Frederick Kann
Frederick Kann (1886–1965) was an Czechoslovakian-American painter and founding member of the American Abstract Artists.
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| Born | May 25, 1886 Gablonz, Czechoslovakia |
| Died | July 6, 1965 (aged 79) Los Angeles, California |
| Nationality | American (b. Czechoslovakia) |
| Education | Czech Technical University in Prague, Academy of Fine Arts, Prague, Academy of Fine Arts, Munich |
| Known for | Painting, Educator |
| Movement | Abstract Expressionism |
Biography
Kann was born on May 25, 1886 in Gablonz, Bohemia (then in the Austro-Hungarian Empire). He studied at the Czech Technical University in Prague, the Academy of Fine Arts, Prague and the Academy of Fine Arts, Munich.[1] In 1920 he moved to New York where he worked as a commercial artist. He became a naturalized U.S. citizen the same year.[2] He then moved to Paris, returning to the United States in 1936 to begin his teaching career at the Kansas City Art Institute.[1]
He was a cofounder of the American Abstract Artists in 1936.[3] In 1939 his work was included in the Galerie Charpentier's exhibition Realites Nouvelles Renaissance Plastique.[1]
In 1943 Kann moved to Los Angeles.[4] There he worked to promote Abstract artists' work by establishing the Circle Gallery, and co-found the Modern Institute of Art.[5][4] In 1953 he started the Kann Institute of Art.[1]
He died on July 6, 1965 in Los Angeles, California.[1]
References
- "Frederick Kann". AskArt. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
- "Kann, Frederick I." Benezit Dictionary of Artists. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
- "Founding Members". American Abstract Artists. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
- Drost, Julia; Flahutez, Fabrice; Helmreich, Anne; Schieder, Martin (2020). Networking Surrealism in the USA: Agents, Artists, and the Market. BoD – Books on Demand. p. 393. ISBN 978-3-947449-51-4.
- Karlstrom, Paul J. (1996). On the Edge of America: California Modernist Art, 1900-1950. University of California Press. p. 182. ISBN 978-0-520-08850-4.
