Jack Levine
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Jack Levine
By: Danika Washington
Jack Levine was born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1993.
At First, he started learning the ways of drawing with Harold K. Zimmerman in 1924-1931.
In 1932, Denman Ross included his drawings in an exhibition at the Fogg Art Museum at Harvard.
Levine's early word was influenced by Hyman Bloom, Chaim Soutine, Georges Rouault, and Oskar Kokoschka.
As he was creating his early work, it was known as Boston Expressionism. From 1935-1940, he was employed by the Works Progress Administration.
His first paintings were included in the Museum of Modern Art. They were called Card Game and Brain Trust.
From 1942-1945, Jack Levine served in the United States Military. Upon his discharge, he had created Welcome Home.
In 1946, he married the artist Ruth Gikow and moved to New York City.
After he had return, Jack produced Gangster Funeral, which was a narrative, but understood as a comedy.
On November 8th, 2010, Jack Levine died of old age in Manhattan New York, New York City. He died at the age of 95 years old.
Gangster Funeral
-Made in 1951
Welcome Home
-Made in 1946
