Julian E. Levi
Julian Edwin Levi (1900–1982) was an American painter. He was a 1968 Resident of the American Academy in Rome. He should not be confused with the New York art dealer Julien Levy, who introduced Salvador Dalí to American patrons at his Julien Levy Gallery.
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Julian E. Levi

Max Yavno · [Julian E. Levi], 1940 Oct. 31 / Max Yavno, photographer. Photographic print: 1 item: b w · Public domain
- Name
- Julian Edwin Levi
- Born
- 1900
- Birthplace
- Yorkville, New York, U.S.
- Died
- 1982
- Known for
- Painting, muralist
- Training
- Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
- Awards
- 1962 Temple Gold Medal
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- painter
- Fields
- painting
- Honours
- Rome Prize
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Julian Edwin Levi (1900–1982) was an American painter. He was a 1968 Resident of the American Academy in Rome. He should not be confused with the New York art dealer Julien Levy, who introduced Salvador Dalí to American patrons at his Julien Levy Gallery.
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Julian E. Levi (1900–1982) was an American painter. Born in Yorkville, the painter died in New York City.
Julian E. Levi studied at Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. The painter worked for Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and was a member of American Academy of Arts and Letters. Julian E. Levi was active in painting.
Works by the painter are held at Art Institute of Chicago, Buffalo AKG Art Museum and Detroit Institute of Arts, among others. Julian E. Levi received Rome Prize.
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Levi studied at Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. The field of work recorded is painting. Employment is recorded with Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Work by Julian E. Levi is recorded in the collections of Art Institute of Chicago, Museum of Modern Art, Whitney Museum of American Art, Smithsonian American Art Museum and Metropolitan Museum of Art. Distinctions recorded are Rome Prize.

Levi working at an easel, photographed for the WPA Federal Art Project. Identification on verso (handwritten and stamped): Federal Art Project W.P.A.; Photographic Division; 110 King Street; New York City Julian Levi gets ready for Art Week. He is one of 1,500 New York artists who have registered; Negative No.: 5353-9;
Max Yavno · [Julian E. Levi], 1940 Oct. 31 / Max Yavno, photographer. Photographic print: 1 item: b w
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• Name — Julian Edwin Levi • Born — 1900 • Birthplace — Yorkville, New York, U.S. • Died — 1982 • Known for — Painting, muralist • Training — Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts • Awards — 1962 Temple Gold Medal
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He was born in Yorkville, New York. He grew up in Philadelphia. He studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. He was a member of the Federal Art Project. He taught at the Art Students League of New York, New School, and Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. His work is held by the Museum of Modern Art, and the Society for Contemporary Art. His papers are held at the Archives of American Art. He was elected into the National Academy of Design in 1973 as an Associate member and became a full Academician in 1976.
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The following is established of origins and background. Levi died in 1982 at New York City. It is also recorded that julian E. Levi was born in 1900 at Yorkville.
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- 1.Member Directory American Academy in Rome.
- 2.MoMA | The Collection | Provenance Research Project | List of Works
- 3.Society for Contemporary Art Acquisition | Contemporary Art Acquisitions Archive | Past SCA Acquisitions
- 4.Summary of the Julian E. Levi papers, 1846-1981 | Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution
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