HENRY KALLEM two drawings major Corcoran Biennial Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art, the Brooklyn Museum Start Price USD 500.00 Current Price USD 500.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Thursday, July 17, 2008 End Time Thursday, July 24, 2008 Location Ann Arbor, Michigan See more about 'HENRY KALLEM two drawings major Corcoran Biennial' Description Henry Kallem two drawing on paper measuring approx. 11x14 inches each in watercolor and both signed and dated Henry Kallem 59 Henry Kallem studied under his father, Morris J. Kallem, "a portraitist of international reputation." Kallem's formal instruction began in Philadelphiaµs Graphic Sketch Club and continued at the National Academy of Design in New York City. Kallem worked as an artist for the WPA from 1934 to 1939. In 1946 he continued his education at the Hans Hoffman School. Shortly afterward, Mr. Kallem achieved national recognition by winning first prize ($2,500) in the Pepsi-Cola competition. The award for his piece, "Country Tenement," inspired the article "Freak Painting Prizes" (June 28, 1948 Life) and national "controversy over awards being given to what some critics considered unintelligible modern art." Art Digest commented in a 1948 article that the work was "trivial." Kallem's art has been exhibited in many locations including the annual exhibition of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art in Philadelphia (1936), the New York World's Fair in 1939, the ACA Gallery in 1939, the National Academy of Design, the International Watercolor Show in the Brooklyn Museum, the Hallmark Exhibition of 1950, and finally, the Casein Society in 1950. He has also presented a number of one-man shows in New York City. These solo exhibitions began with a 1948 Pepsi sponsored show at the Opportunity Gallery and continued with others at the Harry Salpeter gallery, the East Hampton Gallery, and the Jack Tanzer Galley. Public collections of Kallem's work include: The Corcoran Gallery of Art; the Newark Museum, NJ; the Chrysler Museum; Colby College; the Matatuck Museum; the University of Massachusetts; and Lehigh University. Kallem taught his students in "the fundamentals of drawing, painting and composition" at private school New York. Later, he taught in other locations such as Roslyn, NY, and the New York City YWCA. Mr. Kallem first went to Monhegan Island shortly after World War II. He utilized the island for both artistic inspiration as well as recreational release. Kallem's semiabstract works were often oil on canvas or acrylic on paper, although occasionally he worked with wood block prints. Kallem tended to paint in series, where each of the subjects varied, but the style of all the pieces remained constant. In fact, Kallem's eleventh one-man show carried the title of "Variations on Theme". Besides the Pepsi-Cola prize in 1947, Kallem earned three other awards. These included the third place entries in Hallmark's 1954 and 1956 exhibitions and honorable mention at the Casein Society Annual Exhibition, 1959. Henry Kallem Biography 1933   National Academy of Design 1934 - 1939   WPA (Works Progress Administration), Easel Division 1946   Hans Hoffman School   Public CollectionsCorcoran Gallery of Art, DCNewark Museum, NJChrysler Museum, VAColby Museum, MEMatatuck Museum, CTUniversity of Massachusetts,MALehigh University, PAMonhegan Museum of Art, MEHirshorn Museum & Sculpture Garden, DC   Private CollectionsZero Mostel, Karl Malden, Richard Widmark, Richard Conte, Sid Ceaser, Max Liebman Selected Exhibitions 2003   Monhegan Modernists 1940-1970 Susquehanna University 2003   Approaching Abstraction, Monhegan Museum 1977   WPA Then & Now, Parson School of Design, NY 1974   Audubon Artists, NY 1970   La Jolla Museum of Art, CA 1970   East Hampton Gallery 1966   Jack Tanzier 1965   Corcoran Biennial, DC 1965   World's Fair, NY 1960   International Watercolor Show, Brooklyn Museum, NY 1959   Casein Society, NY 1958   John Heller Gallery 1957   Pennsylvania Academy of Design 1956   National Academy of Design, NY 1953   Harry Salpeter Gallery 1951   Pennsylvania Academy of Design 1951   Carnegie International 1948   Opportunity Gallery 1947   Pepsi Cola Competition 1st Prize 1941   ACA Opening and Membership Exhibitions 1939   World's Fair, NY 1939   New York Realists, ACA Gallery 1938   ACA Opening Exhibition 1937   ACA Opening Exhibition 1936   Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art, PA Education National Academy of Design, 1933 Hans Hoffman School, 1946   Exhibitions Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art, PA 1936 World's Fair, NY, 1939 & 1965 ACA Opening Exhibitions, 1937 & 1938 New York Realists, ACA Gallery, 1939 ACA Opening and Membership Exhibitions, 1941 Oportunity Gallery, 1948 Carnegie International, 1951 Pennsylvania Academy of Design, 1951 & 1957 Harry Salpeter Gallery, 1953 National Academy of Design, NY  1956 John Heller Gallery, 1958 Casein Society, NY, 1959 International Water Color Show, Brooklyn Museum, NY, 1960 Corcoran Biennial, Washington DC, 1965 Jack Tanzer, 1966 La Jolla Museum of Art, CA  1970 East Hampton Gallery, 1970 Audubon Artists, NY, 1974 WPA Then & Now, Parsons School of Design, NY, 1977   WPA Artist 1934-1939 Private Collections                                 Corcoran Gallery of Art, DC                       Newark Museum, NJ                               Chrysler Museum                                    Colby College, ME                                  Matatuck Museum, CT                             University of Massachusetts, MA Lehigh University   Private Collections Zero Mostel Karl Malden Richard Widmark Richard Conte Sid Ceaser Max Liebman   On Jul-09-07 at 08:16:03 PDT, seller added the following information: kirstiealley store Place a Bid!