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Paul Cadmus

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Paul Cadmus (1904 - 1999) was active/lived in Connecticut.  Paul Cadmus is known for Drawing, nude figure, satirical genre, etching.

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Art © Jon F. Anderson, Estate of Paul Cadmus/Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY
 The following was written and compiled by Jean Ershler Schatz, artist and researcher from Laguna Woods, California:


Paul Cadmus was born in New York City on December 17, 1904 and lived and worked in New York City.  He came from an artistic family.  His father was a lithographer who painted in a modest way; his mother did illustrations for children's books; his sister was a designer.  Paul began to draw when he was two and one-half.   When he was fourteen, he entered the National Academy of Design and the Art Students League.  He was the pupil of Joseph Pennell, William Aurbach-Levy, Charles Locke, and Jared French. 

Later he worked for an advertising agency until he had some money; he became the lover of Jared French and the two went to live in Majorca.  When he returned to the United States in 1933, there were no jobs for young artists.  He joined the Public Works of Art Project, forerunner of the Works Progress Admin   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 5528 characters.]  Artist bio

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Artist artworks for sale and wanted

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Similar artists

.  There are 24 similar (related) artists for Paul Cadmus available:    Jared French,  Isabel (Wolff) Bishop,  Reginald Marsh,  Charles Burchfield,  Milton Clark Avery,  Arthur Garfield Dove,  Martin Lewis,  Max Weber,  George Tooker,  Charles Henry Demuth,  Joseph Stella,  John Marin,  John Steuart Curry,  Oscar Bluemner,  Raphael Soyer,  Arthur Bowen Davies,  John French Sloan,  William Zorach,  Edward Hopper,  Rockwell Kent,  Thomas Hart Benton,  Mary Stevenson Cassatt,  Philip Howard (Blashki) Evergood,  Gifford Beal



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Keywords and Quick Facts for Paul Cadmus


   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 SubjectGeography/Places Lived and/or Worked
  • Long Island, New York
Art Association
  • National Academy of Design, Elected Member
Art Teacher
  • Joseph Pennell
  • Kenneth Hayes Miller
Art School
  • Art Students League of New York, Student
  • National Academy of Design School, New York, Student
Chronology
  • Early 20th Century Before 1950
  • Late 20th Century After 1950
Art Collection
  • Bakkom Photo Collection, St. Paul, Minnesota (2)
  • Ken Trevey Collection
  • Sara Roby Foundation
  • Susan & Herbert Adler Collection
Added Description
  • Figure Specialty
  • Genre Specialty
  • LIFE Magazine Featured Artist
  • Mural Specialty
  • Narrative Specialty
  • Nude Figure Specialty
  • Printmaking Specialty
  • WPA Artist, Federal Art Project, Murals and Easel Paintings
Exhibition of Art Association
  • National Academy of Design, New York
Exhibition of Museum
  • Art Institute of Chicago
  • Brooklyn Museum of Art
  • Carnegie Institute, International Exhibition
  • Corcoran Gallery and/or Art School, Washington DC
  • Museum of Modern Art, New York
  • Whitney Biennial Museum of American Art

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