Seymour Remenick

Seymour Remenick (1923 – December 15, 1999) was a Philadelphia-based artist and teacher, mostly known for landscapes, but who also painted a variety of other subjects.[1]

Remenick studied at the Tyler School of Art in Philadelphia, 1940-1942; the Hans Hofmann School in New York City, 1946-1948; and the Pennsylvania Academy Fine Arts (PAFA) in Philadelphia.[2] He later taught at PAFA from 1977 to 1996.[2]

Remenick's work was exhibited at a number of venues, including the Philadelphia Museum of Art,[3] the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts,[4] the Philadelphia School of Painting,[5] the Terenchin[6] and the Davis Galleries.[7] His paintings have also been auctioned at Christie's, New York.[8] In 2010, the Lancaster Museum of Art held a posthumous exhibition of his works.[9] His paintings were cataloged by the Smithsonian American Art Museum.[10]

Among the awards he received were a 1955 Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation Grant, the 1960 Altman Landscape Prize from the National Academy of Design (NAD),[11] and a 1960 Hallmark Purchase Award.[12] NAD elected Remenick an associate member in 1980, and an academician in 1982.[13] As a teacher at PAFA, he served as mentor to Giovanni Casadei,[14] Robert Dye[15] and others.[16]

Education and personal life

Remenick was born in 1923 in Detroit, Michigan, and died in 1999 in Philadelphia.[2] He married Diane K. Thommen (1931–2014) in 1950, and they had two children, Richard and Catherine.[17]

References
  1. Knowles, Laura (7 October 2010). "Seymour Remenick: a painter who defies categories". Lancaster Online. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  2. "Seymour Remenick". Schwarz Gallery. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  3. "Still Life, Artist's Studio". Philadelphia Museum of Art. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  4. "Delaware River from Bridge". Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  5. Webster, Andrew (12 October 2017). "The Loaded Brush". Fine Art Connoisseur. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  6. "Seymour Remenick". The Terenchin, Hudson NY. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
  7. "Art: Philadelphia View; Seymour Remenick's Water-Colors of City Shown at Davis Galleries". New York Times. 16 January 1957. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  8. "Philadelphia Rooftops". Christie's. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  9. "Seymour Remenick: Paintings and Works on Paper. October 1 - November 21, 2010". Lancaster Museum of Art. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  10. "Cityscape and Bridges". Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
  11. "Artists & Architects". The National Academy. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  12. Hallmark Art Awards from Hallmark Cards.
  13. "National Academicians". National Academy. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02.
  14. Casadei, Giovanni. "Resume". Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  15. "Robert A. Dye". Robert A. Dye, Fine Art. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  16. Zimmerman, Monica. "An Influencer In The Arts: The Pennsylvania Academy Of The Fine Arts". Incollect. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  17. Diane K. Remenick, from Tributes.
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