A Abadi, Fritz Acker, Alice Adamcik, Rob Adams, Loring Adams, Mark Adler, Lewis Adler, Samuel Lewis

 

 

 

ARTIST FIRST	ARTIST MIDDLE	ARTIST LAST	BIOGRAPHY
Fritz		Abadi	(born 1915)  Studied at ASL and with Nahum Tschacbasov.  Member of: AEA, Brooklyn Soc. Artists, NAWA, ASL.  Exhibited at: NAWA (prizes), Univ. Illinois, CI, LOC, BM, WMAA, City Center Gal., Argent Gal. and Van Dieman-Lilienfeld Gal.  Works at Butler Inst. Am. Art. Listed in Who was Who in American Art (1975, Polk).
Alice		Acker	Boston artist
Rob		Adamcik	Represented by the Lyman-Eyer Gallery, 349 Commercial St. Well collected artist.  Has also exhibited at the Schoolhouse Gallery, Icon Gallery '97, Kongers Gallery, Boston '98.
Loring		Adams	Painter of the 19th/20th century.  Exhibited at Boston Art Club, 1900, 1902, 1905. Listed in Who' was Who's Who in American Art.
Mark		Adams	Represented by the Schoolhouse Gallery, Provincetown. Mark Adams is an artist and cartographer living in Truro. His ink and watercolor sketches of Cape Cod combine visual art and science. He teaches students how to sketch nature at Castle Hill, Provincetown Art Association and to Cape Cod high school students.
Lewis		Adler	Studied at Art Students League, taught at Hudson School  Museum, shows in Palm Springs and Beverly Hills.  Currently lives in Mexico.
Samuel	Marcus	Adler	(1898-1979) Studied at NAD with Leon Kroll, Charles Louis Hutton. Member of AEA (Pres., NY Chapter, 1954-55), Woodstock Artists Assoc. Exhibited at: PAFA (J. Henry Schiedt Mem. Prize), Univ. Illinois, American Painting Today, MMA, AIC, WMAA (purchase award), Art USA and many others including 23 solo shows, Frank Rehn Gallery, NY, Ford Found. (award). Works at: WMAA, Nat. Collection Fine Arts, Smithsonian Inst., Hirshorn Mus., Brooklyn Mus., Munson-Williams-Proctor Inst. Well listed.
Virginia	Morris	Adolph	(1880-?) Studied at London Sch. Art and PAFA. Member of Queensboro Soc. Allied AC., Wolfe ACE, Am. Ar. Prof. Lg., Studio Gld (1937). Exhibited at Ogunquit ME, Art Center in 1936, Studio Guild, NYC in 1937, Queensboro Soc. Allied AD, National AC (1939), Salons of America. Listed in Who was Who in American Art, 1975.
Nicolai		Afonchikov (Afon)	Early Provincetown artist whose works in part of PAAM permanent collection and many collections here and abroad.
Yakov		Agam	(born 1928)  Israeli artist and sculptor with worldwide fame, best known for his optical and kinetic art.  Studied at Acad. of Art and Design, Jerusalem.  First solo exhibition was at Galerie Graven (1953, Paris) which established him as a leading pioneer of the Le Mouvement.  He showed alongside artist like Alexander Calder.  Worldwide musems and collections include his work.  In 1996, was awarded the Jan Amos Comenius Medal by UNESCO.
Raynor		Ahmuty	(b.1922)  Studied at RI School of Design under Price Dodge, teacher also. Exhibited at Providence Art Club 90's, was also President and life member. Member of PAAM, countless collections.  This is the first time he has participated in these auctions.
Maud		Ainslie	(1870-1960) Studied with AW Dow and William Zorach.  Member of Louisville AA and PAAM.  Exhibited at PAAM 1917, Louisville AC, 1943, 1954 and AR Hite Institute (solo show-1951).  Better known for her wood block prints.  Very well listed in Who's Who, Askart.com and Davenport's.
Ernest		Albert	(1857-1946) Studied: Old Montague Art Sch. (1872 with JB Whittaker, Brooklyn Art Sch. (won Graham Art Medal). Member of: ANA, NAC (life member), All. AA (founder, 1914), SC, AWCS, Grand Central Gal., New Rochelle AA, CAFA, Old Lyme AA, New Haven PCC, Silvermine GA, New Canaan Soc. Artists, Amer. Soc. Scenic Painters (founder and 3rd VP), Chicago Soc. Artists. Exhibitions: Brooklyn AA, NAD, Allied AA, Pan-Pac. Expo, Silvermine Ga., New Canaan Soc. Artists, Highland Park Art Mus., Babcock GA., Grand Rapids Mus., Grand Central Art Gal., Rockefeller Center, Vose Galleries and many others. Works at: Colby College. He changed his name from Ernest Albert Brown to Ernest Albert in 1879 for professional reasons. Also scenic painter and designer for Brooklyn Theatre. Very well listed in Who was Who in American Art, 1975.
Ramon		Alcolea	(born 1958)  Represented by the School House Gallery, Provincetown.  Member of PAAM and also in the permanent collection.  Exhibitions are international and has had several group shows, solo shows from as far away as Hawaii.  Well listed.
John	G.	Aldrich	(20th Century) Providence artist.  Member of Providence AA.  Exhibited at Salons of American.  Listed in Who's Who.
Courtney		Allen	(1869-1969)  Studied at the Corcoran Art Sch., NAD and with Charles Hawthorne, C.C. Curan, Felix Mahoney and WH Bicknell.  Member of Beachcombers, Provincetown AA (pres., 1952-52 and 56-58).  Exhibits include: Allied Artists Am., PAAM, Chrysler Art Mus., Provincetown Historical Mus.  Works at: Nat. Mus. Amer. History.  He began illustrating juvenile magazines and later Colliers, Sat. Evening Post and other magazines.  Was trustee of Chrysler Art Museum in Provincetown (1960-68) and pres. Truro Hist. Soc. in 1969.  Known as an illustrator, sculptor, painter, etcher, and printmaker.  Listed in Who was Who in American Art.
Greta		Allen (Dietz)	(1881-?)  Boston portrait painter.  Studied at: Mass. Sch. of Art with Joseph deCamp, BMFA Sch. w/Frank Benson and George Noyes.  Member of Copley Society, Boston AC.  Exhibits include: Milwaukee AI (1930, solo),  Boston AC, Copley Society, Boston SAC (1897-1927), Irving and Casson Gal., Boston, PAFA (1918), Jordan Marsh Co.  Well listed.
Mary	Cecil	Allen	(1893-1960)  Studied at ASL, 1935.  Exhibited at S. Indp. A.  Was active in Provincetown in the 1950's and 60's.  Listed in Who was Who in American Art.
Eloise		Allenwsworth	Boston painter.  Listed.
Marge		Alligretti	Was represented by the Swansboro Gallery in Wellfleet.  Well known Cape Cod artist.
Harold		Altman	Well listed artist with worldwide museum listings and countless shows in PAFA, WMAA, MoMA. BMFA, BMA, MMA.
Ernie		Amaral	Well known local artist and in Florida with many showing and galleries (Renaissance III) in the past in Provincetown. Known for his mosaic style paintings. Private collections include Bill Gates and Microsoft.  Had a patron who sponsored his painting career.
Gregory		Amenoff	(born 1948)  Represented by the Salander O'Reilly Galleries, NY, Nielsen Gallery,  Boston, The Gerald Peters Gallery,  Santa Fe and Vidal St. Phalle Galerie,  Paris.  Studied at Beloit Coll. (BA), Mass. College of Art (Honorary Doctorate).  Recipient of countless awards from numerous organizations including NEA, Amer. Acad. of Arts & Letters, NY State Council, Tiffany Found., The Artists Found. of Mass.  His exhibitions are very extensive. Works of his can be found at Whitney Mus., MFA, Boston, MoMA, the Met.  He has been a Professor of Art at Columbia since 1994 and holds the Eve and Herman Gelman Chair of Visual Arts.  Taught at The School of Visual Arts, NY, RISD, Yale and others.  He has served as President of the NAD since 2001.
Wally		Ames	Connecticut artist, extensive shows and well listed
Vincent		Amicosante	Represented by the Harmon Studio Gallery, Wellfleet. Although this artist has had countless exhibitions and articles written about him and his work, difficult to find printed biographical information on him.
Allyn		Amundson	The only reference I could find was on a website where he visited Boston in 1961 with fellow artist friend Jerome Mallman and that Allyn has passed.
Anne	P.	Anderson	(20th century)  Studied at: AIC, Chicago Academy, FA and with Charles Hawthorne and Hugh Breckenridge.  Member: Chicago SE, Swedish-Am AA, North Shore AL.  Exhibited at: AIC, 1926,.  Known for her etchings, block prints and painter.  Born in Elgin, IL.
Laura		Anderson	(late 20th century)  Represented by  The Chase Gallery, Boston.  Studied under Wolf Kahn, Wayne Thiebaud, RISD, Hartford Art School.  Exhibits include Parkersburg Art Museum, WV, Springfield Museum FA, DeCordova Museum, Fitchburg Art Museum with awards, 1979,80,81.  Galleries include Chase Gallery, Boston, National Arts Club, Gallery East, and many other shows and awards.  Extremely well known Boston artist.
Lisa		Anderson-Bisson	(b.1955)  Studied at Tufts Univ. and MFA, Boston (1986-1990).  Exhibited: Brush with History Gallery, (solo, 1986, Animal Rights Education), Art Alive Gallery, Lowell, Ma. (1980, The Christmas) PAAM, MFA, Bank of Boston.  Awards from Kodak, Lowell Sun, Chaser Bar, Provincetown and others.  Cover of Provincetown Magazine (photo contest, 1998, May) and Kodak Intl. Newspaper Snapshot Awards (1988, Lowell Sun, 1rst place "Untitled and 3rd place "King Richard).  Recently relocated to Provincetown.
Tom		Antonelli	Represented by the Antonelli Gallery, Provincetown.
Chuck		Anzalone	(born 1951) Represented by the Lyman-Eyer Gallery, Provincetown. Studied at Art Institute, Boston, 1972 (graduate), Mass. College of Art and Cape Cod School of Art with Griffel. Shows and exhibitions include; Thanassi Gallery, Provincetown, Alumni Show, AIB, 92,Jacob Fanning Gallery, Wellfleet, 1993-95, Charles Baltivik Gallery, Provincetown, 1996-2001, The Art House, Brewster, 2002, Studio 34, Provincetown, 2002.  Several juried shows at PAAM.  Well collected artist.
Betsy		Arvidson	Studied at: Ringling Sch. Of Art, Fl., ASL, NAD Sch. of FA. Exhibits include: Phoenix Rising Printmaking Coop. Grp. Exh., Columbus Cult. Art Center, Ohio, Ohio Dominican Coll., Wehrle Gall., Bradshaw house Gall., Alabama, Gallery on Second, NY, Cooley Gall., Ct., Susan Conway Carroll Gall., Wash., DC, Morningstar Gall., NY, solo exhi. Wehrle Gall., Ohio Dominican Coll. Works in many private collections.
Carl		Ashby	(20th Century Painter)  New York Address, exhibited at WMAA, 1947 and 1948 and at Corcoran Gallery, 1947. Listed in Who was Who in American Art.
Elise		Asher	(1914-2004)  Wrote poetry until 1947 when she started to paint illegible words onto canvas creating a gestural pattern. Later she painted similar script onto transparent plexi-glass panels, adding fantasy-like birds and other forms.  Had a recent retrospective at FAWC.  Married to Poet Stanley Kunitz.  Listed in Who was Who in American Art.
Eve		Aspenwall	(born 1951)  Studied at Massachusetts College of Art,  Boston (74-78, BFA and Distinction award.)  Countless exhibitions.
Judith		Austen	Studied at Pratt Institute (BFA), Bank Street College (Masters), Boston Univ. (MFA, Art).  Exhibits are numerous in Boston area (10 1-woman shows and several group shows).  Teaches art in schools.  Studio located in Newton, Ma.
Leroy	Milton	Avery, Doctor	(1841-1906) Martha's Vineyard, Quisset, Ma. artist. Very active in New Bedford, MA. Studied at Columbia College, 1862, Bellevue Hospital College, 1866 but primarily self taught as an artist. Member of NYEC (founder, 1877, pres., 1877-79). Exhibits include: Boston AC, 1882, Brooklyn AA, 1883. Works at: Print Dept., NYPL has a selection of his best works and tools. He came every summer to Nonquitt, MA. He was also a friend of R. Swain Gifford. He made several hundred etchings, mostly landscapes and later turned to pastels. Listed in Who was Who among other places.
Milton		Avery	(1885-1965) Studied at Connecticut League of Art Students under Charles Noel Flagg.  Member of Fed. Modern P & S, Independent Artists and Woodstock AA.  Exhibited at S. Indianapolis, 1927-34, PAFA, 1929-64, CAFA, 1930 (prize), AIC, 1932, Durand-Ruel Gallery, NYC, 1943-50, Corcoran Gallery, 1941-63, BM, Newark Museum, Albright Art. Gal., WMAA, BMA, 1949 (prize), Ford Foundation, BMA (retrospective), Smithsonian Institute, Wadsworth Atheneum, NYC WPA Art, Salons of America and many others.  Works at: MMA, WMAA, MoMA, NMAA, Newark Museum, BM, Phillip's College, PAFA, Albright Art Gallery.  One of nation's pioneering colorist.  Active in Provincetown, 1956 and 1960.  Very well listed artist.
Grace		Aznive	New Bedford Artist
David		Azuz	(1909 - 1970) Studied at Art Student League, exhibited at PAFA, WMAA (award winner), MMA, NY,  VMFA, Boston Museum and many more, collections include Guggenheim, MoMA, NYPL, Denver Art Museum, and many more, extremely well listed, taught at Brooklyn Museum Art School.  Well listed.
Kathy		B. C.	Wife of Jurek, the artist, also exhibited at PAAM.
Barbara		Babcock	Was represented by the DuBarry Gallery in Provincetown in the 1980's.
Otto	Henry	Bacher	(1856-1909). Studied at: Royal Acad., Munich (late 1870's), Academie Julian, Paris with Boulanger and Lefebvre, Carolus-Duran also in Paris, Frank Duveneck in Florence (etching) and with Whistler in Venice (etching).  Member of: ANA, SAA, SI, Soc. Painter-Etchers, London (fellow).  Exhibits include: NAD, 1880-93, Soc. Painters-Etchers, 1881, BMFA, 1881, Boston AC, 1884,88, Paris Salon, 1886, PAFA, Pan-Am. Expo, LA Purchase Expo, Parrish AM.  Works at: BMFA, NYPL.  Considered one of the "Duveneck Boys". Traveled to Venice with James Abbott McNeil Whistler with his own printing press.   Listed in Who was Who.
Peggy	Margaret Frances	Bacon	(1895-1987)  Studied at: NY School of Applied Design for Women, Jonas Lie's Summer Landscape Sch., with Howard Giles (1914-15), and in Provincetown with Andrew Dasburg and BJO Nordfeldt (1915-17).  Also at ASL with John Sloan, George Bellows and KH Miller.  Member of: Whitney Studio Club, NAD, SAGA, NIAL and Woodstock Artists Assc.  Exhibited at: Whitney Studio, WMAA, Joseph Brummer Gallery, NYC, Stieglitz's Intimate Gallery, and at Montross Ga., Anderson Gal., E. Weyhe Gal, Downtown Gal., Rhen Gal, Kraushaar Gal, and American Group Retro., 1942.  Also at Ogunquit, MN (solo, 1979), NCFA, Salons of America, AIC, NIAL and Butler Inst.  Won a Guggenheim Fellowship, 1934.  Many awards and prizes.  Works at: Guild Hall, East Hampton, NY, MMA, WMAA, BM, MoMA, NMAA, Woodstock Artists Assc. She was a well known children's book illustrator and satirical caricatures of the New York City art world in the 1920's and 30's.  Countless books, articles and extremely well listed.
Ruth		Baderian	(born 1927) Studied at ASL, scholar.  Also with Jean Liberte, Harry Sternberg and Barbara Vasilieff. Member of Am. Artists Prof. League, Hudson VAlley AA, Wolfe Art Culb, NY Nat. Art League.  Exhibits include: Am. Art. League, NY, 1966-72 (prizes 70-71), Hudons Valley AA, 1966-72, Am. WCS, 1970-72, Knickerbocker Artists, NY, 1971-72.  Works at: Sen. John D. Caemmerer Coll., Long Island Lighting Company.  Well listed in Who's Who, AskArt.com.
LaForce		Bailey	(1893-1962) Studied with William M. Hekking, Charles Hawthorne, John R. Frazier. Member of AIA, Provincetown AA, AWCS, Wash. WC, CI, Phila. WC CI. Exhibits include: AIC (frequently from 1928), AWCS,. Works at Murals, Ill. Century of Progress Exp. Listed in Who was Who in American Art, 1975 edition.
T.		Bailey	Ficticious Marine Painter, many paintings emerged from Boston and Winthrop between 1910 and 1938. The inventor of this name was Morris Hambro (1860-1938).
Oliver	F.	Baker	(1856-1939).  He exhibited at the Boston AC in 1897 and 1900.
Richard		Baker	Represented by the Albert Merola Gallery.  Well listed and collected artist.
Susan		Baker	Represented by Susan Baker Museum in Truro, extremely well known and collected artist of Cape Cod, in many collections and illustrations of local books.
Edith	E.	Baldwin	(1870 - ?) Studied at Acad. Colarossi, Paris, Academie Julian, with T. Robert-Fleury, Gustav Courtois, also with Henry Mosler and Julian Rolshoven in Paris. Exhibited at SNBA (1891), Soc. American Artists, Salon de Champ de Mars, Paris, in Worcester (1903). Known as a painter and bookbinder, listed in Who was Who in American Art.
Calvin		Balis	(1817-1863) Probably active in New York (New Hartford), 1846-50).  Listed in Who was Who in American Art and Askart.
James		Balla	(born 1956)  Represented by the Albert Merola Gallery, Provincetown.  Born in Norwalk, Ct. and studied at Parson's School of Design.  Exhibits include SF Mus. of Art, PAAM (in permanent collection), Michael Martin Galleries, SF., Carrie Haddad Gallery and others.  Has been reviewed by the Village Voice, the Boston Phoenix and more.  Very collected artist.
Katherine		Baltivik	Represented by the Charles-Baltivik Gallery, Provincetown.
Ellen		Banks	(20th century, died  )  Studied at: Mass Coll. of Art, (BA), BMFA School.  Exhibited at: Dunbarton Galleries, Boston (1962, solo), BMFA,