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Samuel Sunaksy

Samuel Sunaksy (1919 - 1993) was active/lived in CA, California, New York / USA, France.  Samuel Sunaksy is known for Watercolor and gouace painting, teaching, set design.

Samuel Sunasky was a painter, art instructor and Hollywood set designer, who primarily worked in watercolor and gouache. A native of Brooklyn, New York, he studied at the Cooper Union, Pratt Institute and at Beaux Arts in Paris, with Eugene Bridgeman, Laurence Murphy and Nicholai Fechin. Sunasky then taught at Pratt and the Watercolor Association of New York.

From 1942 through 1945, he served in the Army. By 1946, he had arrived in Los Angeles, where he exhibited at the Los Angeles Art Association Galleries at 2425 Wilshire Blvd. in a show entitled, “Watercolors by Seven.” The other artists in the exhibition were Frode Dann, Michael Frary, Leon d’Usseau, Nicholas Brigante, Palmer Schoppe and David Scott. In connection with that show, Herman Reuter of the Los Angeles Evening Citizen cited Sunasky’s Fishing Village as a strong work. He noted, “It is simple and brisk in design, being somewhat reminiscent of an oriental print in this respect, and in addition there i   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 3078 characters.]  Artist bio

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Keywords and Quick Facts for Samuel Sunaksy


   Keywords 
Art Method
  • Painting, Fine Art
  • Theatre Scene Painting, Stage/Set Design for Television and/or Movies
Art MediaArt SubjectArt Teacher
  • Lawrence Murphy
  • Nicolai Fechin
Art School
  • Cooper Union Art School, Cooper School of Design, Student
  • Ecole des Beaux Arts, Paris, Student
  • Pratt Institute of Art, Brooklyn, Teacher
Added Description
  • Art Educator: Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
Exhibition of Art Association
  • California Art Club
  • Los Angeles Art Association-
Exhibition of Museum
  • Los Angeles County Museum of Art

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