Edouard Vysekal (1890 – December 2, 1939) was a Bohemia-born American painter and art educator.[1] He was active in Chicago and Southern California.
Edouard Antonin Vysekal | |
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| Born | March 17, 1890 |
| Died | December 2, 1939 (aged 49) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Other names | Edward Antonin Vysekal |
| Occupation | Painter |
| Employer(s) | School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Art Students League of Los Angeles, Otis College of Art and Design |
| Spouse | Luvena Vysekal |
| Relatives | Ella Buchanan (sister-in-law) |
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Biography
editVysekal was born on March 17, 1890, in Kutná Hora, Bohemia, Austro-Hungarian Empire. He was born into a family of artists.[2] Vysekal began his art education in Prague.[2] Around 1907, he moved to St Paul, Minnesota to join his father.[2] Later studying at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) under John Vanderpoel, Stanton MacDonald-Wright, Harry Mills Walcott, and Morgan Russell.[2]
He taught at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (from 1912 to 1914) and around 1914, he married a student Luvena Buchanan.[2][3] The couple moved to Southern California after marriage.[2]
Additionally he taught at the Art Students League of Los Angeles, and the Otis College of Art and Design (formally Otis Art Institute; from 1922 to 1939).[4] His work is in the permanent collection of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.[5]
Further reading
edit- Yoshiki-Kovinick, Marian (2011). Love Never Fails: The Art of Edouard and Luvena Vysekal. Pasadena, California: Pasadena Museum of California Art. ISBN 9781450790291. OCLC 764728125.
References
edit- ^ "Friends Honor Artist's Memory: Edouard A. Vysekal's Work as Teacher and Craftsman Praised". The Los Angeles Times. December 11, 1939. p. 6. Retrieved July 25, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c d e f "Edouard Antonin Vysekal - Biography". AskArt.com. Archived from the original on 2015-09-05. Retrieved 2021-03-13.
- ^ "Luvena Vysekal newspaper clippings and photos relating to Edouard Vysekal, 1910-1942". Archives of American Art. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
- ^ "Luvena Vysekal newspaper clippings and photos relating to Edouard Vysekal, 1910-1942". Archives of American Art. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
- ^ "Edouard Antonin Vysekal". LACMA. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
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