Abraham Anshelovich Manievich (Abram Manevich) (25 November 1881
Mstsislaw, Belarus – 30 June 1942
Bronx, United States) was a Ukrainian-American
expressionist artist of Belarusian-Jewish origin.
Life
He studied art at the Kiev Art School from 1901 to 1905, and at the
Academy of Art
The following is a list of notable art schools.
Accredited non-profit art and design colleges
* Adelaide Central School of Art
* Alberta College of Art and Design
* Art Academy of Cincinnati
* Art Center College of Design
* The Art Institute o ...
in Munich, Germany. After travelling and successfully exhibiting in Italy, France, and Switzerland as well as Kiev, he lived in Moscow from 1916 to 1917.
A co-founder of the Ukrainian Academy of Arts, he taught at the
Ukrainian Academy of Fine Arts.
In 1921, Following the death of his son in the pogrom-initiated destruction of the Kiev ghetto,
he immigrated to the United States.
His continued work enjoyed critical acclaim until his death.
His work is in the
National Art Museum of Ukraine
The National Art Museum of Ukraine ( uk, Національний Художній Музей України) is a museum dedicated to Ukrainian art in Kyiv, Ukraine.
History
The National Art Museum of Ukraine, which was the first museum in ...
and in major museums and private collections in the United States, Canada, France, Israel, Russia, and Ukraine.
His papers are held at the
Archives of American Art.
Gallery
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File:Moscow, View Toward the Factory.jpg,
File:Abraham Manievich. Autumn.jpg,
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Further reading
*''Abraham Manievich'' by Alan Pensler and Mimi Ginsberg, New York: Hudson Hills ; Woodbridge : ACC Distribution
istributor 2012
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References
External links
Abraham Manievich - BiographyAbraham Manievich (1881/83-1942)Abraham Manievich past auction
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1881 births
1942 deaths
People from Mstsislaw
People from Mstislavsky Uyezd
Belarusian Jews
Soviet emigrants to the United States
American people of Belarusian-Jewish descent
Jewish American artists
Academic staff of the National Academy of Visual Arts and Architecture
Ukrainian avant-garde