Al Blaustein | |
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Born | New York, New York | January 23, 1924
Died | July 15, 2004 New York, New York | (aged 80)
Nationality | American |
Known for | Artist, Educator |
Website |
alblaustein |
Alfred H. Blaustein (1924-2004) was an American painter and printmaker. [1]
Blaustein was born on January 23, 1924, in New York City, where he attended the High School of Music & Art [2] [3] He served in the United States Air Force for three years during World War II. [4] Blaustein went on to study at Cooper Union and the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture. [4]
Blaustein started his artistic career working for magazines including Fortune, Life, Natural History, and The Reporter. [5]
Blaustein taught from 1949 through 2004, first at the Albright Art School, then at Yale University. He taught at the Pratt Institute for 45 years from 1959 through 2004. [3] At Pratt he served, for a time, as Chairman of Printmaking. [5]
He was the recipient of fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation in 1958 and 1961. [5] He was also the recipient of the Prix de Rome. [4] His work is in the collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, [6] the Smithsonian American Art Museum, [7] the National Gallery of Art [8] and the Metropolitan Museum of Art [9]
Blaustein married Lotte Heilbrunn on 13 May 1949. [10] They had a son Marc. [11] Both Lotte and Marc were graphic designers. [5] Blaustein died in New York City on July 15, 2004. [2] A collection of his works and papers is at Rutgers University in the Special Collections and University Archives. [4]
Al Blaustein | |
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Born | New York, New York | January 23, 1924
Died | July 15, 2004 New York, New York | (aged 80)
Nationality | American |
Known for | Artist, Educator |
Website |
alblaustein |
Alfred H. Blaustein (1924-2004) was an American painter and printmaker. [1]
Blaustein was born on January 23, 1924, in New York City, where he attended the High School of Music & Art [2] [3] He served in the United States Air Force for three years during World War II. [4] Blaustein went on to study at Cooper Union and the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture. [4]
Blaustein started his artistic career working for magazines including Fortune, Life, Natural History, and The Reporter. [5]
Blaustein taught from 1949 through 2004, first at the Albright Art School, then at Yale University. He taught at the Pratt Institute for 45 years from 1959 through 2004. [3] At Pratt he served, for a time, as Chairman of Printmaking. [5]
He was the recipient of fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation in 1958 and 1961. [5] He was also the recipient of the Prix de Rome. [4] His work is in the collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, [6] the Smithsonian American Art Museum, [7] the National Gallery of Art [8] and the Metropolitan Museum of Art [9]
Blaustein married Lotte Heilbrunn on 13 May 1949. [10] They had a son Marc. [11] Both Lotte and Marc were graphic designers. [5] Blaustein died in New York City on July 15, 2004. [2] A collection of his works and papers is at Rutgers University in the Special Collections and University Archives. [4]