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Peter Alexander

Peter Alexander (1939 - 2020) was active/lived in California.  Peter Alexander is known for Modernist aerial and below water views, painting, sculpture, light and space themes.

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Peter Alexander was born in Los Angeles in 1939. He passed away on the morning of May 26, 2020. He was 81 years old.

His education includes the University of Pennsylvania, 1957-60; Architectural Association, London, England, 1960-62; University of California, Berkeley, 1962-63; University of Southern California, Los Angeles, 1963-64; University of California, Los Angeles, where he received a B.A. degree, 1964-65; and the University of California, Los Angeles, M.F.A. degree, 1965-66.
Alexander became a painter who was influenced by the Light and Space movement in California. His primary subject is the play of light over water and clouds. In paintings and drawings, he has depicted under-water fantasies, shimmering seascapes and dark clouds glowing with sunlight or lightning.

A series of black velvet paintings was deliberate kitsch, with glitter and garish colors. In Alexander's sumptuous yet ordered world of fantasy, colors are often exaggerated, and metallic pigments   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 16849 characters.]  Artist bio

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Facts about Peter Alexander

   Publications  Book References:  34
Magazine References:  1

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1 Miscellaneous Magazine References for Peter Alexander
Magazine Article Date Author Color
ARTnews Reviews December 1994 AN editors Yes
34 Book References for Peter Alexander
Year Author Title Pages Color
2005 AskART.com Inc. -
Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005 479 No
2005 Davenport, Ray Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition 2421 No
2004 Hickey, Dave; Diane Moran Helen Lundeberg and the Illusory Landscape: Five Decades of Painting 136 Yes
2004 McGowan, Alison C (Editor) Who's Who in American Art, 2004 2003 - 2004 (25th Edition) 1512 No
2000 Fuglie, Gordon Representing L.A.: Pictorial Currents in Southern California Art
(Exhibition catalog)
29 Yes
1999 Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor) Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes 3724 No
1998 Moure, Nancy Dustin Wall California Art: 450 Years of Painting & Other Media 560 Yes
1997 Marquis Who's Who Who's Who in American Art, 1997-1998 1515 No
1996 Hopps, Walter (others) American Images/The SBC Collection of 20th Century American Art 320 Yes
1995 Lucie-Smith, Edward Art Today 512 Yes
1995 Stein, Donna Between Reality and Abstraction California Art at the End of the Century
(Exhibition catalog)
64 Yes
1993 Bowker R R Who's Who in American Art, 1993-1994, 20th Edition (American Federation of Arts) 1473 No
1993 Laguna Art Museum 75 Works, 75 Years Collecting the Art of California
(Exhibition catalog)
139 Yes
1989 Hopkins, Henry California Painters/New Work 143 Yes
1988 Marrow, Marva Inside the L A Artist 104 Yes
1987 Cummings, Paul Dictionary of Contemporary American Artists (5th Edition) 653 No
1986 Jaques Cattell Press Who's Who in American Art-1986 1986 1292 No
1985 DuPont, Diana, K Holland San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Paintings and Sculpture Collection 402 Yes
1985 Krantz, Les American Artists: An Illustrated Survey of Leading Contemporary Americans 347 Yes
1985 Lucie-Smith, Edward American Art Now 160 Yes
1984 Opitz, Glenn B (editor) Dictionary of American Sculptors: 18th Century to Present 656 No
1983 Gibson, Dunn & Critcher A Century of California Landscapes 52 Yes
1983 List, Clair The 38th Corcoran Biennial of American Painting Second Western States Exhibition
(Exhibition catalog)
93 Yes
1983 Los Angeles Mun Art Gallery Peter Alexander A Decade of Sunsets
(Exhibition catalog)
32 Yes
1983 Walker, Barry The American Artist as Printmaker
(Exhibition catalog)
144 Yes
1981 Art Center College of Design Decade Los Angeles Painting in the Seventies
(Exhibition catalog)
108 Yes
1981 Ball, Maudette Southern California Artists 1940-1980
(Exhibition catalog)
66 Yes
1980 Feinblatt, Ebria/Bruce Davis Los Angeles Prints 1883-1980
(Exhibition catalog)
111 No
1978 California State U Long Beach Frederick Weisman Collection California Art
(Exhibition catalog)
64 Yes
1977 Ekdahl, Janis American Sculpture A Guide to Information Sources 260 No
1976 San Francisco Mus Modern Art Painting & Sculpture in California The Modern Era 272 Yes
1974 Plagens, Peter Sunshine Muse Contemporary Art on the West Coast 200 Yes
1973 Van Der Marck, Jan American Art Third Quarter Century
(Exhibition catalog)
138 Yes
1968 Portland Art Museum The West Coast Now Current Work from the Western Seaboard
(Exhibition catalog)
160 No
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