Seymour Remenick

Seymour Remenick (1923 – December 15, 1999) was an American visual artist and teacher, mostly known for landscape paintings, but who also painted a variety of other subjects.[1]

Early life and education

Seymour Remenick was born in 1923, in Detroit, Michigan.[2] Remenick studied at the Tyler School of Art in Philadelphia, from 1940 to 1942; the Hans Hofmann School in New York City, from 1946 to 1948; and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) in Philadelphia.[2][3]

Career

Remenick's work has been exhibited at a number of venues, including the Philadelphia Museum of Art,[4] the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts,[5] the Philadelphia School of Painting,[6] the Terenchin gallery in Hudson, New York[7] and the Davis Galleries in New York City.[8]

He later taught at Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia, from 1977 to 1996.[9] As a teacher at PAFA, he served as mentor to Christine Lafuente, Giovanni Casadei,[10] Robert Dye,[11] and others.[12]

His paintings have also been auctioned at Christie's, New York.[13] In 2010, the Lancaster Museum of Art held a posthumous exhibition of his works.[14] His paintings have been cataloged by the Smithsonian American Art Museum.[15]

Among the awards he received were a 1955 Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation Grant, the 1960 Altman Landscape Prize from the National Academy of Design (NAD),[16] and a 1960 Hallmark Purchase Award from Hallmark Cards.[17] The NAD elected Remenick an associate member in 1980, and an academician in 1982.[18]

Personal life

Remenick married Diane K. Thommen (1931–2014) in 1950, and they had two children, Richard and Catherine.[19]

Remenick died in 1999 in Philadelphia.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ Knowles, Laura (October 7, 2010). "Seymour Remenick: a painter who defies categories". Lancaster Online. Retrieved October 14, 2017.
  2. ^ a b c "Seymour Remenick". Schwarz Gallery. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
  3. ^ Sozanski, Edward J. (October 10, 1997). "His flicks and daubs add charm to city scenes". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 182. Retrieved January 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Still Life, Artist's Studio". Philadelphia Museum of Art. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
  5. ^ "Delaware River from Bridge". Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
  6. ^ Webster, Andrew (October 12, 2017). "The Loaded Brush". Fine Art Connoisseur. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
  7. ^ "Seymour Remenick". The Terenchin, Hudson NY. Retrieved October 18, 2017.
  8. ^ "Art: Philadelphia View; Seymour Remenick's Water-Colors of City Shown at Davis Galleries". The New York Times. January 16, 1957. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
  9. ^ Clark, Carol (1992). American Drawings and Watercolors. Metropolitan Museum of Art. p. 194. ISBN 978-0-87099-639-9 – via Google Books.
  10. ^ Casadei, Giovanni. "Resume". Retrieved October 15, 2017.
  11. ^ "Robert A. Dye". Robert A. Dye, Fine Art. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
  12. ^ Zimmerman, Monica. "An Influencer in the Arts: The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts". Incollect Magazine. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
  13. ^ "Philadelphia Rooftops". Christie's. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
  14. ^ "Seymour Remenick: Paintings and Works on Paper. October 1 – November 21, 2010". Lancaster Museum of Art. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
  15. ^ "Cityscape and Bridges". Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved October 18, 2017.
  16. ^ "Artists & Architects". National Academy of Design. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
  17. ^ Hallmark Art Awards from Hallmark Cards.
  18. ^ "National Academicians". National Academy of Design. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015.
  19. ^ Diane K. Remenick, from Tributes.
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