Seymour Remenick (1923 – December 15, 1999) was a Philadelphia-based artist and teacher, mostly known for landscapes, but who also painted a variety of other subjects.[1]
Remenick studied at the Tyler School of Art in Philadelphia, 1940–1942; the Hans Hofmann School in New York City, 1946–1948; and the Pennsylvania Academy Fine Arts (PAFA) in Philadelphia.[2] He later taught at PAFA from 1977 to 1996.[2]
Remenick's work was exhibited at a number of venues, including the Philadelphia Museum of Art,[3] the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts,[4] the Philadelphia School of Painting,[5] the Terenchin[6] and the Davis Galleries.[7] His paintings have also been auctioned at Christie's, New York.[8] In 2010, the Lancaster Museum of Art held a posthumous exhibition of his works.[9] His paintings were cataloged by the Smithsonian American Art Museum.[10]
Among the awards he received were a 1955 Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation Grant, the 1960 Altman Landscape Prize from the National Academy of Design (NAD),[11] and a 1960 Hallmark Purchase Award.[12] NAD elected Remenick an associate member in 1980, and an academician in 1982.[13] As a teacher at PAFA, he served as mentor to Giovanni Casadei,[14] Robert Dye[15] and others.[16]
Education and personal life
editRemenick was born in 1923 in Detroit, Michigan, and died in 1999 in Philadelphia.[2] He married Diane K. Thommen (1931–2014) in 1950, and they had two children, Richard and Catherine.[17]
References
edit- ^ Knowles, Laura (7 October 2010). "Seymour Remenick: a painter who defies categories". Lancaster Online. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
- ^ a b c "Seymour Remenick". Schwarz Gallery. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
- ^ "Still Life, Artist's Studio". Philadelphia Museum of Art. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
- ^ "Delaware River from Bridge". Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
- ^ Webster, Andrew (12 October 2017). "The Loaded Brush". Fine Art Connoisseur. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
- ^ "Seymour Remenick". The Terenchin, Hudson NY. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
- ^ "Art: Philadelphia View; Seymour Remenick's Water-Colors of City Shown at Davis Galleries". New York Times. 16 January 1957. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
- ^ "Philadelphia Rooftops". Christie's. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
- ^ "Seymour Remenick: Paintings and Works on Paper. October 1 - November 21, 2010". Lancaster Museum of Art. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
- ^ "Cityscape and Bridges". Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
- ^ "Artists & Architects". The National Academy. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
- ^ Hallmark Art Awards from Hallmark Cards.
- ^ "National Academicians". National Academy. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02.
- ^ Casadei, Giovanni. "Resume". Retrieved 15 October 2017.
- ^ "Robert A. Dye". Robert A. Dye, Fine Art. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
- ^ Zimmerman, Monica. "An Influencer In The Arts: The Pennsylvania Academy Of The Fine Arts". Incollect. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
- ^ Diane K. Remenick, from Tributes.
