Lennart Anderson

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Lennart Anderson (August 22, 1928 – October 15, 2015) was an American painter. His work has been featured at several major museums, including his first major show at the Delaware Art Museum in 1992. He taught on the art faculties of several universities, including Brooklyn College, the Pratt Institute, Yale University, Princeton University, and Columbia University.[1]

Born in Detroit, Michigan, he studied at

Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation grant, and in 1961 was awarded the Rome Prize.[4]

His paintings and drawings are included in the collections of the

In the fall of 2021, a retrospective of Anderson's work opened at The New York Studio School of Drawing, Painting and Sculpture.[8] An 84-page hardcover catalog was also published, featuring essays from Paul Resika, Martica Sawin, Jennifer Samet, and Susan Jane Walp.[9] A version of the exhibition subsequently traveled to The Lyme Academy of Fine Arts, opening in January, 2022.[10] In the spring of 2022, The Southern Utah Museum of Art (SUMA) at Southern Utah University announced that the retrospective would open there in June, 2023.[11]

References

  1. ^ William Grimes (October 19, 2015). "Lennart Anderson, Painter Who Put Modern Twist on the Masters, Dies at 87". The New York Times.
  2. ^ "National Academicians | National Academy | National Academy Museum". Archived from the original on November 9, 2014. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
  3. ^ "John Simon Guggenheim Foundation - Lennart Anderson". www.gf.org.
  4. ^ "Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts, a College of the University of New Haven about news renowned_painter_lennart_anderson_selected_honorary_degree_recipient". www.lymeacademy.edu.
  5. ^ "Anderson, Lennart". National Academy of Design. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
  6. ^ "Lennart Anderson | Nude Study | Drawings Online | The Morgan Library & Museum". September 13, 2022.
  7. ^ "The Louis-Dreyfus Family Collection". www.ld-collection.org.
  8. ^ "Lennart Anderson: A Retrospective - New York Studio School".
  9. ^ "Lennart Anderson: A Retrospective - Catalog - New York Studio School".
  10. ^ "Lennart Anderson: A Retrospective - Lyme Academy of Fine Arts".
  11. ^ "Lennart Anderson: A Retrospective | SUU".

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