Butler Institute of American Art
524 Wick Avenue
Youngstown, OH 44502
Youngstown, OH 44502
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Museums page for Emerson Burkhart ((1905 - 1969)), known for Modernist town-landscape and figure painting, social realism. Showing 6 museum collections and exhibitions.
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1905 Kalida, Ohio - 1969 Columbus, Ohio. Known for: Modernist town-landscape and figure painting, social realism.
Emerson Burkhart was born near Kalida, Ohio in 1905. He studied at the Art Student's League and then went to Provincetown where he took instruction from Charles Hawthorne. In 1931 he returned to the... Read full biography
Emerson Burkhart was born near Kalida, Ohio in 1905. He studied at the Art Student's League and then went to Provincetown where he took instruction from Charles Hawthorne. In 1931 he returned to the Midwest and taught at the Columbus, Ohio School of Art. He was an early member of the Ohio Art... Read full biography
Emerson Burkhart was born near Kalida, Ohio in 1905. He studied at the Art Student's League and then went to Provincetown where he took instruction from Charles Hawthorne. In 1931 he returned to the Midwest and taught at the Columbus, Ohio School of Art. He was an early member of the Ohio Art League. He was primarily an American Scene painter, although he painted in both impressionist and post-impressionist styles. He documented African-American Life in Columbus that recalls the canvases of... Read full biography
Emerson Burkhart was born near Kalida, Ohio in 1905. He studied at the Art Student's League and then went to Provincetown where he took instruction from Charles Hawthorne. In 1931 he returned to the Midwest and taught at the Columbus, Ohio School of Art. He was an early member of the Ohio Art League. He was primarily an American Scene painter, although he painted in both impressionist and post-impressionist styles. He documented African-American Life in Columbus that recalls the canvases of Ivan Le Lorraine Albright. He received two WPA mural commissions and after the death of his wife traveled as Artist in Residence for the American International School. Exhibition note:. His work was represented at the April 13-June 17, 1995 exhibition... Read full biography
Emerson Burkhart was born near Kalida, Ohio in 1905. He studied at the Art Student's League and then went to Provincetown where he took instruction from Charles Hawthorne. In 1931 he returned to the Midwest and taught at the Columbus, Ohio School of Art. He was an early member of the Ohio Art League. He was primarily an American Scene painter, although he painted in both impressionist and post-impressionist styles. He documented African-American Life in Columbus that recalls the canvases of Ivan Le Lorraine Albright. He received two WPA mural commissions and after the death of his wife traveled as Artist in Residence for the American International School. Exhibition note:. His work was represented at the April 13-June 17, 1995 exhibition "Midwest Realities:Regional Painting 1920-1950", at the Riffe Gallery, Columbus, Ohio, organized by the... Read full biography
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About Emerson Burkhart: Museums & Collections
Museums & Collections (6)
All MuseumsCanton Museum of Art
1001 Market Avenue North
Canton, OH 44702Columbus Museum of Art, Ohio
480 East Broad Street
Columbus, OH 43215-3886National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
750 Ninth Street NW, Suite 410
Washington, DC 20001Ohio Historical Society
1982 Velma Avenue
Columbus, OH 43211-2497Springfield Museum of Art
107 Cliff Park Road
Springfield, OH 45501