Students League, Artists Union,... Read full biography
Joseph Biel, painter and photographer, was born in Grodno, Poland (later Russia) on October 27, 1891 where he witnessed a pogrom. He studied at the Russian Academy in Paris, and at the Workman's College in Melbourne, Australia. While living in Melbourne he established the first Jewish library in Melbourne. Upon his arrival in the United States he studied with George Grosz at the Art Students League. On November 24, 1931 he married artist Lena Gurr. They lived in Brooklyn and also spent time in Cape Cod. Their paintings were reflections of their environment. Biel died of a heart attack in April, 1943. Lena Gurr survived him and lived to 1992. Biel was WPA Master Artist for one year, and a member of the Art Students League, Artists Union, American Artists Congress, Whitney Studio Club, Artists League of America, John Reed Club, N... Read full biography
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Keywords (31)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Photography as Fine Art
Art Style
- •Modernist, Modernism (Partially Abstract, Leading Edge)
Art Subject
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •New York City
- •Social Realism
- •Urban Landscape, Cityscape
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Australia and/or New Zealand
- •Russia
Art Association
- •American Artists Congress
- •Art Students League, New York
- •Brooklyn Society of Artists
- •Salons of America
- •Society of Independent Artists-
Art Teacher
- •George Grosz
Art School
- •Art Students League of New York, Student
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
Art Collection
- •Bakkom Photo Collection, St. Paul, Minnesota (1)
Added Description
- •Genre Specialty
- •WPA Artist, Federal Art Project, Murals and Easel Paintings
Notable Commercial Gallery Representation, Pre 21s
- •Whitney Studio Club, Later Whitney Museum of American Art
Exhibition/Expo: Regional/National/International
- •New York World's Fair, 1939-1940
Exhibition of Art Association
- •Brooklyn Society of Artists-
- •Salons of America-
- •Society of Independent Artists--
Exhibition of Museum
- •Brooklyn Museum of Art
- •Museum of Fine Arts Boston
- •Whitney Biennial Museum of American Art