Levitt, Alfred H. (Alfred Hofmann), 1894-2000
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d. May 25, 2000.
From the description of Artist file : miscellaneous uncataloged material. (Museum of Modern Art (MOMA)). WorldCat record id: 122413484
Cubist painter and photagrapher, New York, N.Y. Began his formal art training at the Art Students League, continued at the Academie Grand Chaumiere, France, and with Hans Hofmann. Metropolitan Museum owns twenty of his paintings. Founded the School of Modern Painting of Provence in St. Remy in 1960, where he was director and instructor until 1962. Levitt also developed an interest in prehistory and eventually became an expert in the field, winning an award from the French government for his studies of Stone Age cave art. Except for a few years in France and Spain, Levitt lived all of his life in New York.
Studied at the Ferrer Art School. Died May 25, 2000, at age 105.
From the description of Alfred Levitt papers, 1920-1984. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122370494
Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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creatorOf | Alfred Levitt papers | Archives of American Art | |
referencedIn | Levitt, Alfred, 1894- : [miscellaneous ephemeral material]. | Metropolitan Museum of Art, Thomas J. Watson Library | |
creatorOf | Levitt, Alfred, 1894-2000. Artist file. | Brooklyn Museum Libraries & Archives | |
creatorOf | Levitt, Alfred. [Alfred Levitt : International Art & Artists File]. | Libraries Australia | |
creatorOf | Levitt, Alfred. Artist file : miscellaneous uncataloged material. | Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) |
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associatedWith | Biddle, George, 1885- |
associatedWith | Bolotowsky, Ilya, 1907-1981. |
associatedWith | Duchamp, Marcel, 1887-1968. |
associatedWith | Lhote, André, 1885-1962. |
associatedWith | Morris, George L. K., 1905-1975. |
associatedWith | Pearson, Ralph M., 1883-1958. |
associatedWith | School of Modern Painting of the Provence. |
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Birth 1894-08-15
Death 2000-05-25
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