Mint Museum of Art
2730 Randolph Road
Charlotte, NC 28207-2031
Charlotte, NC 28207-2031
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Museums page for Jan Muller ((1922 - 1958)), known for Expressionist figure and landscape painting. Showing 5 museum collections and exhibitions.
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1922 Hamburg, Germany - 1958 Provincetown, Massachusetts. Known for: Expressionist figure and landscape painting.
Jan Muller was born in Germany in 1922. When he was ten years old, the Nazis arrested his father for campaigning against Hitler, and though friends managed to secure his release through bribery, the... Read full biography
Jan Muller was born in Germany in 1922. When he was ten years old, the Nazis arrested his father for campaigning against Hitler, and though friends managed to secure his release through bribery, the elder Muller realized that he and his family had to flee. The Mullers went to Prague, only to find... Read full biography
Jan Muller was born in Germany in 1922. When he was ten years old, the Nazis arrested his father for campaigning against Hitler, and though friends managed to secure his release through bribery, the elder Muller realized that he and his family had to flee. The Mullers went to Prague, only to find the city overburdened with refugees already. Life became one long search for a home, Switzerland, Amsterdam, Paris. When World War II broke out, the French interned the boy as a German; when the French... Read full biography
Jan Muller was born in Germany in 1922. When he was ten years old, the Nazis arrested his father for campaigning against Hitler, and though friends managed to secure his release through bribery, the elder Muller realized that he and his family had to flee. The Mullers went to Prague, only to find the city overburdened with refugees already. Life became one long search for a home, Switzerland, Amsterdam, Paris. When World War II broke out, the French interned the boy as a German; when the French surrendered, he fled the Nazis again. In time he got to Spain, to Lisbon and finally to the United States. He worked as a dishwasher, a factory worker, a day-camp instructor, and in 1945 he decided to devote himself to painting. He studied at the... Read full biography
Jan Muller was born in Germany in 1922. When he was ten years old, the Nazis arrested his father for campaigning against Hitler, and though friends managed to secure his release through bribery, the elder Muller realized that he and his family had to flee. The Mullers went to Prague, only to find the city overburdened with refugees already. Life became one long search for a home, Switzerland, Amsterdam, Paris. When World War II broke out, the French interned the boy as a German; when the French surrendered, he fled the Nazis again. In time he got to Spain, to Lisbon and finally to the United States. He worked as a dishwasher, a factory worker, a day-camp instructor, and in 1945 he decided to devote himself to painting. He studied at the Art Students League, six months later he switched to the school run by Hans Hofmann. He worked in many styles, from strict abstract,... Read full biography
Jan Muller - Artist Info
About Jan Muller: Museums & Collections
Museums & Collections (5)
All MuseumsMuseum of Modern Art, New York
11 West 53rd Street
New York City, NY 10019Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
1071 Fifth Avenue
New York City, NY 10128The Newark Museum of Art
49 Washington Street
Newark, NJ 07102Whitney Museum of American Art
99 Ganesvoort Street
New York City, NY 10014