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Oscar Van Young

Oscar Van Young (1906 - 1991) was active/lived in California.  Oscar Van Young is known for Urban views, interiors, abstraction.

Biography provided courtesy of "California Watercolors 1850-1970" By Gordon T. McClelland and Jay T. Last.

0scar Van Young (1906-1993)...Born: Vienna, Austria

Studied: Art Academy Odessa (Russia), Academy of Fine Arts (Chicago), California State University (Los Angeles)

Member: California Water Color Society. Oscar Van Young grew up in Vienna. In 1919, he received a scholarship to study art in Odessa, Russia, but after several years of instruction, fled the country because of political unrest. After traveling around Europe, he immigrated to the United States and settled in Chicago, where he continued his art education and began to exhibit his works. In 1940, he moved to California to live in Los Angeles.

Throughout the 1940s and 1950s, he produced and exhibited watercolors depicting local Los Angeles street scenes. In addition, he was an art instructor at the Otis Art Institute and various universities. He also worked as a printmaker, produ   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 2156 characters.]  Artist bio

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