John Stephan
John Walter Stephan | |
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 Circle number #5 by John Stephan | |
| Born | December 29, 1906 |
| Died | July 1, 1995 (aged 88) |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Art Institute of Chicago |
| Known for | Oil painting, Mural |
| Movement | Abstract Expressionism |
| Spouse | Ruth Walgreen Stephan Dart |
John Walter Stephan (1906–1995) was an American painter in the Hard-edge style.[1] His magazine The Tigers Eye was widely read and is considered a lastingly influential magazine of art and literature.[2] He was a contemporary and friends with such notable artists as Mark Rothko, Clyfford Still and William Baziotes
Early life
[edit]John Stephan was born in Maywood, Illinois to a father who was a dentist and a mother who was a nurse, and his family moved to Chicago in 1917 he attended the University of Illinois and later the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
Career
[edit]After attending the School of the Art Institute of Chicago he worked as an Art Instructor at Jane Addams Hull House, in Chicago and later was a Draftsman, at Western Electric in Chicago. His first solo exhibition was in 1931 with many other solo and group exhibitions of note.
Personal life
[edit]He was married to Ruth Walgreen, then Ruth Stephan, who was the daughter of Walgreens founder Charles Rudolph Walgreen.
Notable exhibitions
[edit]Notable collections
[edit]- Yale University Art Gallery
- Smithsonian American Art Museum
- Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
- Rose Art Museum
References
[edit]- ^ "Tate Glossary, Hard-edge painting". Tate Glossary. Retrieved August 8, 2009.
- ^ "Yale bulletin, The Tigers Eye". Yale University. Archived from the original on August 25, 2016. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
External links
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- Interview with John Stephan, ca. 1987 from the Smithsonian Archives of American Art
- John Stephan Biography, Wyeth Alexander galleries
- John Stephan Biography, Rhode Island international film festival
- Askart.com information
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- 1906 births
- 1995 deaths
- American modern painters
- Painters from New York City
- 20th-century American painters
- American male painters
- Painters from Illinois
- Hunter College faculty
- Federal Art Project artists
- School of the Art Institute of Chicago alumni
- People from Maywood, Illinois
- 20th-century American male artists