David Aronson

Summary

David Aronson (October 28, 1923 – July 2, 2015)[1] was a painter and Professor of Art at Boston University.

David Aronson
Born(1923-10-28)October 28, 1923
Shilova, Lithuania
DiedJuly 2, 2015(2015-07-02) (aged 91)
Alma materHebrew Teachers College
SpouseGeorgianna Nyman
Christ Before Pilate by David Aronson, 1949

Biography edit

Aronson was born in Šiluva, Lithuania in 1923 to an Orthodox Jewish family.[2][3][4] His father was a rabbi. He taught at Boston University from 1955 to his death in 2015, where he formed the Fine Art Department. As an artist, he exhibited in Chicago, Philadelphia, New York, Los Angeles, Tokyo, Paris, Rome, Berlin and Copenhagen, among others. His work is represented in over forty museums.

Aronson's work is associated with the school of Boston Expressionism.[5]

Aronson died at the age of 91 on July 2, 2015, from pneumonia and chronic heart failure.[6][7][8]

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Exhibitions edit

  • David Aronson: The Paradox - Danforth Museum of Art Archived 2010-01-29 at the Wayback Machine

References edit

  1. ^ Roberts, Sam (14 July 2015). "David Aronson, Expressionist Artist, Dies at 91". The New York Times. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  2. ^ "David Aronson | Smithsonian American Art Museum".
  3. ^ "Fourteen Americans". 1946.
  4. ^ "David Aronson papers, 1935-1983". Research collections. Archives of American Art. 2011. Retrieved 17 Jun 2011.
  5. ^ Bookbinder, Judith (2005). Boston Modern: Figurative Expressionism as Alternative Modernism. Durham, NH: University of New Hampshire Press. p. 193. ISBN 9781584654889.
  6. ^ Schwartz, Penny (July 8, 2015). "David Aronson, rabbi's rebel son, top expressionist, dies at 91". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  7. ^ McQuaid, Cate (July 7, 2015). "David Aronson, 91; leading Boston Expressionist artist". Boston Globe. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  8. ^ Roberts, Sam (July 15, 2015) Link Label

Images edit

  • Silkscreen in MoMA Collection
  • "Edmund Burke" bronze relief in the Smithsonian American Art Museum
  • "Blind Samson" in the Smithsonian American Art Museum