John Stephan
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John Walter Stephan (1906–1995) was an American painter in the Hard-edge style.[1] His magazine The Tigers Eye was widely read and is considered a lastingly influential magazine of art and literature.[2] He was a contemporary and friends with such notable artists as Mark Rothko, Clyfford Still and William Baziotes
Early life
John Stephan was born in
University of Illinois and later the School of the Art Institute of Chicago
.
Career
After attending the School of the Art Institute of Chicago he worked as an Art Instructor at Jane Addams Hull House, in Chicago and later was a Draftsman, at Western Electric in Chicago. His first solo exhibition was in 1931 with many other solo and group exhibitions of note.
Personal life
He was married to Ruth Walgreen, than Ruth Stephan, who was the daughter of Walgreens founder Charles Rudolph Walgreen.
Notable exhibitions
Notable collections
- Yale University Art Gallery
- Smithsonian American Art Museum
- Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
- Rose Art Museum
References
- ^ "Tate Glossary, Hard-edge painting". Tate Glossary. Retrieved August 8, 2009.
- ^ "Yale bulletin, The Tigers Eye". Yale University. Archived from the original on August 25, 2016. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
External links
Wikiquote has quotations related to John Stephan.
- Interview with John Stephan, ca. 1987 from the Smithsonian Archives of American Art
- John Stephan Biography, Wyeth Alexander galleries
- John Stephan Biography, Rhode Island international film festival
- Askart.com information
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