Leon Karp
Leon Karp (1903–1951) was an American artist.
Leon Karp
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- Name
- Leon Karp
- Born
- 1903
- Birthplace
- Brooklyn, New York
- Died
- 1951
- Place of death
- New York, New York
- Education
- Pennsylvania Museum School of Industrial Art, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
- Field
- painting, printmaking Leon Karp (1903–1951) was an American artist.
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- painter
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Leon Karp fut peintre et affichiste ; sa naissance est enregistrée en 1903 à Brooklyn (borough) et son décès en 1951 à New York.
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• Name — Leon Karp • Born — 1903 • Birthplace — Brooklyn, New York • Died — 1951 • Place of death — New York, New York • Education — Pennsylvania Museum School of Industrial Art, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts • Field — painting, printmaking Leon Karp (1903–1951) was an American artist.
Biography
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Karp was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1903. He attended the Pennsylvania Museum School of Industrial Art and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. He was also associated with the Atelier 17 printmaking studio. Karp died on August 3, 1951, in New York at the age of 47. Karp's work is included in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art, the National Gallery of Art, and the Smithsonian American Art Museum.
Leon Karp, (Amer., 1903-1951) PA artist Painting of Young Boy, oil on canvas signed Leon Karp for G., painting was a gift from the artist to G. Ralph Smith, 27" x 33-1/2"w, unmounted and laid flat, paint losses from being rolled
Leon Karp
Portrait of a Young Boy, oil on masonite, 30 x 26 in (76.2 x 66 cm), signed lower right dated 1944
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1903
Leon Karp born at New York City.
1951
Leon Karp died at New York City.
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- 1.Leon Karp. Smithsonian American Art Museum.
- 2.Leon Karp. AskArt.
- 3.Moser, Joann. Atelier 17: A 50th anniversary retrospective exhibition. Elvehjem Art Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison. 83-84. 1977.
- 4.Leon Karp, Artist, Served N.W. Ayer; Sculptor, Lithographer Who Won Awards for Paintings and Advertising Work Dies. The New York Times. 3 August 1951.
- 5.Yellow Sweater. Metropolitan Museum of Art.
- 6.Leon Karp. The Museum of Modern Art.
- 7.Leon Karp. National Gallery of Art.
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