Peter Krasnow

Peter Krasnow
Peter Krasnow
Born	Feivish Reisberg; August 20, 1886; Novohrad-Volynskyi, Ukraine
Died	October 30, 1979; Los Angeles, California
Occupation	Artist
Spouse(s)	Rose Bloom

Peter Krasnow (20 August 1886 – 30 October 1979), born Feivish Reisberg, was a modernist and colorist artist known for his abstract wood sculptures and architectonic hard-edge paintings and drawings which were often based on Hebrew calligraphy and other subjects related to his Jewish heritage. Krasnow lived in Los Angeles for most of his life.[1]

Early life and education

Born in 1886 in Novohrad-Volynskyi, Ukraine, he was an apprentice to his father, who was an interior decorator. Krasnow emigrated to the United States in 1907 and graduated from the Art Institute of Chicago in 1916.[2]

Career

Krasnow first exhibited in the 1920s.[2] He settled in the Atwater Village neighborhood of Los Angeles in 1922, purchasing the land where he built his home and studio from Edward Weston, who was his friend and a fellow member of the early Los Angeles avant-garde.[3][4] Krasnow lived there for over 50 years.[3] His work was included in the exhibit that launched MOCA. He received a National Endowment for the Arts fellowship in 1977.[2]

Exhibitions

1922, Whitney Studio Club, New York (solo)[2]
1922, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles
1923, MacDowell Club, Los Angeles (solo)
1926, The Print Rooms, Los Angeles
1927, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles
1927, Temple Emanu-El, San Francisco
1928, Oakland Municipal Art Gallery, Oakland (solo)
1928, Seattle Society of Fine Arts, Seattle (solo)
1928, Dalzell Hatfield Gallery, Los Angeles (solo)
1928, Zeitlin Bookstore, Los Angeles (solo)
1929, Scripps College, Claremont (solo)
1930, Stendahl Galleries, Los Angeles (solo)
1931, California Palace of Legion of Honor, San Francisco (solo)
1934, Galerie Pierre, Paris (solo)
1935, UCLA, Los Angeles
1935, The Print Rooms, Los Angeles
1935, California Pacific International Expo, San Diego
1939, Fine Arts Gallery, San Diego
1940, Stendahl Galleries, Los Angeles (solo)
1940, UCLA, Los Angeles
1954, Pasadena Art Institute, Pasadena
1964, Scripps College, Claremont (solo)
1975, Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, Los Angeles[2]
1976, San Francisco Museum of Art, San Francisco
1977, Judah L. Magnes Museum, Berkeley
1978, Skirball Museum, Hebrew Union College, Los Angeles
1986, 1989, 1991, and 1993, Tobey C. Moss Gallery, Los Angeles

Artistic legacy

In 2000, the Laguna Art Museum acquired over 500 pieces of his work.[5]

References

"Peter Krasnow, 92, Abstract Artist of the 1920s, Dies". Los Angeles Times. 1979-10-31. Missing or empty |url= (help)
William Wilson (1979-11-04). "Krasnow, 92: Anonymity from Fame". Los Angeles Times. Missing or empty |url= (help)
Marcus, Kenneth H. (2016). Schoenberg and Hollywood Modernism – Kenneth H. Marcus – Google Books. ISBN 9781107064997. Retrieved 2014-03-07.
Caravella, Sandra; Lopez, Luis; Lawson, Ann (2011). Atwater Village – Sandra Caravella, Luis Lopez, Ann Lawson – Google Books. ISBN 9780738574899. Retrieved 2014-03-07.
"Laguna Art Museum Scores Again; Gets 517 Works by Peter Krasnow". Los Angeles Times. 2000-07-26. Retrieved 2016-03-07.

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[obit1-1] "Peter Krasnow, 92, Abstract Artist of the 1920s, Dies". Los Angeles Times. 1979-10-31. Missing or empty |url= (help)

[obit2-2] William Wilson (1979-11-04). "Krasnow, 92: Anonymity from Fame". Los Angeles Times. Missing or empty |url= (help)

[weston-3] Marcus, Kenneth H. (2016). Schoenberg and Hollywood Modernism – Kenneth H. Marcus – Google Books. ISBN 9781107064997. Retrieved 2014-03-07.

[atwater-4] Caravella, Sandra; Lopez, Luis; Lawson, Ann (2011). Atwater Village – Sandra Caravella, Luis Lopez, Ann Lawson – Google Books. ISBN 9780738574899. Retrieved 2014-03-07.

[5] "Laguna Art Museum Scores Again; Gets 517 Works by Peter Krasnow". Los Angeles Times. 2000-07-26. Retrieved 2016-03-07.