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Albert SwayPortrait of a Man drawing WPA era ca. 1935
ca. 1935
About the Item
Beautiful original drawing by American artist, Albert Sway (b.1913). Portrait of a young woman, ca. 1935. Signed lower right. Unframed. No damage or conservation.
Birth place: Cincinnati, OH
Addresses: Cincinnati, OH; NYC
Profession: Painter, illustrator, etcher, lithographer, cartoonist, teacher
Studied: Cincinnati Art Acad.; ASL
Exhibited: AIC, 1936, 1938; PAFA Ann., 1936; Corcoran Gal biennial, 1939; GGE, 1939; Paris Salon, 1937; Stockholm, Sweden, 1937-38; Soc. Indep. Artists, 1938; WFNY, 1939; SAE; LOC, 1943-45; Albright-Knox Art Gal., 1951; SAGA, 1951-on; Royal Soc. Painters, Etchers & Engravers, London, England, 1954; Am.-Japan Contemporary Print Exhib., Tokyo, 1967. Awards: first prize in graphics, Cincinnati Mus. Assn., 1939.
Member: Cincinnati Assn. Prof. Art; Cincinnati AC; SAE; SAGA
Work: MMA; NYPL; CI; Penn. State Univ.; Soc. New York Hospitals.
Comments: Contributor: cartoons in Saturday Review, New Yorker. Publications: illustrator, Lamb's Sectional Histories of New York State," Frank E. Richards; illustrator of filmstrips on New York State history produced by Our York State, NY, 1950-; medical illustrator, "A Syllabus for Health Visitors," Navajo Tribal Council, Arizona, 1960; medical illustrator, "Respiratory Diseases," Nat. Tuberculosis Assn., 1961; medical illustrator, "Hepatic Excretory Function" (ser. filmstrips), Am. Gastroenterol Assn., 1972; also medical illustrator in science journals. Teaching: instructor of drawing & painting, New York Hospital Lg., 1963-64.
Provenance: Directly from the estate of Irma Sway, wife of artist.
- Creator:Albert Sway (1913 - 2003, American)
- Creation Year:ca. 1935
- Dimensions:Height: 9.75 in (24.77 cm)Width: 6.25 in (15.88 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Wilton Manors, FL
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU24529841112
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