Clyde J. Singer (American, 1908 - 1999)
"Girl Running, NYC", 1978. Oil on masonite, signed lower left, signed, titled and dated verso in wood frame, overall 15" x 13".
Born in Malvern, Ohio, forty miles south of Akron, Clyde Singer became known for his regionalist paintings in oil and watercolor of people at carnivals, standing in bars, on windy street corners, celebrating holidays, or looking at pictures in a gallery...he lived in Boardman, a suburb of Youngstown. He earned early recognition for his art talents including caricatures of his teachers...Enrollment in the art school of the Columbus Gallery of Fine Arts (later the Columbus Museum of Art) directed him to a fine art career.
In 1933 he was awarded a scholarship to the Art Students League in New York. His teachers included John Steuart Curry, Thomas Hart Benton, Kenneth Hayes Miller, and Ivan Olinsky. Alexander Brook, also one of his instructors...and his wife Peggy Bacon helped him financially.
He painted many scenes of the interior of McSorley's famous saloon that Sloan had depicted.
He returned to Ohio and painted signs to make money, but in 1935, he sent a large canvas to the Chicago Art Institute which earned $500. and the Harris silver medal. From that time, he entered major exhibitions including the Whitney Museum annual, the Corcoran Biennial, and the exhibitions at the National Academy of Design.
In 1940, he accepted a job from Joseph Butler III, director of the Butler Institute of American Art. He finished over 3000 paintings during his long career.
In 1941, he married Bernice Shimp, a former student of his from a class in Marietta, and from 1942 to 1945, he served in the Army in the Philippines, New Guinea, and Japan where he did a lot of sketching. Some of his mid-career paintings depict soldiers from this experience. After the war, he returned to the Butler where he retained an office until his death in 1999.
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"Girl Running, NYC", 1978. Oil on masonite, signed lower left, signed, titled and dated verso in wood frame, overall 15" x 13".
Born in Malvern, Ohio, forty miles south of Akron, Clyde Singer became known for his regionalist paintings in oil and watercolor of people at carnivals, standing in bars, on windy street corners, celebrating holidays, or looking at pictures in a gallery...he lived in Boardman, a suburb of Youngstown. He earned early recognition for his art talents including caricatures of his teachers...Enrollment in the art school of the Columbus Gallery of Fine Arts (later the Columbus Museum of Art) directed him to a fine art career.
In 1933 he was awarded a scholarship to the Art Students League in New York. His teachers included John Steuart Curry, Thomas Hart Benton, Kenneth Hayes Miller, and Ivan Olinsky. Alexander Brook, also one of his instructors...and his wife Peggy Bacon helped him financially.
He painted many scenes of the interior of McSorley's famous saloon that Sloan had depicted.
He returned to Ohio and painted signs to make money, but in 1935, he sent a large canvas to the Chicago Art Institute which earned $500. and the Harris silver medal. From that time, he entered major exhibitions including the Whitney Museum annual, the Corcoran Biennial, and the exhibitions at the National Academy of Design.
In 1940, he accepted a job from Joseph Butler III, director of the Butler Institute of American Art. He finished over 3000 paintings during his long career.
In 1941, he married Bernice Shimp, a former student of his from a class in Marietta, and from 1942 to 1945, he served in the Army in the Philippines, New Guinea, and Japan where he did a lot of sketching. Some of his mid-career paintings depict soldiers from this experience. After the war, he returned to the Butler where he retained an office until his death in 1999.
Condition: Very good.
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