Abraham A. Manievich

Ukrainian-American expressionist artist

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Abraham Manievich
Абрам Маневич
Self-portrait (1924)
Born
Abram Anshelovych Manievich

(1881-11-25)November 25, 1881
Mstsislaw, Russian Empire (now Belarus)
DiedJune 30, 1942(1942-06-30) (aged 60)
Bronx, New York, U.S.
Other namesAbram Manevich
OccupationArtist
Artist's Wife (1937)

Abraham Anshelovich Manievich[a] (25 November 1881 – 30 June 1942, born Abram Manevich) was an American expressionist artist of Belarusian-Jewish and Ukrainian origin.[1][2]

Life

He was born in Mstsislaw, Belarus and studied art at the Kyiv Art School from 1901 to 1905, and at the Academy of Art in Munich, Germany.[3] After travelling and successfully exhibiting in Italy, France, and Switzerland[4] as well as Kiev, he lived in Moscow from 1916 to 1917.

Founders of the Ukrainian academy of arts, 1917: Sitting: Abram Manevich, Oleksandr Murashko, Fedir Krychevsky, Mykhailo Hrushevsky, Ivan Steshenko, Mykola Burachek. Standing: Heorhiy Narbut, Vasyl Krychevsky, Mykhailo Boychuk.

A co-founder of the Ukrainian Academy of Arts,[5] he taught at the Ukrainian Academy of Fine Arts. In 1921, following the death of his son in the pogrom-initiated destruction of the Kiev ghetto,[6] he emigrated to the United States.[7] His continued work enjoyed critical acclaim until his death.[6] He died in the Bronx, United States.

His work is in the National Art Museum of Ukraine and in major museums and private collections in the United States, Canada, France, Israel, Russia, and Ukraine.[7] His papers are held at the Archives of American Art.[8]

  • Birch Trees (ca. 1911)
    Birch Trees (ca. 1911)

Notes

  1. ^ Ukrainian: Абрам Аншелович Маневич, romanizedAbram Anshelovych Manevych; Belarusian: Абрам Аншэлавіч Маневіч, romanizedAbram Anshelavich Manyevich

Further reading

  • Abraham Manievich by Alan Pensler and Mimi Ginsberg, New York: Hudson Hills ; Woodbridge : ACC Distribution [distributor], 2012.*[1]
  • Jbankova, O (2003). Абрам Маневич [Abram Manevich] (PDF). Kiev. ISBN 966-7888-48-7.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

References

  1. ^ "Art: Queer Manievich". Time. February 14, 1927.
  2. ^ "Abraham Manievich - 52 artworks - painting".
  3. ^ "Abraham Manievich, Prominent Jewish Painter, Dies in New York". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. July 1, 1942.
  4. ^ "ecatalogue 2012". Sotheby's.
  5. ^ File:Founders of the Ukrainian academy of arts.jpg
  6. ^ a b "The Jewish Museum".
  7. ^ a b "Abram Manevich on Zorya Fine Art". www.zoryafineart.com. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
  8. ^ "Abraham Manievich papers, 1883-1973, bulk 1883-1942 | Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution". www.aaa.si.edu. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
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