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1910 Chicago, Illinois - 1981 Cannes, France. Known for: Portrait of notables, figure and landscape painting.
Submitted by Nancy Moure, Independent Art Researcher. William E. Singer was born July 10, 1909 in Chicago to Libbie Joffe and Alter Singer (per Chicago Birth Index). He graduated from the University... Read full biography
Submitted by Nancy Moure, Independent Art Researcher. William E. Singer was born July 10, 1909 in Chicago to Libbie Joffe and Alter Singer (per Chicago Birth Index). He graduated from the University of Chicago, then studied painting at the Chicago Art Institute and in Paris with Andre L’Hote.... Read full biography
Submitted by Nancy Moure, Independent Art Researcher. William E. Singer was born July 10, 1909 in Chicago to Libbie Joffe and Alter Singer (per Chicago Birth Index). He graduated from the University of Chicago, then studied painting at the Chicago Art Institute and in Paris with Andre L’Hote. Newspapers mention Singer’s artwork on exhibit in group shows in Chicago (including the Chicago Society of Artists) beginning, c. 1932. His mainstay appears to be figure compositions along with portraits... Read full biography
Submitted by Nancy Moure, Independent Art Researcher. William E. Singer was born July 10, 1909 in Chicago to Libbie Joffe and Alter Singer (per Chicago Birth Index). He graduated from the University of Chicago, then studied painting at the Chicago Art Institute and in Paris with Andre L’Hote. Newspapers mention Singer’s artwork on exhibit in group shows in Chicago (including the Chicago Society of Artists) beginning, c. 1932. His mainstay appears to be figure compositions along with portraits of notables, and he appears to have worked for the WPA in the late 1930s. He traveled to California in 1939 to view his portrait of Gertrude Lawrence on view at the Golden Gate International Exposition in San Francisco, and took a “winter” studio in... Read full biography
Submitted by Nancy Moure, Independent Art Researcher. William E. Singer was born July 10, 1909 in Chicago to Libbie Joffe and Alter Singer (per Chicago Birth Index). He graduated from the University of Chicago, then studied painting at the Chicago Art Institute and in Paris with Andre L’Hote. Newspapers mention Singer’s artwork on exhibit in group shows in Chicago (including the Chicago Society of Artists) beginning, c. 1932. His mainstay appears to be figure compositions along with portraits of notables, and he appears to have worked for the WPA in the late 1930s. He traveled to California in 1939 to view his portrait of Gertrude Lawrence on view at the Golden Gate International Exposition in San Francisco, and took a “winter” studio in LA. He remained for several years, painting portraits. In 1945-46 he was active in Cuba where he painted landsc... Read full biography
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Keywords (23)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Illustration, Illustrator
Art Media
Art Style
- •Abstract Figurative, Human Figure
- •Modernist, Modernism (Partially Abstract, Leading Edge)
Art Subject
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •Interior Scenes
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •California Before 1940
Art Association
- •California Watercolor Society
- •Chicago Society of Artists
Art Teacher
- •Andre Lhote
Art School
- •School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Student
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
- •Figure Specialty
- •Genre Specialty
Exhibition of Art Association
- •California Watercolor Society-
- •Chicago Society of Artists-
Exhibition of Museum
- •Art Institute of Chicago