Peter Krasnow
Peter Krasnow (20 August 1886 – 30 October 1979), born Feivish Reisberg, was a modernist and colorist artist known for his abstract wood sculptures and architectonic hard-edge paintings and drawings which were often based on Hebrew calligraphy and other subjects related to his Jewish heritage. Krasnow lived in Los Angeles for most of his life.
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Peter Krasnow
- Name
- Peter Krasnow
- Birth Name
- Feivish Reisberg
- Born
- 20 August 1886
- Birthplace
- Novohrad-Volynskyi, Ukraine
- Died
- 30 October 1979
- Place of death
- Los Angeles, California
- Occupation
- Artist
- Spouse
- Rose Bloom
- Nationality
- United States
- Education
- School of the Art Institute of Chicago
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Peter Krasnow (20 August 1886 – 30 October 1979), born Feivish Reisberg, was a modernist and colorist artist known for his abstract wood sculptures and architectonic hard-edge paintings and drawings which were often based on Hebrew calligraphy and other subjects related to his Jewish heritage. Krasnow lived in Los Angeles for most of his life.
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Peter Krasnow (1886–1979) was an artist, graphic designer and painter, among other activities, of American nationality. The artist was born in Zviahel and died in Los Angeles.
Peter Krasnow was educated at School of the Art Institute of Chicago. The artist worked in Los Angeles. Works are held at Carnegie Museum of Art, National Portrait Gallery and San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, among others.
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Biography
Biography
Peter Krasnow studied at School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Places of work recorded in the authority are Los Angeles. Work by Peter Krasnow is recorded in the collections of San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian American Art Museum and Carnegie Museum of Art.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Peter Krasnow • Birth Name — Feivish Reisberg • Born — 20 August 1886 • Birthplace — Novohrad-Volynskyi, Ukraine • Died — 30 October 1979 • Place of death — Los Angeles, California • Occupation — Artist • Spouse — Rose Bloom
Early life and education
Early life and education
Born in 1886 in Novohrad-Volynskyi, Russian Empire, he was an apprentice to his father, who was an interior decorator. Krasnow emigrated to the United States in 1907 and graduated from the Art Institute of Chicago in 1916.
Career
Career
Krasnow first exhibited in the 1920s. He settled in the Atwater Village neighborhood of Los Angeles in 1922, purchasing the land where he built his home and studio from Edward Weston, who was his friend and a fellow member of the early Los Angeles avant-garde. Krasnow lived there for over 50 years. His work was included in the exhibit that launched MOCA. He received a National Endowment for the Arts fellowship in 1977.
Death
Death
Kransnow died on 30 October 1979 at 93.
Exhibitions
Exhibitions
• 1922, Whitney Studio Club, New York (solo) • 1922, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles • 1923, MacDowell Club, Los Angeles (solo) • 1926, The Print Rooms, Los Angeles • 1927, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles • 1927, Temple Emanu-El, San Francisco • 1928, Oakland Municipal Art Gallery, Oakland (solo) • 1928, Seattle Society of Fine Arts, Seattle (solo) • 1928, Dalzell Hatfield Gallery, Los Angeles (solo) • 1928, Zeitlin Bookstore, Los Angeles (solo) • 1929, Scripps College, Claremont (solo) • 1930, Stendahl Galleries, Los Angeles (solo) • 1931, California Palace of Legion of Honor, San Francisco (solo) • 1934, Galerie Pierre, Paris (solo) • 1935, UCLA, Los Angeles • 1935, The Print Rooms, Los Angeles • 1935, California Pacific International Expo, San Diego • 1939, Fine Arts Gallery, San Diego • 1940, Stendahl Galleries, Los Angeles (solo) • 1940, UCLA, Los Angeles • 1954, Pasadena Art Institute, Pasadena • 1964, Scripps College, Claremont (solo) • 1975, Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, Los Angeles • 1976, San Francisco Museum of Art, San Francisco • 1977, Judah L. Magnes Museum, Berkeley • 1978, Skirball Museum, Hebrew Union College, Los Angeles • 1986, 1989, 1991, and 1993, Tobey C. Moss Gallery, Los Angeles • 2023, Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles
Life and career
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1886
Peter Krasnow was born on 20 August 1886.
1979
Peter Krasnow died on 30 October 1979.
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Zviahel.
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Los Angeles.
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Artistic legacy
In 2000, the Laguna Art Museum acquired over 500 pieces of his work. The Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles also has an extensive collection of Krasnow's work and in 2023 mounted the exhibition, Peter Krasnow: Breathing Joy and Light, which focused on the artist's post–World War II paintings.
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- 1.Peter Krasnow, 92, Abstract Artist of the 1920s, Dies. The Los Angeles Times. 25. October 31, 1979.
- 2.Wilson, William. Krasnow, 92: Anonymity from Fame. The Los Angeles Times. 342. November 4, 1979.
- 3.Marcus, Kenneth H. Schoenberg and Hollywood Modernism – Kenneth H. Marcus – Google Books. Cambridge University Press. 2016. 9781107064997.
- 4.Caravella, Sandra. Atwater Village – Sandra Caravella, Luis Lopez, Ann Lawson – Google Books. Arcadia. 2011. 9780738574899.
- 5.Laguna Art Museum Scores Again; Gets 517 Works by Peter Krasnow. Los Angeles Times. 2000-07-26.
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Peter Krasnow is recorded with the occupation graphic designer. Recorded as painter, sculptor, graphic designer and artist.
Recognition and collections
Work by Peter Krasnow is
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian American Art Museum and Carnegie Museum of Art
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