Global InformationLeo Segedin information
Leopold Segedin | |
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| Born | 1927 (age 96–97) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Education | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
| Known for | Painting, Drawing |
| Style | Representational, Social realist |
| Spouse | Janis Segedin (née Steinberg) (m. 1959; d. 2005) |
| Website | leopoldsegedin |
Leopold Segedin (born 1927) is an American artist and educator based in Chicago. He is best known as an urban figurative painter, who portrays humanist scenes of life in mid-20th century Chicago.[1][2][3] He has exhibited for over 70 years, including retrospectives at the Chicago Cultural Center,[2] University Club of Chicago, University of Illinois, and Northeastern Illinois University, and major group shows at the Art Institute of Chicago, Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design, Illinois State Museum and Des Moines Art Center, among others.[4] His art has received awards from the Art Institute of Chicago,[5] Terry Art Institute, Corcoran Gallery of Art (juried by George Grosz), and American Jewish Arts Club.[6][7][8] Segedin was one of Art in America’s 1956 "New Talent in the U.S.A." artists[9] and has been featured in The Washington Post,[10] Chicago Tribune,[11] The Philadelphia Inquirer,[12] Chicago Daily News[13] and Chicago Sun-Times,[14] among many publications. Chicago Tribune critic Alan Artner characterized Segedin's work as a "distinguished example" of magic realism; in visual terms, critics have often noted his vivid color, dynamic illusionist space, and rendering of light and surfaces that betray the passage of time.[15][1][16][17]
Segedin was an educator, most notably at Northeastern Illinois University, where he taught for over three decades.[18] He is also a prolific essay writer and public lecturer,[19][20] and has been a frequent panelist, exhibition juror, and active participant in Chicago's art community as a member of the Chicago Society of Artists and American Jewish Art Club (president, one term), and as co-founder and president of Chicago's first post-war, artist-run cooperative gallery, Exhibit A.[21][22][3]
- ^ a b Klauba, Judith Lloyd and Doug Stapleton. "Luminous Ground: Artists with Histories," The Living Museum, Illinois State Museum, v. 73, n. 1 & 2, 2011, p. 3 & 23.
- ^ a b Chicago Cultural Center. "Leopold Segedin – I Remember: Chicago Themes 1947–1994," Exhibition materials, 1994.
- ^ a b Sokol, David M. "Leopold Segedin's Chicago," Leopold Segedin: A Habit of Art, Chicago: Outbound Ike Publishing, 2018. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
- ^ Gerst, Virginia. "Segedin shows street smarts," Pioneer Press, June 26, 1997.
- ^ The Art Institute of Chicago. 1951 News Releases, "55th Annual Exhibition by Artists of Chicago and Vicinity, list of prize-winners", May 23, 1951. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
- ^ Fox, Rabbi G. George. "The Watch Tower," The Sentinel, March 28, 1957, p. 13.
- ^ Holland, Frank. "Rapapport Wins Top Award in Jewish Arts Club Exhibit," Chicago Sun-Times, March 22, 1959, s. 3, p. 9.
- ^ Aronson, Claire R. "Mostly about people," National Jewish Post and Opinion, March 30, 1962.
- ^ Kuh, Katherine. "New Talent in the U.S.A.," Art in America, February 1956, p. 10–1.
- ^ The Washington Post. "Theaters Showing Works of Art Here," The Washington Post, September 13, 1953. p. 3L.
- ^ Artner, Alan. "On view," Chicago Tribune, April 19, 2009.
- ^ Bonte, C. H. "Paintings of Jewish Rites and History Shown in Comprehensive Jubilee Exhibit," The Philadelphia Inquirer, May 7, 1950, p. 45.
- ^ Schulze, Franz. "Architect Kahn Talks Here," Chicago Daily News, March 1962.
- ^ Haydon, Harold. "Failure is success for 'More Chicago Artists,'" Chicago Sun-Times, January 28, 1972.
- ^ Artner, Alan. "Captivating magic realism," Chicago Tribune, April 12, 2002.
- ^ Allen, Jane and Derek Guthrie. "Two generations show gap in paint," Chicago Tribune, January 2, 1972, p.18.
- ^ Buchholz, Barbara B. "Group shows take viewers on a summer jaunt," Chicago Tribune, July 12, 1996.
- ^ Houlihan, Margaret. "Artists view mainly local," Chicago Sun-Times, March 17, 2002.
- ^ Segedin, Leopold. "Making/Teaching Art: The Dangers of Teaching Art," Collage, Winter, 2018, p. 8–16. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
- ^ Barry, Edward. "Art Notes," Chicago Tribune, March 8, 1964.
- ^ Butler, Doris Lane. "A Group Gallery Opens," Chicago Daily News, July 1957.
- ^ Warren, Lynne. Alternative Spaces: A History of Chicago, Chicago: Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, 1984. Retrieved August 26, 2018.