Mark Freeman (September 27, 1908 – February 6, 2003) was an Austrian-born American artist, "whose prints and paintings from the 1930s 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]
Mark Freeman | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 27, 1908 |
| Died | February 6, 2003 (aged 94) |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Columbia University Sorbonne National Academy of Design |
| Known for | Painting, Printmaking |
Biography
editFreeman was born in 1908 in Zaleszczyki, Austria, and came to New York City in January 1923.
Freeman had a BA from Columbia College, a Bachelor of Architecture from Columbia University, a Master of Architecture from Columbia, and a Diploma of Art and Archaeology from the Sorbonne in Paris. He also studied at the National Academy of Design.[3]
He and his wife Polly Allen (who died before him) were married for 67 years. They had two sons and seven grandchildren.[1] Freeman died in 2003 in New York City.
Administrative art offices
edit- 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[4]
- 1976-1983 Vice-President, New York City Artists Equity Association
- 1976-1983 Vice-President, Artists Welfare Fund
- 1976-1992 Chairman, Art Committee, Lotos Club, New York
- 1978-1982 Advisory Board, "Who's Who in American Art"
- 1978-1983 Editor, New York City Artists Equity Newsletter
- 1978-1983 Coordinator, Artists Welfare Fund
- 1983-1988 Consultant, New York City Artists Equity
- 1981-1988 Board of Trustees, Artists Fellowship
- 1988-2003 Advisory Board, Artists Fellowship
Awards
edit- 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.)
Selected exhibitions
edit- 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
Represented in permanent collections
edit- 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, the Netherlands
- 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
References
edit- ^ a b Freeman obituary, New York Times (Feb. 16, 2003).
- ^ Freeman, Mark (27 September 1992). Reaching for the sky: New York, 1928-1932 : drawings and prints. Allied Arts Guild. OCLC 27720208 – via Open WorldCat.
- ^ Falk, Peter H; Lewis, Audrey M; Kuchen, Georgia; Roessler, Veronika (27 September 1999). Who was who in American art, 1564-1975: 400 years of artists in America. Sound View Press. OCLC 42517882 – via Open WorldCat.
- ^ "Audubon Artists records, 1944-2001". Research collections. Archives of American Art. 2011. Retrieved 18 Jun 2011.
Bibliography
edit- Peter H Falk; Audrey M Lewis; Georgia Kuchen; Veronika Roessler, Who was Who in American Art 1564–1975 ISBN 0-932087-55-8, ISBN 978-0-932087-55-3
- Mark Freeman, New York 1929–1932: Reaching for the Sky ISBN 0-9633374-0-8