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1907 New York City - 1985. Known for: Abstract easel painting, illustration, WPA murals, teaching.
Michael Loew was born in 1907 and was the son of a New York City baker. After high school, he was an apprentice to a stained-glass maker, and from 1926-1929, he studied at the Art Student's League.... Read full biography
Michael Loew was born in 1907 and was the son of a New York City baker. After high school, he was an apprentice to a stained-glass maker, and from 1926-1929, he studied at the Art Student's League. In 1929, he traveled to Paris, North Africa, Germany, and Italy with a group of artists, including... Read full biography
Michael Loew was born in 1907 and was the son of a New York City baker. After high school, he was an apprentice to a stained-glass maker, and from 1926-1929, he studied at the Art Student's League. In 1929, he traveled to Paris, North Africa, Germany, and Italy with a group of artists, including Max Schnitzler and Alfred Jensen. When he returned to New York City in 1931, the Great Depression hit Loew unexpectedly, and for the next two years he paid his apartment rent with his paintings. In... Read full biography
Michael Loew was born in 1907 and was the son of a New York City baker. After high school, he was an apprentice to a stained-glass maker, and from 1926-1929, he studied at the Art Student's League. In 1929, he traveled to Paris, North Africa, Germany, and Italy with a group of artists, including Max Schnitzler and Alfred Jensen. When he returned to New York City in 1931, the Great Depression hit Loew unexpectedly, and for the next two years he paid his apartment rent with his paintings. In 1935, he found work with the WPA where he painted murals and partnered up with longtime friend Willem de Kooning in 1939 on a mural for the Hall of Pharmacy at the New York World's Fair. Their friendship lasted for the rest of their lives and, in fact,... Read full biography
Michael Loew was born in 1907 and was the son of a New York City baker. After high school, he was an apprentice to a stained-glass maker, and from 1926-1929, he studied at the Art Student's League. In 1929, he traveled to Paris, North Africa, Germany, and Italy with a group of artists, including Max Schnitzler and Alfred Jensen. When he returned to New York City in 1931, the Great Depression hit Loew unexpectedly, and for the next two years he paid his apartment rent with his paintings. In 1935, he found work with the WPA where he painted murals and partnered up with longtime friend Willem de Kooning in 1939 on a mural for the Hall of Pharmacy at the New York World's Fair. Their friendship lasted for the rest of their lives and, in fact, Loew met his wife Mildred through a friend of de Kooning's. Loew had a strong interest in artists' rights... Read full biography
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Keywords (43)
Art Method
- •Collage and/or Decoupage
- •Easel Painting
- •Graphic Design, Printmaking, Lithography, Etching, Woodblocks
- •Illustration, Illustrator
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
- •Palette Knife, Heavy Texture
Art Media
- •Acrylic Paint
- •Charcoal
- •Crayon, Crayola Drawing
- •Fresco Painting, Murals
- •Ink
- •Oil Paint
- •Pen and Ink Drawing
- •Stained Glass Design, Restoration, Crafting
- •Watercolor/Watercolour
Art Style
- •Abstract Expressionism
- •Abstraction, Abstract
- •New York School/Abstract Expressionism
- •Pure Abstraction, Line, Shape, Color, Texture
Art Subject
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Europe
- •Monhegan Island, Maine
Art Association
- •American Abstract Artists-
Art Teacher
- •Boardman Robinson
- •Hans Hofmann
Art School
- •Art Students League of New York, Student
- •Atelier Moderne (Leger), Paris, Student
- •Hans Hofmann School of Art, Student
- •School of Visual Arts, New York, Teacher
Awards/Recognition
- •Ford Foundation Grant
- •John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Fellowship
- •National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Abstraction Specialty
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
- •Mural Specialty
- •WPA Artist, Federal Art Project, Murals and Easel Paintings
Exhibition/Expo: Regional/National/International
- •New York World's Fair, 1939-1940
Exhibition of Museum
- •Art Institute of Chicago
- •Metropolitan Museum of Art
- •Whitney Biennial Museum of American Art
Exhibition By An Art School
- •The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts