| Born: | October 27, 1906 in Smorgon, Russia |
| Died: | November 30, 1992 in New Milford, CT |
| Emigrated: | To United States in 1912; Settled in Brooklyn, NY |
| "The Rock" | 1944-1948, Oil on Canvas, Gallery 244 |
| Another at AIC: | "Buoy", 1941, Oil on Canvas, Gallery 244 |
| Painting: | Dramatic image of a shattered, yet enduring rock symbolizes hope and rebuilding after destruction. This was a particularly potent message after the atomic bombing of Japan during World War II. |
| Style/Period: | Magic Realism Movement: American style of art with surrealist influence. Images of everyday reality but combined in a cartoonish style yielding a sense of wonder and fantasy. Detail is reproduced precisely by making drawings and compositional sketches prior to transferring to canvas in the Renaissance manner. |
| Education: | Night classes starting at age 13 |
| Educational Alliance | |
| Beaux-Arts Institute of Design | |
| Art Students League | |
| Influences: | Surrealism - Embraced questioning of life's purpose |
| Industrial World - Smooth, hard contours | |
| Modern Social Themes - Subject of paintings | |
| Contributions: | Anti-Fascist Scenes - Making social commentary |
| Combined purism, precision, and surrealism |
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