LOZOWICK, Louis (Louis Lozowick)

10 декабря 1892 (village Ludvinovo Kiev province) — 9 сентября 1973 (South-Орандж, the state of new-Джерси, USA)

painter, graphic

From a wealthy Jewish family. Studied at the Kiev art school (1904-1906). In 1906 he emigrated to the USA. He continued his education at the National Academy of arts in new-Йорке (1912-1915) Л. Кролла, Э. Карслена, И. Г. Олинского and the historical-филологическом the faculty of Ohio University (1915-1918). In 1918 he served in the medical corps of the U.S. army, then traveled to the United States.

In 1919 he lived in Paris, attended classes at the Sorbonne. In 1920 he moved to Berlin; attended lectures at the University Friedrich-Вильгельма. Was fascinated by constructivism. In the early 1920-х created the first paintings and lithographs from the series "Cities", developed a "machine ornaments" of parts and components of various mechanisms. Member of the international avant-garde Association "November group"; was friendly with Л. М. Лисицким, И. А. Пуни, Л. Мохой-Надем. Became friendly with the members of the group "De Stijl" and "Bauhaus". In 1923 he came to Russia to explore Soviet art; met К. С. Малевичем, Д. П. Штеренбергом, В. Е. Татлиным, Н. И. Альтманом.

In 1924 he returned to the U.S., lived in new-Йорке. Created drawings and lithographs, devoted to American industry: the industrial cities, construction sites, factories, ports ("Tap", "High voltage", "Hudson bridge", "channel Factory", "Inside Manhattan", "the Birth of the skyscraper", "Prosperity of America", "the inhabitants of the barges", "Storm over Manhattan", "Tanks"). In his essay "The Americanization of Art" (1927) urged artists to portray: "the skyscrapers of new-Йорка, the grain elevators of Minneapolis, the steel mills of Pittsburgh, the oil wells of Oklahoma".

Created the sketches of scenery to the play "Gas" Г. Кайзера in Chicago's Goodman Theatre (1926). As an artist and journalist he contributed to magazines "Nation", "Revue", "Arts", "Theatre Arts Monthly". One of the creators (1926), later writing and art editor of the magazine "The New Masses". The author of a monograph on the master of satirical graphics У. Гроппере (published posthumously in 1983).

lectures on Soviet art in the Société Anonyme. He published the book "Contemporary Russian art"; has published articles on Soviet artists in the American press. In 1927 вновь visited Moscow, where he met with the principal of the State Museum of New Western art (Museum of new Western art) Б. Н. Терновцом; I read in the report of the Museum "New painting in America." In 1929 he became one of the organizers of the John reed Club, which United American artists on the left; from 1931 —, the Executive Secretary of the Club. Contributed to the device in the Museum of new Western art two exhibitions John reed Club (1931, 1932).

In 1935-1940 he worked in the Department of graphic art Work Progress Administration. Created murals in the building and printing of the WPA murals new-Йоркского post office (1936).

From 1944 lived permanently in South-Орандже, the state of new-Джерси. Continued to create original and printed graphics, dedicated to the industrial theme; has performed a total of more than 300 литографий.

his personal exhibitions were Held in the bookstore "KE Twardy" (1922) and the gallery "Alfred Heller" (1923) in Berlin, new-йоркских galleries, "New Art Circle" (1926), "Weyhe" (1929, 1931), "Zabriskie" (1961), the Paris gallery "Zack" (1928) and in Moscow (1928), the Museum of American art the Whitney in new-Йорке (1972), the Museum of new-Джерси in Trenton (1963, 1966), The public library in Newark (1969). Participated in many group exhibitions in the U.S. and Europe.

he was awarded prizes in lithography the art Institute of Chicago (1929), the Philadelphia Union of the arts (Philadelphia Art Alliance; 1930), 1-й prize at the International exhibition of printmaking in Cleveland (1930), the Brooklyn Museum prize, Society American artists-графиков.

he Taught the techniques of lithography at the American art school in new-Йорке, John reed Club.

a Posthumous retrospective exhibitions were held in South-Орандже (1973), the gallery "Adler" in new-Йорке (1980, 1986), the Institution "the Smithsonian" in Washington (1982/1983).

Work is represented in many Museum collections, including the National gallery of art and the Library of Congress in Washington, Museum of American art the Whitney in new-Йорке, museums of Boston, Cleveland, Philadelphia, San-Франциско, the British Museum in London, the Pushkin Museum im. А. С. Пушкина in Moscow and other. The archive of the artist is in the University library in Syracuse.

In 1982 был published the full catalog of printmaking Lozovik (Flint J.A. The Prints of Louis Lozowick. Catalogue-raisonné. New-York, 1982).