Isaac Soyer
| Isaac Soyer | |
|---|---|
| Born |
April 26, 1902 Borisoglebsk [1] or Tambov [2](disputed), Russia |
| Died |
July 8, 1981 Manhattan, New York, United States of America |
| Nationality | American |
| Known for | Painter |
| Notable work | Employment Agency, Portrait of My Father, Rebecca, and The Art Beauty Shop |
| Movement | Social realist |
Isaac Soyer (April 26, 1902 – July 8, 1981) was a social realist painter and often portrayed working-class people of New York City in his paintings. [3]
Biography
He was the fourth of six children; his older twin brothers Moses Soyer and Raphael Soyer were also painters. In 1912, his parents emigrated from Russia to New York.[2] In his life, he created several paintings, the most notable being "Employment Agency".
A WPA artist, Soyer's "Employment Agency" reveals the social realities of the years of the Great Depression.
Soyer worked at a number of institutions in his life, mostly teaching art:
- Bell Aircraft Corporation in Buffalo, New York during World War II
- Albright Art School at Buffalo, New York during the years 1941-44
- Art Institute of Buffalo and Niagara Falls Art School during the 1940s
- Educational Alliance Art School in New York during the 1950s
- Brooklyn Museum School in New York City during the 1960s
- New School for Social Research in 1968
- Art Students League of New York in 1969[4]
Isaac Soyer painted portraits of friends and relatives and vignettes of working-class life. Several of his principal works are in the collections of important museums such as the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Brooklyn Museum, the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, New York, and the Dallas Museum of Art.
Soyer died of a heart attack at Lenox Hill Hospital on July 8, 1981 at age 79 and was residing in Manhattan at the time. [5]
References
- ↑ "Soyer". The Columbia Encyclopedia. 2001. Retrieved 2007-04-26.
- 1 2 "Isaac Soyer". Crystal Reference Encyclopedia. 2006. Retrieved 2007-04-26.
- ↑ "Isaac Soyer". Smithsonian American Art Museum. 2007. Retrieved 2007-04-26.
- ↑ "Isaac Soyer". The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001. Retrieved 2007-04-28.
- ↑ "Isaac Soyer, a Painter Of the American Scene". New York Times. 16 July 1981. Retrieved 2007-04-26.