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1910 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - 2009. Known for: Abstract expressionist, figurative and realist painting-portraits, mural.
Samuel Bookatz (October 3, 1910 - November 16, 2009) was a prolific painter who defied the demands of his blue collar, Orthodox Jewish upbringing to study art in the United States and Europe. Bookatz... Read full biography
Samuel Bookatz (October 3, 1910 - November 16, 2009) was a prolific painter who defied the demands of his blue collar, Orthodox Jewish upbringing to study art in the United States and Europe. Bookatz painted in a variety of styles: for commissions with presidential, military, political, and civic... Read full biography
Samuel Bookatz (October 3, 1910 - November 16, 2009) was a prolific painter who defied the demands of his blue collar, Orthodox Jewish upbringing to study art in the United States and Europe. Bookatz painted in a variety of styles: for commissions with presidential, military, political, and civic portraits; for murals during Franklin Delano Roosevelt's Federal Art Project; for religious and secular frescoes; and mostly for his own vision. In his private art, he developed from a realistic style... Read full biography
Samuel Bookatz (October 3, 1910 - November 16, 2009) was a prolific painter who defied the demands of his blue collar, Orthodox Jewish upbringing to study art in the United States and Europe. Bookatz painted in a variety of styles: for commissions with presidential, military, political, and civic portraits; for murals during Franklin Delano Roosevelt's Federal Art Project; for religious and secular frescoes; and mostly for his own vision. In his private art, he developed from a realistic style to impressionist paintings, later to figurative expressionist and to increasingly abstract expressionist themes. Bookatz was the fourth of six children born in Philadelphia and soon moved to Cleveland with Russian immigrant parents who observed... Read full biography
Samuel Bookatz (October 3, 1910 - November 16, 2009) was a prolific painter who defied the demands of his blue collar, Orthodox Jewish upbringing to study art in the United States and Europe. Bookatz painted in a variety of styles: for commissions with presidential, military, political, and civic portraits; for murals during Franklin Delano Roosevelt's Federal Art Project; for religious and secular frescoes; and mostly for his own vision. In his private art, he developed from a realistic style to impressionist paintings, later to figurative expressionist and to increasingly abstract expressionist themes. Bookatz was the fourth of six children born in Philadelphia and soon moved to Cleveland with Russian immigrant parents who observed Orthodox Jewish practices. His father struggled to support the family as a carpenter. His mother refused to learn English after relocating from Lithu... Read full biography
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Keywords (40)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
- •Sculpture, Three Dimensional Forms, Sculptor
Art Media
- •Acrylic Paint
- •Charcoal
- •Fresco Painting, Murals
- •Gouache
- •Mixed Media, Multi Media and/or Multli Styles
- •Oil Paint
- •Watercolor/Watercolour
Art Style
- •Abstract Expressionism
- •Abstraction and Realism; Semi Abstract
- •Impressionism, Impressionist
- •Realist, Representational, Naturalist Style
Art Subject
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Portraits, Portraiture
- •Portraits: Notables, Society, Celebrity, Historical and/or Royalty
- •Still Life
- •War Scenes, Military Genre, Figure, Portrait, Battles
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •England, London Great Britain After 1900
Art Association
- •National Society of Mural Painters
Art School
- •Academie de la Grand Chaumiere, Paris, Student
- •Academy Colarossi, Paris, Student
- •Cleveland School of Art, Cleveland Institute of Art, Student
- •School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Student
Awards/Recognition
- •Ford Foundation Grant
- •Prix de Rome Prize
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
- •Mural Specialty
- •Official U. S. President Portrait Painter
- •Portrait Specialty
- •WPA Artist, Federal Art Project, Murals and Easel Paintings
Ethnicity of Artist
- •Russian
Exhibition of Museum
- •Corcoran Gallery and/or Art School, Washington DC
- •Museum of Fine Arts Boston
- •Smithsonian Institution/Museums
Exhibition By An Art School
- •The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts