Raphael Soyer  (American, 1899-1987) 

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Raphael Soyer Biography
1899   Born: Borisoglebs, Russia
1912   Moved to New York, NY
1914 - 1917   Studied at Cooper Union, New York, NY
1914 - 1922   Studied at the Educational Alliance Art School, New York, NY
1918 - 1922   Studied at the Academy of Design, New York, NY
1933 - 1942   Taught at the Art Students League and at the New School, New York, NY
1953   Co-founded the figurative art magazine, "Reality"
1979   Gold Medal from the National Arts Club, New York, NY
1987   Died: New York, NY
Selected Exhibitions
2009   American Modernism 1920-1950: Selections from the Permanent Collection, Boca Raton Museum of Art, Boca Raton, FL
2007   American Social Realism: 1920 - 1950, Forum Gallery, New York, NY
"Modern and Contemporary Landscapes", Forum Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2005   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
2004 - 2005   Recent Acquisitions, Forum Gallery, New York, NY
2002   Recent Acquisitions:: Modern and Contemporary Art, Forum Gallery, New York, NY
2000   Inaugural Exhibition: 68 Years / 68 Masters, ACA Galleries, New York, NY
1999 - 2000   Moses and Raphael Soyer Centennial Exhibition, ACA Galleries, New York, NY
1997   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
1988   Urban and Suburban, Sid Deutsch Gallery, New York, NY
1967   Raphael Soyer: Retrospective, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY (solo)
1962   Bernard Crystal Gallery, New York, NY
1960   ACA Gallery, New York, NY
1946   Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY
1945   Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, Dallas, TX
1944   Weyhe Gallery, New York, NY
1940   Art Institue of Fine Arts, Chicago, IL
1938   Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, VA
1934   Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
1932   Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY
1929   Daniel Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
1926   Salons of America, New York, NY
Selected Public Collections
  Fogg Museum of Art, Cambridge, MA
  Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, DC
  Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY
  The Jewish Museum, New York, NY
  The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
  The Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY
  The Brooklyn Museum of Art, Brooklyn, NY
Literature
2005   Raphael Soyer: Finding America. New York: Forum Gallery, 2005 (catalogue)
2003   Baskind, Samantha. Raphael Soyer and the Search for Modern Jewish Art. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2003
1988   Wooden, Howard E. Raphael Soyer: The Shape of Human Dignity. Witchita: Witchita Art Museum, 1988
1984   Soyer, Raphael and Patricia Hills., Raphael Soyer’s New York: People and Places. Boston: Boston University of Art, 1984 (catalogue)
1969   Soyer, Raphael. Self-Revealment, A Memoir. Random House, NY: Maecenas Press, 1969

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