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1896 Newark, New Jersey - 1991 New York City. Known for: Abstraction, genre, graphics, mural.
A painter and graphic artist, Minna Citron was born in Newark, New Jersey, in 1896, but did not begin studying art until 1924. By then married and the mother of two sons, Citron sought a change from... Read full biography
A painter and graphic artist, Minna Citron was born in Newark, New Jersey, in 1896, but did not begin studying art until 1924. By then married and the mother of two sons, Citron sought a change from her conventional life. She began studying painting under Benjamin Kopman at the Brooklyn Institute... Read full biography
A painter and graphic artist, Minna Citron was born in Newark, New Jersey, in 1896, but did not begin studying art until 1924. By then married and the mother of two sons, Citron sought a change from her conventional life. She began studying painting under Benjamin Kopman at the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences, New York City, and then went on to become a student for three years at the New York School of Applied Design for Women, New York City, from which she graduated with honors. In... Read full biography
A painter and graphic artist, Minna Citron was born in Newark, New Jersey, in 1896, but did not begin studying art until 1924. By then married and the mother of two sons, Citron sought a change from her conventional life. She began studying painting under Benjamin Kopman at the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences, New York City, and then went on to become a student for three years at the New York School of Applied Design for Women, New York City, from which she graduated with honors. In 1928 she enrolled at New York City's Art Students' League. There, her primary mentor and strong early influence was Kenneth Hayes Miller, the leader of what was often called "the 14th Street School", home to such artists as Reginald Marsh, muralist... Read full biography
A painter and graphic artist, Minna Citron was born in Newark, New Jersey, in 1896, but did not begin studying art until 1924. By then married and the mother of two sons, Citron sought a change from her conventional life. She began studying painting under Benjamin Kopman at the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences, New York City, and then went on to become a student for three years at the New York School of Applied Design for Women, New York City, from which she graduated with honors. In 1928 she enrolled at New York City's Art Students' League. There, her primary mentor and strong early influence was Kenneth Hayes Miller, the leader of what was often called "the 14th Street School", home to such artists as Reginald Marsh, muralist Edward Laning, Rafael Soyer, and Isabel Bishop. Following the lure of freedom, Citron divorced her husband in 1934 and turned completely to... Read full biography
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Keywords (50)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Graphic Design, Printmaking, Lithography, Etching, Woodblocks
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
Art Media
- •Colored Pencil
- •Etching, Etcher
- •Fresco Painting, Murals
- •Ink
- •Mixed Media, Multi Media and/or Multli Styles
- •Oil Paint
- •Tempera
Art Style
- •Abstraction, Abstract
- •Pure Abstraction, Line, Shape, Color, Texture
Art Subject
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •New York City
- •Nude Figure, Nudity
- •Portraits, Portraiture
- •Satire, Parody
- •Self-Portrait
- •Urban Landscape, Cityscape
Art Association
- •American Federation of Arts
- •National Association of Women Artists, Painters and Sculptors
- •Salons of America
- •Society of Independent Artists-
Art Teacher
- •Kenneth Hayes Miller
- •Kimon Nicolaides
- •Stanley William Hayter
Art School
- •Art Students League of New York, Student
- •Art Students League of New York, Teacher
- •Atelier 17, Stanley Hayter Workshop, Student
- •New York School of Art, Chase School, Student
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Abstraction Specialty
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
- •Genre Specialty
- •Mural Specialty
- •Printmaking 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 of Art Association
- •National Academy of Design, New York
- •National Association of Women Artists, Painters and Sculptors)
- •Salons of America-
- •Society of Independent Artists--
Exhibition of Museum
- •Art Institute of Chicago
- •Carnegie Institute, International Exhibition
- •Corcoran Gallery and/or Art School, Washington DC
- •Smithsonian Institution/Museums
- •Whitney Biennial Museum of American Art
Exhibition By An Art School
- •The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts