Addison Gallery of American Art
Phillips Academy
Andover, MA 01810-4166
Andover, MA 01810-4166
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Museums page for Jacob Kainen ((1909 - 2001)), known for Printmaking, mod genre, various non objective. Showing 11 museum collections and exhibitions.
Jacob Kainen MUSEUMS
1909 Waterbury, Connecticut - 2001. Known for: Printmaking, mod genre, various non objective.
The following obituary of the artist is from http://washingtonpost.com (March 19, 2001):. A Moving Life in Art. The art books of the future will have to be fairly thick before they get to Jacob... Read full biography
The following obituary of the artist is from http://washingtonpost.com (March 19, 2001):. A Moving Life in Art. The art books of the future will have to be fairly thick before they get to Jacob Kainen, who may not have been this city's greatest painter. Still, Washington feels different, cast... Read full biography
The following obituary of the artist is from http://washingtonpost.com (March 19, 2001):. A Moving Life in Art. The art books of the future will have to be fairly thick before they get to Jacob Kainen, who may not have been this city's greatest painter. Still, Washington feels different, cast adrift, now that he is gone. Kainen, in the studio, was subtle, serious, diligent and idiosyncratic, but art history is ruthless, and this may not be enough. Perhaps he knew too much. The largeness of his... Read full biography
The following obituary of the artist is from http://washingtonpost.com (March 19, 2001):. A Moving Life in Art. The art books of the future will have to be fairly thick before they get to Jacob Kainen, who may not have been this city's greatest painter. Still, Washington feels different, cast adrift, now that he is gone. Kainen, in the studio, was subtle, serious, diligent and idiosyncratic, but art history is ruthless, and this may not be enough. Perhaps he knew too much. The largeness of his mind may well have worked against him. His many ways of thinking made his pictures feel ambiguous, insufficiently clear-cut. His art was often muted by reconsiderations. His aesthetic innovations came a beat or two too late. Flash was not his thing.... Read full biography
The following obituary of the artist is from http://washingtonpost.com (March 19, 2001):. A Moving Life in Art. The art books of the future will have to be fairly thick before they get to Jacob Kainen, who may not have been this city's greatest painter. Still, Washington feels different, cast adrift, now that he is gone. Kainen, in the studio, was subtle, serious, diligent and idiosyncratic, but art history is ruthless, and this may not be enough. Perhaps he knew too much. The largeness of his mind may well have worked against him. His many ways of thinking made his pictures feel ambiguous, insufficiently clear-cut. His art was often muted by reconsiderations. His aesthetic innovations came a beat or two too late. Flash was not his thing. His wife, Ruth, said he died of a heart attack in a matter of seconds yesterday morning as he was getting dressed to g... Read full biography
Jacob Kainen - Artist Info
About Jacob Kainen: Museums & Collections
Museums & Collections (11)
All MuseumsCommunity Fine Arts Center
400 C Street
Rock Springs, WY 82901Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia
The University of Georgia
90 Carlton Street
Athens, GA 30602-6719National Museum of American Art-Smithsonian
8th and G Streets NW
Washington, DC 20004Portland Art Museum, Oregon
1219 Sw Park Avenue
Portland, OR 97205The Phillips Collection
1600 21st Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20009-1090University of Maryland Global Campus Arts Program
3501 University Boulevard East
Adelphi, MD 20783University of Michigan Museum of Art, UMMA
525 South State Street
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1354University of Wyoming Art Museum
Centennial Complex
2111 Willett Drive
Laramie, WY 82071Washington County Museum of Fine Arts
401 Museum Drive
Hagerstown, MD 21741-0423Weisman Art Museum
The University of Minnesota
333 East River Road
Minneapolis, MN 55455