Isaac Soyer

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Isaac Soyer
Born	1902 Borisoglebsk [1] or Tambov [2](disputed), Russia
Died	July 8, 1981 Manhattan, New York, United States of America
Nationality	American
Field	Painter
Movement	Social realist

Isaac Soyer (1902 — July 8, 1981) was a social realist painter and often portrayed working-class people of New York City in his paintings. ^[3]

[edit] Biography

He was the youngest of three siblings, the others being Moses Soyer and Raphael Soyer, both twins. In 1912, his parents emigrated to New York. ^[2] In his life, he has created several paintings, the most notable being Employment Agency.

A WPA artist, Soyer's "Employment Agency" reveals the social realities of the years of the Great Depression.

Soyer worked at a number of institutions in his life, mostly teaching art:

• Bell Aircraft Corporation in Buffalo, New York during World War II
• Albright Art School at Buffalo, New York during the years 1941-44
• Art Institute of Buffalo and Niagara Falls Art School during the 1940s
• Educational Alliance Art School in New York during the 1950s
• New School for Social Research in 1968
• Art Students League of New York in 1969^[4]

Isaac Soyer painted portraits of friends and relatives and vignettes of working-class life. Several of his principal works are in the collections of important museums such as the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Brooklyn Museum, the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, New York, and the Dallas Museum of Art.

Soyer died of a heart attack at Lenox Hill Hospital on July 8, 1981 at age 79 and was residing in Manhattan at the time. ^[5]

[edit] References

1. ^ Soyer. The Columbia Encyclopedia (2001-5). Retrieved on 2007-04-26.
2. ^ ^{a b} Isaac Soyer. Crystal Reference Encyclopedia (2006). Retrieved on 2007-04-26.
3. ^ Isaac Soyer. Smithsonian American Art Museum (2007). Retrieved on 2007-04-26.
4. ^ Isaac Soyer. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition (2001). Retrieved on 2007-04-28.
5. ^ Isaac Soyer, a Painter Of the American Scene. New York Times (16 July 1981). Retrieved on 2007-04-26.