Seymour Remenick
Seymour Remenick (1923 – December 15, 1999) was an American artist and teacher, mostly known for landscape paintings, but who also painted a variety of other subjects.[1]
Early life and education
[edit]Remenick was born in 1923 in Detroit, Michigan.[2] Remenick studied at the Tyler School of Art in Philadelphia, 1940–1942; the Hans Hofmann School in New York City, 1946–1948; and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) in Philadelphia.[2] He later taught at PAFA from 1977 to 1996.[2]
Career
[edit]Remenick's work has been exhibited at a number of venues, including the Philadelphia Museum of Art,[3] the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts,[4] the Philadelphia School of Painting,[5] the Terenchin gallery in Hudson, New York[6] and the Davis Galleries in New York City.[7]
His paintings have also been auctioned at Christie's, New York.[8] In 2010, the Lancaster Museum of Art held a posthumous exhibition of his works.[9] His paintings have been cataloged by the Smithsonian American Art Museum.[10]
Among the awards he received were a 1955 Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation Grant, the 1960 Altman Landscape Prize from the National Academy of Design (NAD),[11] and a 1960 Hallmark Purchase Award from Hallmark Cards.[12] The NAD elected Remenick an associate member in 1980, and an academician in 1982.[13]
As a teacher at PAFA, he served as mentor to Giovanni Casadei,[14] Robert Dye[15] and others.[16]
Personal life
[edit]Remenick married Diane K. Thommen (1931–2014) in 1950, and they had two children, Richard and Catherine.[17]
Remenick died in 1999 in Philadelphia.[2]
See also
[edit]
- List of American artists
- List of painters
- List of people from Detroit
- List of people from Philadelphia
References
[edit]- ^ Knowles, Laura (October 7, 2010). "Seymour Remenick: a painter who defies categories". Lancaster Online. Retrieved October 14, 2017.
- ^ a b c d "Seymour Remenick". Schwarz Gallery. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
- ^ "Still Life, Artist's Studio". Philadelphia Museum of Art. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
- ^ "Delaware River from Bridge". Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
- ^ Webster, Andrew (October 12, 2017). "The Loaded Brush". Fine Art Connoisseur. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
- ^ [dead link]"Seymour Remenick". The Terenchin, Hudson NY. Retrieved October 18, 2017.
- ^ "Art: Philadelphia View; Seymour Remenick's Water-Colors of City Shown at Davis Galleries". The New York Times. January 16, 1957. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
- ^ "Philadelphia Rooftops". Christie's. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
- ^ "Seymour Remenick: Paintings and Works on Paper. October 1 – November 21, 2010". Lancaster Museum of Art. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
- ^ [dead link]"Cityscape and Bridges". Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved October 18, 2017.
- ^ [dead link]"Artists & Architects". National Academy of Design. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
- ^ Hallmark Art Awards from Hallmark Cards.
- ^ "National Academicians". National Academy of Design. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015.
- ^ Casadei, Giovanni. "Resume". Retrieved October 15, 2017.
- ^ "Robert A. Dye". Robert A. Dye, Fine Art. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
- ^ Zimmerman, Monica. "An Influencer in the Arts: The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts". Incollect Magazine. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
- ^ [dead link]Diane K. Remenick, from Tributes.
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