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1898 Odessa, Russia - 1980 Noank, Connecticut. Known for: Figure-nude, portrait and still life painting.
Best known for large figural works, portraits, and still lifes in realist style with interplay of design elements, Robert Brackman created paintings that show the gamut of technical and imaginative... Read full biography
Best known for large figural works, portraits, and still lifes in realist style with interplay of design elements, Robert Brackman created paintings that show the gamut of technical and imaginative skills. It is not credible to align him with any art movement because he was an artist who simply... Read full biography
Best known for large figural works, portraits, and still lifes in realist style with interplay of design elements, Robert Brackman created paintings that show the gamut of technical and imaginative skills. It is not credible to align him with any art movement because he was an artist who simply went his own way, pursuing his own vision. From 1931, he had a long career teaching at the Art Students League in New York and was a life member of the League. He also taught at the American Art School... Read full biography
Best known for large figural works, portraits, and still lifes in realist style with interplay of design elements, Robert Brackman created paintings that show the gamut of technical and imaginative skills. It is not credible to align him with any art movement because he was an artist who simply went his own way, pursuing his own vision. From 1931, he had a long career teaching at the Art Students League in New York and was a life member of the League. He also taught at the American Art School in New York City, the Brooklyn Museum School, the Lyme Art Academy, and the Madison Art School in Connecticut. As a portraitist, he painted notables including John D Rockefeller, Jr., Charles Lindburgh, and John Foster Dulles as well as portraits... Read full biography
Best known for large figural works, portraits, and still lifes in realist style with interplay of design elements, Robert Brackman created paintings that show the gamut of technical and imaginative skills. It is not credible to align him with any art movement because he was an artist who simply went his own way, pursuing his own vision. From 1931, he had a long career teaching at the Art Students League in New York and was a life member of the League. He also taught at the American Art School in New York City, the Brooklyn Museum School, the Lyme Art Academy, and the Madison Art School in Connecticut. As a portraitist, he painted notables including John D Rockefeller, Jr., Charles Lindburgh, and John Foster Dulles as well as portraits commissioned by the Air Force Academy and the State Department. He was so successful with his portrait painting that he had to choose amongst... Read full biography
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Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
Art Media
Art Style
Art Subject
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Floral Landscape, Wildflowers
- •Floral Still Life, Floral Motifs, Flowers
- •Gardens, Garden Scenes
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •Nude Figure, Nudity
- •Portraits, Portraiture
- •Self-Portrait
- •Still Life
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Mystic, Connecticut
- •Russia
Art Association
- •Allied Artists of America-
- •American Watercolor Society, Painters in Watercolor
- •Audubon Society of Artists-
- •Mystic Art Association
- •National Academy of Design, Elected Member
- •Salons of America
- •Society of Independent Artists-
Art Teacher
- •George Bellows
- •Robert Henri
Art School
- •Art Students League of New York, Student
- •Art Students League of New York, Teacher
- •Ferrer Modern School, New York
- •National Academy of Design School, New York, Student
Awards/Recognition
- •Adolph and Clara Obrig Prize, National Academy of Design
- •Carol Beck Gold Medal, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts
- •Emily Lowe Memorial Award, National Academy of Design
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
- •Figure Specialty
- •Nude Figure Specialty
- •WPA Artist, Federal Art Project, Murals and Easel Paintings
Notable Commercial Gallery Representation, Pre 21s
- •Grand Central Art Galleries, New York City
- •MacBeth Gallery, New York City
Exhibition of Art Association
- •Allied Artists of America
- •American Watercolor Society, Painters in Watercolor-
- •Audubon Society of Artists
- •Mystic Art Association-
- •National Academy of Design, New York
- •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
- •Whitney Biennial Museum of American Art
Exhibition By An Art School
- •The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts