Abeles, Sigmund, 1934-

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B. 1934.

From the description of Sigmund Abeles artist file. (Whitney Museum of American Art). WorldCat record id: 228431995

Artist and educator, native of New York, N.Y.; removed, 1936, to Myrtle Beach, S.C. with mother, Henrietta Banner Abeles; later resided in Mass., N.H., and N.Y.; educated at Pratt Institute, Art Students League, USC (BA 1955), Columbia University (MFA 1957); illustrator for US Army, 1957-1960; taught at Swain School of Design, New Bedford, Ma. (1961-1964), Wellesley College (1964-1969), Boston University (1969-1970), and University of New Hampshire (1970-1987).

Member of National Academy of Design, Society of American Graphic Artists, and Pastel Society of America; husband of Gina Godwin (1959-1969), Carolyn May (1970-1974), and Anne Merck (1978-1998); father of David Paul Abeles (b. 1961), Shoshanna Lynn Abeles (b. 1965), and Maxwell Merck Abeles (b. 1983); in 2004, Abeles taught drawing at National Academy School of Fine Arts.

From the description of Sigmund Abeles papers, 1899-2004. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 55214440

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creatorOf Abeles, Sigmund. [Sigmund Abeles] : artist file John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art Library, Ringling Museum Library
referencedIn Abeles, Sigmund, 1934- : [miscellaneous ephemeral material]. Metropolitan Museum of Art, Thomas J. Watson Library
creatorOf Anthony R. Paterson papers Archives of American Art
creatorOf Abeles, Sigmund, 1934-. Artist file. Brooklyn Museum Libraries & Archives
referencedIn Bardin, J. (Jesse Redwin), 1923-. Anna Wells Rutledge, William Aiken Walker and the Summer of '88 [typescript] ; [1988]. University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries
creatorOf Abeles, Sigmund, 1934-. Caplan Prints and Reproductions Collection, [between 1970 and 1976]. Temple University Libraries, Paley Library
creatorOf Abeles, Sigmund, 1934-. Artist file : miscellaneous uncataloged material. Metropolitan Museum of Art, Thomas J. Watson Library
creatorOf Abeles, Sigmund, 1934-. Sigmund Abeles papers, 1899-2004. University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries
creatorOf Abeles, Sigmund, 1934-. Sigmund Abeles artist file. Whitney Museum of American Art, Library
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creatorOf Karl E. Fortess interviews with artists Archives of American Art
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associatedWith Bardin, J. (Jesse Redwin), 1923- person
associatedWith Fortess, Karl E. (Karl Eugene), 1907- person
correspondedWith Ochs, Robert D. person
associatedWith Paterson, Anthony R., 1934- person
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associatedWith University of South Carolina corporateBody
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