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Lee Hersch

Lee F. Hersch (1896 - 1953) was active/lived in California, Ohio / Spain.  Lee Hersch is known for Landscape, Indian life, abstraction.

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Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Lee Hersch was a painter in realist and abstract styles. In Taos, New Mexico in 1918, he painted scenes with Indians of the Taos Pueblo; in California in the 1930s, he depicted landscapes, and later, living in New York, did oil paintings in complete abstraction.

Lee Hersch studied painting with Henry Keller, Kenyon Cox and Douglas Volk at the Cleveland School of Art and the National Academy of Design. He was a member of the Painters and Sculptors of LA and the Woodstock Art Association. Exhibition venues included the Pennsylvania Academy, the Whitney Museum of American Art and the Salons of America.

Sources:
Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940"
Peter Falk, "Who Was Who in American Art"   ...  [Displaying 750 of 1105 characters.]  Artist bio

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Similar artists

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Keywords and Quick Facts for Lee Hersch


   Keywords 
Exhibition By An Art School
  • The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Art Method
  • Easel Painting
  • Graphic Design, Printmaking, Lithography, Etching, Woodblocks
  • Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
Art MediaArt StyleArt Subject
  • Animals, Mammals
  • Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
  • Indian Figure Prior to 1940
  • Indians, Native American Specialty
  • Indians, Native Americans
  • Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
  • North American/Canadian Frontier, Pioneers
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
  • California Before 1940
  • New Mexico Before 1940
  • Taos, New Mexico Before 1940
  • Woodstock, New York
Art Association
  • Salons of America
  • Society of Independent Artists-
  • Woodstock Art Association, New York
Art Teacher
  • Douglas Volk
  • Henry Keller
  • Kenyon Cox
Art School
  • Cleveland School of Art, Cleveland Institute of Art, Student
  • National Academy of Design School, New York, Student
Chronology
  • Early 20th Century Before 1950
  • Late 20th Century After 1950
Notable Commercial Gallery Representation, Pre 21s
  • Stendahl Galleries, Los Angeles
Exhibition of Art Association
  • National Academy of Design, New York
  • Salons of America-
  • Society of Independent Artists--
  • Woodstock NY Art Association
Exhibition of Museum
  • Art Institute of Chicago
  • Whitney Biennial Museum of American Art

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