Jack Youngerman
Jack Youngerman | |
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Born | |
Died | February 19, 2020 Stony Brook, New York, U.S. | (aged 93)
Nationality | American |
Known for | Painter |
Movement | Minimal, Abstract, Ragged Edge |
Website | http://www.jackyoungerman.org |
Jack Albert Youngerman (March 25, 1926 – February 19, 2020) was an American artist known for his constructions and paintings.[1][2]
Biography
Jack Youngerman was born in 1926 in
Career
In 1950, Youngerman had his first group exhibition, Les Mains eblouies at
In 1951 he mounted his first one-person exhibition at Galerie Arnaud in Paris. During this time he met the French artist,
In 1956 he designed sets for the French actor and director, Jean-Louis Barrault's production of Georges Schehaed's Histoire de Vasco. The American art dealer Betty Parsons visited Youngerman's Paris studio that summer, where she encouraged him to move to New York City.
In December 1956, he returned to the U.S. with his wife, Delphine Seyrig, and son; they rented a space in lower Manhattan's Coenties Slip, an area of largely abandoned loft buildings that would become a legendary artists' colony. There his friends and neighbors included Robert Indiana, Jasper Johns, Ellsworth Kelly, Agnes Martin, and Robert Rauschenberg.
Youngerman's first one-person show at Betty Parsons Gallery marked his 1958 New York City debut.[4] His development was unique among his peers, with elemental forms and fluid contours that marked his canvasses through the 1950s with imagery often emanating from a central core. Early in his growth the forms were organic; sometimes botanical in nature. He worked in thick black pigment as if it resided within the color spectrum.
His career continued its ascent with exhibitions at the
In 2019, Youngerman premiered a body of work titled "Cut-Ups" at Washburn Gallery in New York City.[6] His final exhibition, Jack Youngerman, "Works on Paper," 1954 - 2019, took place at The Drawing Room in East Hampton, NY.[7]
Recognition
Jack Youngerman was the recipient of numerous awards from organizations including the National Council of Arts and Sciences, United States / Japan Exchange Fellowship, National Endowment for the Arts, National Academy of Design, the American Academy in Rome, Guild Hall Museum Lifetime Achievement Award, the Barnett and Annalee Newman Foundation, and the Lee Krasner Award/Pollock-Krasner Foundation.
Personal life
In 1950, Youngerman married the French actress Delphine Seyrig (1932–1990).
Youngerman died of complications from a fall in Stony Brook, New York on February 19, 2020, at the age of 93.[8] He is survived by wife, Hilary Helfant, son Duncan (and partner Sunniva), and grandchildren Selina, Dylan, Marlon, and Errol.
Frank Stella said of his friend Youngerman, "I miss Jack and I miss the enthusiasm and touch that made his paintings so striking. It was as though beauty was imprinted into the canvas of our time." February 20, 2020
Public collections
Youngerman's art is represented in public and private collections across the globe, including:
- Boca Raton Museum of Art, Boca Raton, FL
- Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, PA
- Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, OH
- Denver Art Museum, Denver, CO
- Edith Green-Wendell Wyatt Federal Building, Portland, OR
- Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum, Minneapolis, MN
- Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller Empire State Plaza Art Collection, Albany, NY
- High Museum, Atlanta, GA
- Hunter Museum of Art, Chattanooga, TN
- Marion Koogler McNay Art Museum, San Antonio, TX
- Michael C. Carlos Museum, Atlanta, GA
- Neuberger Museum of Art, Purchase, NY
- Newark Museum, Newark, NJ
- North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, NC
- The Phillips Collection, Washington, DC
- Reynolds Metals Corporation, Richmond, VA
- San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, SF, CA
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington DC
- Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, NY
- University of Michigan Museum of Art, Ann Arbor, MI[9]
- Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN
- Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY
- Wright Museum of Art, Beloit, WI
- Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, CT[10]
Exhibitions
Solo exhibitions
- 1981- Washburn Gallery, New York[11]
- 1986- Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York[12]
- 2019 - "Cut-Ups, "Washburn Gallery, New York[13]
- 2019 - "Works on Paper," 1954 - 2019, The Drawing Room, East Hampton, New York[14]
References
- ^ "Jack Youngerman, Distinctively Abstract Artist, Dies at 93". The New York Times. February 20, 2020.
- ^ Raynor, Vivien (May 14, 1982). "ART: THE CEREBRAL FAIRGROUND OF JACK YOUNGERMAN'S SCULPTURE". The New York Times. p. 21. Retrieved March 26, 2012.
- ^ Jack Youngerman profile Archived 2011-07-18 at the Wayback Machine, wolffineart.com; accessed October 5, 2014.
- ^ https://www.artnews.com/art-in-america/aia-reviews/jack-youngerman-60361/
- ^ https://www.moma.org/calendar/exhibitions/2877
- ^ https://www.washburngallery.com/exhibitions/jack-youngerman/press-release
- ^ http://drawingroom-gallery.com/archives/archive_123.shtml
- ^ "Jack Youngerman, Distinctively Abstract Artist, Dies at 93". The New York Times. February 20, 2020.
- ^ "Exchange|Search: artist:"Jack Youngerman"". exchange.umma.umich.edu. Retrieved 2020-12-01.
- ^ Askart.com, Jack Youngerman Public collections
- ^ Raynor, Vivien (May 14, 1982). "ART: THE CEREBRAL FAIRGROUND OF JACK YOUNGERMAN'S SCULPTURE". The New York Times. p. 21. Retrieved March 26, 2012.
- ^ Russell, John (1986-03-07). "ART: JACK YOUNGERMAN AT THE GUGGENHEIM". The New York Times. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
- ^ https://www.washburngallery.com/exhibitions/jack-youngerman/press-release
- ^ http://drawingroom-gallery.com/archives/archive_123.shtml
External links
- Jack Youngerman fine art prices, auction results, auction images
- Jack Youngerman in the permanent collection at the University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Jack Youngerman in the permanent collection at the Smithsonian American Art Museum
- Jack Youngerman in the permanent collection at the McNay Art Museum