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1912 San Francisco, California - 1995 Middlesex, New Jersey. Known for: Mural, sculptor-miniature buildings.
The following is from Debra Jan Bibel, Berkeley, California. She is a niece of the artist:. Leon Bibel continued painting through 1941 and resumed work in both painting and especially wood sculpture... Read full biography
The following is from Debra Jan Bibel, Berkeley, California. She is a niece of the artist:. Leon Bibel continued painting through 1941 and resumed work in both painting and especially wood sculpture by 1960. He worked until his very last day in 1995. His last series of large wood sculptures were... Read full biography
The following is from Debra Jan Bibel, Berkeley, California. She is a niece of the artist:. Leon Bibel continued painting through 1941 and resumed work in both painting and especially wood sculpture by 1960. He worked until his very last day in 1995. His last series of large wood sculptures were modeled on spice boxes, which were miniature buildings, with towers, gates, flags, etc. He also produced a very large series of shadow boxes and produced an extensive altar and ark to hold the Torah... Read full biography
The following is from Debra Jan Bibel, Berkeley, California. She is a niece of the artist:. Leon Bibel continued painting through 1941 and resumed work in both painting and especially wood sculpture by 1960. He worked until his very last day in 1995. His last series of large wood sculptures were modeled on spice boxes, which were miniature buildings, with towers, gates, flags, etc. He also produced a very large series of shadow boxes and produced an extensive altar and ark to hold the Torah scrolls of a synagogue. At the recommendation of Debra Jan Bibel, the following information was taken from the website: http://keithsheridan.com/bibel.html. Painter, printmaker and sculptor, Leon Bibel was born in San Francisco in 1913. He trained at... Read full biography
The following is from Debra Jan Bibel, Berkeley, California. She is a niece of the artist:. Leon Bibel continued painting through 1941 and resumed work in both painting and especially wood sculpture by 1960. He worked until his very last day in 1995. His last series of large wood sculptures were modeled on spice boxes, which were miniature buildings, with towers, gates, flags, etc. He also produced a very large series of shadow boxes and produced an extensive altar and ark to hold the Torah scrolls of a synagogue. At the recommendation of Debra Jan Bibel, the following information was taken from the website: http://keithsheridan.com/bibel.html. Painter, printmaker and sculptor, Leon Bibel was born in San Francisco in 1913. He trained at the California School of Fine Arts and received a scholarship to study under the German Imp... Read full biography
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Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Graphic Design, Printmaking, Lithography, Etching, Woodblocks
- •Miniature Art
- •Miniature, Small Scale Painting
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
- •Sculpture, Three Dimensional Forms, Sculptor
Art Media
- •Fresco Painting, Murals
- •Ink
- •Mixed Media, Multi Media and/or Multli Styles
- •Oil Paint
- •Pen and Ink Drawing
- •Watercolor/Watercolour
- •Wood for carving, sculpture, and/or surface
Art Style
Art Subject
- •Allegory, Metaphor, Parable
- •Architecture Trained: Design and Drawing
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Self-Portrait
- •Street Scenes, Street Genre
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •California Before 1940
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Mural Specialty
- •Sculpture Specialty
- •WPA Artist, Federal Art Project, Murals and Easel Paintings