Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Museums page for John Wenger ((1887 - 1976)), known for Cityscape (New York scenes), still live, portrait, theatrical paintings, stage set design. Showing 7 museum collections and exhibitions.
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1887 Elizabethgrad, Russia - 1976 New York, New York. Known for: Cityscape (New York scenes), still live, portrait, theatrical paintings, stage set design.
The following biography is submitted by Bob Blumenthal, nephew of the artist:. John Wenger was born on June 16, 1887 in Elizabethgrad, Russia. Wenger was born an artist, and at the age of three was... Read full biography
The following biography is submitted by Bob Blumenthal, nephew of the artist:. John Wenger was born on June 16, 1887 in Elizabethgrad, Russia. Wenger was born an artist, and at the age of three was painting (playing) with brushes and paint while his father, a local artist who painted scenery for... Read full biography
The following biography is submitted by Bob Blumenthal, nephew of the artist:. John Wenger was born on June 16, 1887 in Elizabethgrad, Russia. Wenger was born an artist, and at the age of three was painting (playing) with brushes and paint while his father, a local artist who painted scenery for the traveling theater, worked on drop scenes. His mother disapproved of this and tried to keep her son from playing with these "toys." . When John Wenger was several years older, he attended Gihnazia,... Read full biography
The following biography is submitted by Bob Blumenthal, nephew of the artist:. John Wenger was born on June 16, 1887 in Elizabethgrad, Russia. Wenger was born an artist, and at the age of three was painting (playing) with brushes and paint while his father, a local artist who painted scenery for the traveling theater, worked on drop scenes. His mother disapproved of this and tried to keep her son from playing with these "toys." . When John Wenger was several years older, he attended Gihnazia, which is equivalent to high school but on a college level. Throughout his education Wenger excelled in visual arts. The staff at the Gihnazia school encouraged him to apply to the Imperial Art Academy of Odessa for a scholarship. At the age of... Read full biography
The following biography is submitted by Bob Blumenthal, nephew of the artist:. John Wenger was born on June 16, 1887 in Elizabethgrad, Russia. Wenger was born an artist, and at the age of three was painting (playing) with brushes and paint while his father, a local artist who painted scenery for the traveling theater, worked on drop scenes. His mother disapproved of this and tried to keep her son from playing with these "toys." . When John Wenger was several years older, he attended Gihnazia, which is equivalent to high school but on a college level. Throughout his education Wenger excelled in visual arts. The staff at the Gihnazia school encouraged him to apply to the Imperial Art Academy of Odessa for a scholarship. At the age of thirteen, John Wenger became a student at the academy. For Wenger, this was his first time away from home and he found it to be difficult for seve... Read full biography
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About John Wenger: Museums & Collections
Museums & Collections (7)
All MuseumsMuseum of Modern Art, New York
11 West 53rd Street
New York City, NY 10019Museum of the City of New York
1220 Fifth Avenue
New York City, NY 10029National Museum of American Art-Smithsonian
8th and G Streets NW
Washington, DC 20004Phoenix Art Museum
1625 North Central Avenue
Phoenix, AZ 85004-1685The Brooklyn Museum of Art
200 Eastern Parkway
Brooklyn, NY 11238-6052University of New Mexico Art Museum (UNMAM)
203 Cornell Dr SE
Albuquerque, NM 87106