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Kurt Seligmann Biography
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1900 |
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Born: in Basel, Switzerland
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1920 |
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Studied at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Geneva, Switzerland
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1927 |
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Studied at the Academy of Fine Arts, Florence, Italy
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1937 |
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Formally accepted as a member of the Surrealist group by André Breton, Paris, France
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1939 |
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Moved to New York, NY
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1939 - 1940 |
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Began teaching at Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, NY and Briarcliff Junior College, Westchester County, NY
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1950 |
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Became naturalized U.S. citizens
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1962 |
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Died: Orange County, NY
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| Selected Exhibitions |
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1960
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Fine Arts Associates, New York, NY
Ruth White Gallery, New York, NY
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1958
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Walker Gallery, Liverpool, UK
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1953
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Alexander Iolas Gallery, New York, NY
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1947
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Corcoran Gallery, Washington, D.C.
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1946
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Carnegie Institute, New York, NY
Arts Club of Chicago, Chicago, IL
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1944
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Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
Durlacher Brothers, New York, NY
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1943
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Mexico City Nacional, Mexico City, Mexico
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1942
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Artists in Exile, Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York, NY
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1941
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Karl Nierendorf Gallery, New York, NY
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1940
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New School for Social Research, New York, NY
Nierendorf Gallery, New York, NY
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1939
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Karl Nierendorf Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
The Golden Gate Exposition, San Francisco, CA (solo)
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY
World’s Fair New York, New York, NY
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1938
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International Surrealist Exhibition, Paris, France
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1935
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Jeanne Bucher, Paris, France
Mitsukoshi, Tokyo, Japan
Wakefield Gallery, New York, NY
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1933
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Zwemmer Gallery, London, UK
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1932
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Jeanne Bucher, Paris, France
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1931
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Salon Des Surindependents, Paris, France
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SELECTED PUBLIC COLLECTIONS:
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Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, New York, NY
Art Museum of Sao Paolo, Sao Paolo, Brazil
Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France
Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, NY
Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, IL
College des Musées Nationaux de France, Paris, France
Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, Texas
Kunstkredit, Basel, Switzerland
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY
Palacio Bellas Artes, Mexico City, Mexico
Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Simon A. Guggenheim Museum, New York, NY
Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY
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| Literature |
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1997
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Stephen E. Hauser. "Kurt Seligmann 1900-1962: Leben und Werk." Basel: Schwabe & Co. AG Verlag, 1997 (monograph)
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1948
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Kurt Seligmann. "Magic, Supernaturalism, and Religion." New York: Pantheon Books, 1948
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| Links to further information |
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