Henry Botkin
Henry Botkin | |
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| Born | Henry Albert Botkin 1896 American Modernism |
| Patron(s) | George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin |
Henry Botkin (1896-1983) was born in
American Modernist who served as President of the Federation of Modern Painters and Sculptors from 1957 to 1961. He was an illustrator for The Saturday Evening Post, Harpers, and The Century Magazine.[1][2] Botkin was a cousin and close friend to composers, George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin
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Works
After training at the
Whitney Museum of American Art in New York, 1959. Botkin spoke on the radio, “The Voice of America,” television, lead panel discussions throughout the country, and lectured and taught privately in New York, California, and Provincetown, Massachusetts
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Friendship with George Gershwin
Botkin was a cousin, close friend, and painting teacher to Gershwin. Gershwin collected many of Botkin's paintings, which people said corresponded in mood to Gershwin's music. Martha Severens wrote in her book, The Charleston Renaissance, "The interaction between the two cousins was a dynamic one, and Botkin created paintings that reflect Gershwin's music. Correspondences are found in subject and in style. Both had a genuine interest in
Avery Fisher Hall.[6]
References
- ^ a b "Henry Botkin". Ask Art. Retrieved 30 November 2012.
- ^ a b Barilleaux, Rene (1982). Henry Botkin Paintings, Drawings, Collages. Lafayette Louisiana: School of Art and Architecture. University of Southwestern Louisiana. p. 2.
- ^ "Our Permanent Collection". Paul and Lulu Hilliard University Art Museum. Archived from the original on 29 April 2014. Retrieved 30 November 2012.
- ^ "Art Fact". Lot 823 | Henry Botkin, Abstract, collage and oil. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
- ISBN 0963283650.
- ^ "Childs Gallery". Botkin, Henry. Archived from the original on 9 July 2007. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
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