Robert Herzberg (Michigan, 1886 - 1960)

Robert Herzberg (Michigan, 1886 - 1960) Watercolor of a Sailing Vessel with figures. Signed lower right. Size: 19 x 26 inches. Herzberg studied at New York's Art Students League under Robert Henri, Ernest Blumenschein, Thomas Fogarty and Graham Cootes. Moving to the Detroit area in 1913, he organized and ran the Detroit School of Fine and Applied Arts in 1922, a common meeting space for Detroit area artists. During the 1930's Herzberg was a WPA (Federal Art Project) easel artist, painting well-known Detroit industry scenes and cityscapes. He entered many national mural competitions and painted a mural for the Detroit USO. He exhibited paintings in many museums in this country and abroad and received many awards. He also had several one-man shows at the Arthur Newton Gallery in New York City.