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1866 Williamsport, Pennsylvania - 1933 New York City. Known for: Urban genre and portrait painting, illustration.
George Luks was born on August 13, 1867 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Luks received his first art instruction from his parents who pursued painting as a hobby. At seventeen he entered the... Read full biography
George Luks was born on August 13, 1867 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Luks received his first art instruction from his parents who pursued painting as a hobby. At seventeen he entered the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. Later he went to Düsseldorf where he lived with a distant relative, a... Read full biography
George Luks was born on August 13, 1867 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Luks received his first art instruction from his parents who pursued painting as a hobby. At seventeen he entered the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. Later he went to Düsseldorf where he lived with a distant relative, a retired lion-tamer. He abandoned Düsseldorf for the more stimulating spheres of London and Paris. When he returned to America he worked as an artist for Philadelphia newspapers. In 1896 he was sent to Cuba... Read full biography
George Luks was born on August 13, 1867 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Luks received his first art instruction from his parents who pursued painting as a hobby. At seventeen he entered the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. Later he went to Düsseldorf where he lived with a distant relative, a retired lion-tamer. He abandoned Düsseldorf for the more stimulating spheres of London and Paris. When he returned to America he worked as an artist for Philadelphia newspapers. In 1896 he was sent to Cuba as a war artist; rumor had it he was captured by the Spaniards and condemned to death as a spy, but he was deported instead and landed in New York, cold, hungry and broke. In 1894 he joined the staff of the "Philadelphia Press" as an illustrator. He... Read full biography
George Luks was born on August 13, 1867 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Luks received his first art instruction from his parents who pursued painting as a hobby. At seventeen he entered the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. Later he went to Düsseldorf where he lived with a distant relative, a retired lion-tamer. He abandoned Düsseldorf for the more stimulating spheres of London and Paris. When he returned to America he worked as an artist for Philadelphia newspapers. In 1896 he was sent to Cuba as a war artist; rumor had it he was captured by the Spaniards and condemned to death as a spy, but he was deported instead and landed in New York, cold, hungry and broke. In 1894 he joined the staff of the "Philadelphia Press" as an illustrator. He moved into a one-room flat with fellow illustrator, Everett Shinn. Through his illustration work, Luks became acquain... Read full biography
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- A Portrait of America: The Nation & OhioFebruary 2007Novak, Barbara; Louis ZonaAmerican Art Review
- Out of the AshcanMay 2005Berman, Ann E.Art & Auction
- Chicago: The Soul of ModernSeptember 2004Connors, ThomasArt & Antiques
- Masterworks: Selections from theSeptember 2004Steiner, Raymond JArt Times
- American Narrative PaintingsFebruary 2004Eiland, William UnderwoodAmerican Art Review
- American Art from the Detroit Inst.December 2003Beal, G & Krulick-Belin, JAmerican Art Review
- Current and ComingDecember 2003Ledes, Allison EckardtThe Magazine Antiques
- Local TimeOctober 2002Hertenstein, BarbaraArt & Auction
- The National Arts ClubFebruary 2002Adams, ElaineCalifornia Art Club Newsletter
- The Eight in Southern CollectionsAugust 2000Gerdts, William HAmerican Art Review
- Ogunquit Museum of American ArtJune 2000Culver, MichaelAmerican Art Review
- Louis Comfort Tiffany's 1893 ChapelFebruary 2000Malloy, Jean; Donna ClimenhageAmerican Art Review
- New Britain Museum of American ArtApril 1999Buckley, LaureneAmerican Art Review
- Masterworks/Munson-Williams-ProctorJune 1998Schweitzer, Paul DAmerican Art Review
- ReviewsApril 1998Editors, Art NewsARTnews
- The Independents/The Ashcan SchoolMay 1996Leeds, ValerieAmerican Art Review
- New York City and the Ashcan SchoolNovember 1995Mecklenburg, VirginiaThe Magazine Antiques
- George Luks/WatercolorsJune 1995O'Toole, Judith HansenAmerican Art Review
- City BoysApril 1995Codrington, AndreaArt & Auction
- The High Museum of ArtAugust 1994Larson, JudyAmerican Art Review