Jacob Alexander Elshin (December 30, 1892[2] – 1976) was an American artist. Born in Saint Petersburg, Russia,[3] he served as an officer in the Imperial Russian Army, and may have been a student at the St. Petersburg Academy. He arrived in Seattle in 1923 where he was described as a "straight pictorialist".[4] His art was commissioned by the Works Progress Administration's Federal Art Project, where he worked with Mark Tobey, Helmi Juvonen, and others.[5] He also provided services to the U.S. Treasury Department's Section of Painting and Sculpture.[6] Elshin socialized with other artists at the Chinese Art Club.[7] He died in Seattle in 1976.[3]
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References
edit- ^ "Renton-Highland Branch Library Mural – Renton WA". The Living New Deal. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
- ^ Gilbert, Dorothy B., ed. (1959). Who's Who in American Art. New York: R. R. Bowker Company. p. 168.
- ^ a b Wall text in "No Longer Forgotten: Uncovering the Stories of WPA Artists in the Northwest", Tacoma Art Museum, 2020
- ^ Cumming 1984, p. 159.
- ^ Wehr 2000, p. 285.
- ^ "Jacob Elshin mural is discovered at West Seattle High School in May 2000". Essay 3441. HistoryLink.org. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
- ^ Chang et al. 2008, p. 68.
- Bibliography
- Chang, Gordon H.; Johnson, Mark Dean; Karlstrom, Paul J.; Spain, Sharon (2008). Asian American Art: A History, 1850-1970. Stanford University Press. ISBN 978-0-8047-5752-2.
- Cumming, William (1984). Sketchbook: A Memoir of the 1930s and the Northwest School. University of Washington Press. ISBN 978-0-295-98560-2.
- Wehr, Wesley (2000). The Eighth Lively Art: Conversations with Painters, Poets, Musicians & the Wicked Witch of the West. University of Washington Press. ISBN 978-0-295-97956-4.
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