Schanker, Louis, 1903-1981

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Dates:
Birth 1903
Death 1981
Americans,

Biographical notes:

Printmaker, painter; Stamford, Conn.

From the description of Louis Schanker interview, [ca. 1963] [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 81966418

From the description of Oral history interview with Louis Schanker, [circa 1963] [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 312026329

Printmaker and painter; Stamford, Conn.

Trained at Cooper Union, the Art Students League, and the Educational Alliance School of Art. Between 1934 and 1939, Schanker completed 11 mural panels for the Neponsit Beach Hospital on Long Island, and murals for radio station WNYC and the Science and Health Building at the New York World's Fair. He later taught at the New School and Bard College.

From the description of Louis Schanker papers, 1926-1981. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122454415

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Subjects:

  • Art, American
  • Art
  • Federal aid to the arts
  • Muralists
  • Mural painting and decoration, American
  • Painters
  • Painters
  • Printmaker

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Places:

  • New York (State)--New York (as recorded)
  • Connecticut--Stamford (as recorded)
  • Connecticut--Stamford (as recorded)