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John Winters"At the Opera" WPA Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern Theatre American Scene1943
1943
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"At the Opera" WPA Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern Theatre American Scene
John Winters (1904 - 1983)
"At the Opera"
17 x 14 inches
oil on canvas
Signed and dated 1943 lower right
BIO
John Winters was born in Omaha, NE in 1904. He attended Creighton University in Omaha, NE and the Art Institute of Chicago. Winters was an administrator with the WPA Illinois Art Project and painted post office murals in the Lincoln, New Salem & Petersburg, IL post offices. He was a newspaper photographer and also taught at the Layton School in Milwaukee, WI and Kansas State University, and in 1948 became the chief artist and designer for the display department of the famed John Wanamaker Department Store in Philadelphia. He exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago, the Corcoran Gallery, Washington D.C. and the Denver Art Museum. Winters died in Springfield, PA in 1983.
- Creator:John Winters (1904 - 1983, American)
- Creation Year:1943
- Dimensions:Height: 23 in (58.42 cm)Width: 20 in (50.8 cm)
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- Gallery Location:New York, NY
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU1156214202812
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