David Aronson
David Aronson (October 28, 1923 – July 2, 2015) was a painter and Professor of Art at Boston University.
David Aronson
- Born
- 28 October 1923
- Birthplace
- Shilova, Lithuania
- Died
- 2 July 2015
- Place of death
- Natick, Massachusetts
- Education
- Hebrew Teachers College
- Spouse
- Georgianna Nyman
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- painter · designer · draftsperson
- Honours
- Guggenheim Fellowship
- Languages
- English
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Biography
Biography
David Aronson studied at School of the Museum of Fine Arts. The recorded working language is English. Employment is recorded with Boston University. Work by David Aronson is recorded in the collections of Art Institute of Chicago, Museum of Modern Art, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum of Fine Arts Boston and Bryn Mawr College Special Collections. Distinctions recorded are Guggenheim Fellowship.
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The birthplace of David Aronson is recorded as Shilova (Lituanie) by the Bibliothèque nationale de France and as Lietuva by the Getty Union List of Artist Names.
Key facts
Key facts
• Born — 28 October 1923 • Birthplace — Shilova, Lithuania • Died — 2 July 2015 • Place of death — Natick, Massachusetts • Education — Hebrew Teachers College • Spouse — Georgianna Nyman • Illustration — Christ Before Pilate by David Aronson, 1949
Biography
Biography
Aronson was born in Šiluva, Lithuania in 1923 to an Orthodox Jewish family. His father was a rabbi. He taught at Boston University from 1955 to his death in 2015, where he formed the Fine Art Department. As an artist, he exhibited in Chicago, Philadelphia, New York, Los Angeles, Tokyo, Paris, Rome, Berlin and Copenhagen, among others. His work is represented in over forty museums. Aronson's work is associated with the school of Boston Expressionism. Aronson died at the age of 91 on July 2, 2015, from pneumonia and chronic heart failure.
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David Aronson lived from 28 October 1923 to 2 July 2015 and was a draughtsman, painter and sculptor. The birth of David Aronson is recorded on 28 October 1923, and the death on 2 July 2015 in Boston, Massachusetts.
Exhibitions
Exhibitions
• David Aronson: The Paradox - Danforth Museum of Art
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Images
• Silkscreen in MoMA Collection • "Edmund Burke" bronze relief in the Smithsonian American Art Museum • "Blind Samson" in the Smithsonian American Art Museum
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Šiluva.
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Natick.
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Collections
• Art Institute of Chicago • DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park, Lincoln, Mass. • Israel Museum, Jerusalem • Keene State College, Keene, N.H. • Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York • Museum of Fine Arts, Boston • Museum of Modern Art, New York • New Britain Museum of American Art, New Britain, Connecticut • National Academy Museum and School, New York • Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C. • University of New Hampshire Museum of Art, Durham
Awards
• Guggenheim Fellowship - List of Guggenheim Fellowships awarded in 1960 • Election as Academician at the National Academy of Design, New York in 1967 • Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from Hebrew College, Newton, Massachusetts.
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- 1.Roberts, Sam. David Aronson, Expressionist Artist, Dies at 91. The New York Times. 14 July 2015.
- 2.David Aronson | Smithsonian American Art Museum.
- 3.Fourteen Americans. 1946.
- 4.Archives of American Art. David Aronson papers, 1935-1983. Research collections. 2011.
- 5.Bookbinder, Judith. Boston Modern: Figurative Expressionism as Alternative Modernism. University of New Hampshire Press. 193. 2005. 9781584654889.
- 6.Schwartz, Penny. David Aronson, rabbi's rebel son, top expressionist, dies at 91. Jewish Telegraphic Agency. July 8, 2015.
- 7.McQuaid, Cate. David Aronson, 91; leading Boston Expressionist artist. Boston Globe. July 7, 2015.
- 8.Roberts, Sam (July 15, 2015) Link Label
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