Joseph Raffael

Joseph Raffael was an American painter and printmaker (1933–2021). He was born at Brooklyn and died at Cagnes-sur-Mer.

Also recorded as Joe Raffaele; Joseph Raffaele.

Joseph Raffael in brief

Born
1933
Died
2021
Known for
painter and printmaker
Place of birth
Brooklyn
Contents

Identity

What the record establishes about Joseph Raffael.

Saint Mary (the Blessed Virgin) and Saint Joseph with the Christ Child, John the Baptist and an angel. Lithograph attributed to F. de Madarazo-Kuntz after Raphael. is dated [1847] and held by Wellcome Collection. Plastische Chirurgie : Ästhetik - Ethik - Geschichte : Kulturgeschichte eines medizinischen Fachgebiets / Günter Maria Lösch. is dated [2014] and held by Wellcome Collection. The skull of the painter Raphael: frontal view. Lithograph by Engelmann after C.P. Mazer. is dated [1835?] and held by Wellcome Collection. Moonlight, from 1776 USA 1976: Bicentennial Prints is dated 1975 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1977.332). Spring Lily for Robert Prather is dated 1980 and held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art (inventory 1984.41). Two Fish in Dark Bubbly Water is dated 1978 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 2007.557).

World Within Worlds is dated 1978 and held by Smithsonian American Art Museum (inventory 1978.164). The Luxembourg Gardens is dated 1982 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1988.560). Water Painting No. 5 is dated 1973 and held by Whitney Museum of American Art (inventory 73.74). Watercolor #28 is dated 1974 and held by Smithsonian American Art Museum (inventory 1986.6.71). Man with Birds is dated 1969 and held by San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (inventory 72.37). Man, Boy, Doe is catalogued and held by Whitney Museum of American Art (inventory 2026.35).

Water Painting IX is dated 1974 and held by Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1974.226). Water Painting No. 1 is dated 1972 and held by Toledo Museum of Art (inventory 1974.44). White Lily is dated 1977 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 2020.638). Eleven Fish is dated 1978 and held by Cleveland Museum of Art (inventory 1984.49). San Francisco Museum of Modern Art records 1 object associated with this heading. Smithsonian American Art Museum records 2 objects associated with this heading.

Muir is dated 1978 and held by Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1982.1590). The Art Institute of Chicago records 6 objects associated with this heading.

Works and catalogued output

What Joseph Raffael produced.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art catalogues 1 work under this heading. The Art Institute of Chicago catalogues 4 works under this heading. Wikidata Query Service catalogues 9 works under this heading. Wellcome Collection catalogues 4 works under this heading. Open Library catalogues 2 works under this heading.

Authority records

The identifiers under which Joseph Raffael may be traced in institutional catalogues.

Joseph Raffael is established in the international name authorities as Wikidata Q2390275.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 10 named public collections.

Art Institute of Chicago: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Smithsonian American Art Museum: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Whitney Museum of American Art: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. San Francisco Museum of Modern Art: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Cleveland Museum of Art: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Toledo Museum of Art: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Metropolitan Museum of Art: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Art Institute of Chicago: 6 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Cleveland Museum of Art: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 4 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 3 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 6 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 6 means 6 genuinely separate publishers of record. 13 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

The field of work recorded is painting.

Work by Joseph Raffael is recorded in the collections of Art Institute of Chicago, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Museum of Modern Art, Whitney Museum of American Art and Toledo Museum of Art.

Chronology

  1. 1933Joseph Raffael born at Brooklyn.
  2. 1933Joseph Raffael was born in 1933 at Brooklyn.
  3. 1969Man with Birds is dated 1969 and held by San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (inventory 72.37).
  4. 1969Man with Birds (San Francisco Museum of Modern Art).
  5. 1972Water Painting No. 1 is dated 1972 and held by Toledo Museum of Art (inventory 1974.44).
  6. 1973Water Painting No. 5 is dated 1973 and held by Whitney Museum of American Art (inventory 73.74).
  7. 1974Watercolor #28 is dated 1974 and held by Smithsonian American Art Museum (inventory 1986.6.71).
  8. 1974Water Painting IX is dated 1974 and held by Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1974.226).
  9. 1974Water Painting IX (Art Institute of Chicago).
  10. 1974Watercolor #28 (Smithsonian American Art Museum).
  11. 1977White Lily is dated 1977 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 2020.638).
  12. 1978Two Fish in Dark Bubbly Water is dated 1978 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 2007.557).
  13. 1978World Within Worlds is dated 1978 and held by Smithsonian American Art Museum (inventory 1978.164).
  14. 1978Eleven Fish is dated 1978 and held by Cleveland Museum of Art (inventory 1984.49).
  15. 1978Muir is dated 1978 and held by Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1982.1590).
  16. 1978Muir (Art Institute of Chicago).
  17. 1978World Within Worlds (Smithsonian American Art Museum).
  18. 1978Eleven Fish (Cleveland Museum of Art).
  19. 1980Spring Lily for Robert Prather is dated 1980 and held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art (inventory 1984.41).
  20. 1982The Luxembourg Gardens is dated 1982 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1988.560).
  21. 2014Plastische Chirurgie : Ästhetik - Ethik - Geschichte : Kulturgeschichte eines medizinischen Fachgebiets / Günter Maria Lösch. is dated [2014] and held by Wellcome Collection.
  22. 2021Joseph Raffael died at Cagnes-sur-Mer.
  23. 2021Joseph Raffael died in 2021 at Cagnes-sur-Mer.
  24. 2026Man, Boy, Doe is catalogued and held by Whitney Museum of American Art (inventory 2026.35).

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    Open Library author record for Joseph Raffael (Internet Archive), 2 catalogued works.

    Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive

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  2. 2.

    The Art Institute of Chicago, collection records associated with Joseph Raffael.

    museum collection · Unverified · The Art Institute of Chicago

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  3. 3.

    The Cleveland Museum of Art, open access collection records associated with Joseph Raffael.

    museum collection · Unverified · The Cleveland Museum of Art

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  4. 4.

    The Metropolitan Museum of Art, collection record associated with Joseph Raffael (1 object).

    museum collection · Unverified · The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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  5. 5.

    Wellcome Collection catalogue records 4 works naming Joseph Raffael.

    museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection

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  6. 6.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q2390275: Joseph Raffael

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation

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  7. 7.

    “Joseph Raffael”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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Elsewhere in Prints

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