Josef Presser

Josef Presser (1907-1967) was an American artist.

Josef Presser
Born1907 (1907)
Lublin, Poland
Died1967 (aged 59–60)
Paris, France
NationalityAmerican (b. Poland)
EducationSchool of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Known forPainting
Spouse(s)Agnes Hart

Biography

Presser was born in 1907 in Lublin, Poland.[1] He emigrated to the United States at the age of twelve[2] and studied at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.[3] During the 1930s Presser painted murals as part of the Works Progress Administration program. He settled in New York City where he worked as a painter and teacher. He married fellow artist Agnes Hart (1912-1979) in 1941. The couple had studio space in Woodstock, New York.[4][5] He was associated with the New York print studio Atelier 17.[6] Presser died in Paris in 1967.[1]

Presser's work is included in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art,[7] the National Gallery of Art,[8] the Smithsonian American Art Museum,[1] and the Whitney Museum of American Art,[9] His papers are in the Smithsonian Archives of American Art.[5]

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References
  1. "Josef Presser". Smithsonian American Art Museum. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  2. "Josef Presser American WPA/American Scene". Lawrence Fine Art. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  3. "Josef Presser". AskArt. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  4. "Josef Presser and Agnes Hart papers · SOVA". Smithsonian Online Virtual Archives. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  5. "A Finding Aid to the Josef Presser and Agnes Hart papers, 1913-1980, bulk 1940-1980 | Digitized Collection". Archives of American Art. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  6. Moser, Joann (1977). Atelier 17: A 50th anniversary retrospective exhibition. Elvehjem Art Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison. pp. 83–84. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  7. "The Harbor". Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  8. "Josef Presser". Whitney Museum of American Art. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
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