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1912 Manitowoc, Wisconsin - 2005. Known for: Modernist genre and figure painting, sculpture.
The following biographical information was submitted to AskART.com by Tanya Schwartz, daughter of Lester Schwartz. Lester Schwartz was born in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, where he attended Lincoln High... Read full biography
The following biographical information was submitted to AskART.com by Tanya Schwartz, daughter of Lester Schwartz. Lester Schwartz was born in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, where he attended Lincoln High School, graduating in 1930. He continued his studies at the Art Institute of Chicago*, IL. Upon... Read full biography
The following biographical information was submitted to AskART.com by Tanya Schwartz, daughter of Lester Schwartz. Lester Schwartz was born in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, where he attended Lincoln High School, graduating in 1930. He continued his studies at the Art Institute of Chicago*, IL. Upon graduation, the Art Institute granted Schwartz the first one-man show dedicated to a student's work. He then won the Edward Ryerson Traveling Fellowship and traveled throughout the South Pacific, Asia, and... Read full biography
The following biographical information was submitted to AskART.com by Tanya Schwartz, daughter of Lester Schwartz. Lester Schwartz was born in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, where he attended Lincoln High School, graduating in 1930. He continued his studies at the Art Institute of Chicago*, IL. Upon graduation, the Art Institute granted Schwartz the first one-man show dedicated to a student's work. He then won the Edward Ryerson Traveling Fellowship and traveled throughout the South Pacific, Asia, and Europe from 1937 to 1939. He studied at the American Academy in Rome, the Colorossi Academy* in Paris, and the Imperial School in Tokyo. From 1943-44, while serving in the Armed Forces, he painted murals in Army Chapels. In 1944 he was the Artist in... Read full biography
The following biographical information was submitted to AskART.com by Tanya Schwartz, daughter of Lester Schwartz. Lester Schwartz was born in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, where he attended Lincoln High School, graduating in 1930. He continued his studies at the Art Institute of Chicago*, IL. Upon graduation, the Art Institute granted Schwartz the first one-man show dedicated to a student's work. He then won the Edward Ryerson Traveling Fellowship and traveled throughout the South Pacific, Asia, and Europe from 1937 to 1939. He studied at the American Academy in Rome, the Colorossi Academy* in Paris, and the Imperial School in Tokyo. From 1943-44, while serving in the Armed Forces, he painted murals in Army Chapels. In 1944 he was the Artist in Residence at Ripon College, Ripon Wisconsin. Schwartz was their first artist in residence and held that posi... Read full biography
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Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Graphic Design, Printmaking, Lithography, Etching, Woodblocks
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
Art Media
- •Encaustic
- •Fresco Painting, Murals
- •Gouache
- •Ink
- •Mixed Media, Multi Media and/or Multli Styles
- •Oil Paint
- •Watercolor/Watercolour
Art Style
- •Modernist, Modernism (Partially Abstract, Leading Edge)
Art Subject
- •Animals, Mammals
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •Portraits, Portraiture
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Asia, Orient
- •Europe
- •South America
Art School
- •Layton School of Art, Teacher
- •School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Student
Awards/Recognition
- •Edward Ryerson Travel Fellowship, AIC
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
Art Collection
- •Bakkom Photo Collection, St. Paul, Minnesota (1)
Added Description
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
- •Figure Specialty
- •Genre Specialty
- •Mural Specialty
- •WPA Artist, Federal Art Project, Murals and Easel Paintings
Exhibition of Museum
- •Art Institute of Chicago
- •Whitney Biennial Museum of American Art
Exhibition By An Art School
- •The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts