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Ivars Hirss

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Ivars Hiršs
Ivars Hiršs photograph by Alberts Vasils, from the 1974 edition of Jaunā Gaita
Born(1931-07-11)July 11, 1931
DiedMarch 10, 1989(1989-03-10) (aged 57)
NationalityLatvia, American
Known forPainter
MovementGraphics

Ivars Hiršs (1931–1989) was a Latvian-born American painter.

Life and work

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Hiršs was born in Riga, into an extremely wealthy Latvian family of Roberts Hiršs, a textile mill owner. Contrary to his father's wishes that he become a businessman, Hiršs pursued a career in art. The family left Latvia in the late 1930s and moved to Sweden, later continuing on to the United States. There Hiršs graduated with a Masters from the Rhode Island School of Design in 1954.[1]

He continued his studies at the California College of the Arts and Crafts, later moving to San Francisco, where, by the early 1960s he had made a name for himself in graphics, as well as within the greater San Francisco art community.[2] He had several successful exhibits, including one at the Triangle Gallery (San Francisco) in 1962 and another in 1967 at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.[3] His work often included a bright primary color upon which other colors were then superimposed. It also often included Latvian decorations or ornaments.[4]

Hiršs died in 1989 from complications related to alcoholism. With the revival of modernist aesthetics, Hiršs' art has received renewed interest from scholars.

Exhibitions

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Selected major collections

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(in others as well as many private collections)

List of works

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References

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  1. ^ "Ivars Hiršs". timenote.info (in Latvian). Retrieved 2024-01-07.
  2. ^ Jaunā Gaita No. 197, August 1994
  3. ^ Artforum, Vol. II, No. 7, 1964
  4. ^ Jaunā Gaita No. 99, 1974 (http://zagarins.net/JG/jg99/JG99_In_This_Issue.htm)
  5. ^ "The serigraphs of Ivars Hirss. (Edition) | Open Library".
  6. ^ "Serigraphs by Rolf Eiselin and Ivars Hirss (1967 edition) | Open Library".
  7. ^ "Janet Turner Print Museum: Collection: Main Collection". janetturner.org. Archived from the original on 2011-07-26.

Additional reference

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  • American artist, Vol 28, P 63 1964
  • S.F. Art Clippings v.4: 122 - exhibit
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