Mark Freeman
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| Mark Freeman | |
| Born | 1908 Zaleszczyki, Austria |
|---|---|
| Died | 2003 New York City |
| Occupation | painter and printmaker chronicled the architectural growth of New York City. |
Mark Freeman (1908 – 2003) “a noted artist whose prints and paintings from the 1930’s chronicle a seminal period of New York City’s architectural growth in a style that has been described (by Will Barnet) as a beautiful blend of the poetic and historical.” [1], [2]
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[edit] Biography
Mark Freeman was born in 1908 in Zaleszczyki, Austria and came to New York in January 1923. He died in 2003 in New York City.
[edit] studied
- Columbia College, BA;
- Columbia University, B. Architecture;
- Columbia University, M. Architecture;
- National Academy of Design;
- Sorbonne, Paris, Dipl. Art and Archaeology. [3]
[edit] administrative art offices
- 1972-1988 President, National Society of Painters in Casein and Acrylic
- 1975-1977 President, American Society of Contemporary Artists
- 1975-1976 President, League of Present Day Artists
- 1977-1979 President, Audubon Artists
- 1976-1983 Vice-President, NY|Artists Equity Association
- 1976-1983 Vice-President, Artists Welfare Fund
- 1976-1992 Chairman, Art Committee, Lotos Club
- 1978-1982 Advisory Board, “Who’s Who in American Art”
- 1978-1983 Editor, NY|Artists Equity Newsletter
- 1978-1983 Coordinator, Artists Welfare Fund
- 1983-1988 Consultant,NY|Artists Equity
- 1981-1988 Board of Trustees, Artists Fellowship
- 1988-2003 Advisory Board, Artists Fellowship
- Honorary Life President, AUDUBON ARTISTS
- Honorary Life President, NATIONAL SOCIETY OF PAINTERS IN CASEIN AND ACRYLIC
- Associate Member, NATIONAL ACADEMY OF DESIGN (A.N.A.)
[edit] Selected Exhibitions
- 1968, 1969 Institute of Arts and Letters
- 80 American Prints, State Dept. Traveling Exhibition Europe and North Africa
- International Biennials of Color Lithography
- 1951, 1953, 1955 Cincinnati Museum of Art
- 1964 (solo exhibition) Parrish Art Museum, Southampton, NY
- 15 Artists of the Region, Guild Hall, East Hampton, NY
- New Print Techniques, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA
- Printmakers of Long Island, Parrish Art Museum, Southampton, NY
- South Fork Artists, from Childe Hassam to Jackson Pollock
- Four Printmakers, Guild Hall, East Hampton, NY
- 1990 Detroit Art Institute, Detroit, MI
- 1990 Bergen Art Museum, Paramus, NJ
- 1991 Elliot Art Museum, Stuart, FL
[edit] Represented in Permanent Collections
- Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York City
- British Museum, London, England
- Whitney Museum of American Art, New York City
- Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City
- National Academy of Design, NY
- Brooklyn Museum, NY
- Queens Museum of Art, NY
- Museum of the City of New York
- Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
- Hengeloose Kunstzaal, Holland
- Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
- National Museum of American History (Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
- Butler Institute of American Art, OH
- Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Ithaca, NY
- Norfolk Art Museum, VA
- Elliott Museum, Stuart, FL
- Fort Wayne Art Museum, Indiana
- Holyoke Art Museum, MA
- Springfield Art Museum, MA
- Boston Library, Boston, MA
- Wolfson Foundation, Miami, FL
- Slater art Museum, CT
- Parrish Art Museum, Southampton, NY
- Guild Hall, East Hampton, NY
- Lotus Club, NY
- Wichita Art Museum, Kansas
- St. Vincent’s College, PA
- New Britain Museum of American Art, CT
[edit] References
[edit] Bibliography
- Peter H Falk; Audrey M Lewis; Georgia Kuchen; Veronika Roessler,Who was Who in American Art 1564-1975 ISBN 0932087558 9780932087553
- Mark Freeman,New York:1929-1932 Reaching for the Sky ISBN 0963337408
[edit] External links for image reproduction
- Mark Freeman artworks from artnet.com
