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Raphael Soyer Biography
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1899 |
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Born: Borisoglebs, Russia
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1912 |
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Moved to New York, NY
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1914 - 1917 |
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Studied at Cooper Union, New York, NY
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1914 - 1922 |
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Studied at the Educational Alliance Art School, New York, NY
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1918 - 1922 |
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Studied at the Academy of Design, New York, NY
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1933 - 1942 |
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Taught at the Art Students League and at the New School, New York, NY
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1953 |
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Co-founded the figurative art magazine, "Reality"
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1979 |
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Gold Medal from the National Arts Club, New York, NY
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| Selected Exhibitions |
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2009
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American Modernism 1920-1950: Selections from the Permanent Collection, Boca Raton Museum of Art, Boca Raton, FL
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2007
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American Social Realism: 1920 - 1950, Forum Gallery, New York, NY
"Modern and Contemporary Landscapes", Forum Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
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2005
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Raphael Soyer: Finding America, Forum Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
"Raphael Soyer: Back in the Day", George Krevsky Gallery, San Fransisco, CA (solo)
"Modern and Contemporary Works on Paper", Forum Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
"Eye Contact: Painting and Drawing in American Art", Michael Rosenfeld Gallery, New York, NY
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2004 - 2005
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Recent Acquisitions, Forum Gallery, New York, NY
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2002
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Recent Acquisitions:: Modern and Contemporary Art, Forum Gallery, New York, NY
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2000
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Inaugural Exhibition: 68 Years / 68 Masters, ACA Galleries, New York, NY
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1999 - 2000
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Moses and Raphael Soyer Centennial Exhibition, ACA Galleries, New York, NY
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1997
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American Master Prints, Kennedy Galleries, New York, NY
"Facets of the Figure: A Spectrum of 20th Century American Art", Gallery I; Michael Rosenfeld Gallery, New York, NY
ACA Galleries, New York, NY
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1988
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Urban and Suburban, Sid Deutsch Gallery, New York, NY
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1967
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Raphael Soyer: Retrospective, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY (solo)
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1962
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Bernard Crystal Gallery, New York, NY
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1960
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ACA Gallery, New York, NY
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1946
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Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY
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1945
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Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, Dallas, TX
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1944
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Weyhe Gallery, New York, NY
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1940
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Art Institue of Fine Arts, Chicago, IL
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1938
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Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, VA
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1934
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Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
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1932
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Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY
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1929
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Daniel Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
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1926
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Salons of America, New York, NY
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| Selected Public Collections |
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Fogg Museum of Art, Cambridge, MA
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Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, DC
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Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY
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The Jewish Museum, New York, NY
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
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The Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY
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The Brooklyn Museum of Art, Brooklyn, NY
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| Literature |
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2005
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Raphael Soyer: Finding America. New York: Forum Gallery, 2005 (catalogue)
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2003
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Baskind, Samantha. Raphael Soyer and the Search for Modern Jewish Art. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2003
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1988
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Wooden, Howard E. Raphael Soyer: The Shape of Human Dignity. Witchita: Witchita Art Museum, 1988
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1984
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Soyer, Raphael and Patricia Hills., Raphael Soyer’s New York: People and Places. Boston: Boston University of Art, 1984 (catalogue)
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1969
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Soyer, Raphael. Self-Revealment, A Memoir. Random House, NY: Maecenas Press, 1969
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| Links to further information |
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