Herman Heimlich
Herman Heimlich | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 18, 1904 |
| Died | November 6, 1986(aged 82) Montreal,Quebec, Canada |
| Resting place | Baron de Hirsch Cemetery |
| Alma mater | Royal Academy of Fine Arts,Budapest |
| Spouse |
Mary Steinberg (m.1937) |
Herman Heimlich(June 18, 1904 – November 6, 1986) was a Hungarian-born Canadian painter. He was associated with theJewish Painters of Montreal.[1]
Biography
[edit]Herman Heimlich was born in 1904 inHungary.His father, a rabbi, emigrated to New York in 1915. Heimlich travelled extensively after studying at theRoyal Academy of Fine ArtsinBudapest,and spent a year with his father in the United States in the 1920s, during which time he painted a series of murals at theCotton Club.[2]
Heimlich settled permanently inMontrealaround 1930, and set up his first studio above theJewish Public Library.[3]That same year, he participated in his first Canadian exhibition, winning first prize. He continued to participate in exhibitions throughout the 1930s and 1940s, most notably those organized in 1937 and 1938 by the Art Association of Montreal, the forerunner of theMontreal Museum of Fine Arts.
While Heimlich drew and paintedlandscapesandstill lifes,he favouredportraiture.[4]He also created murals for public and private buildings in Canada and the United States, and produced illustrations for children's books.
He taught at various institutions in Montreal, including the Fine Arts Department of theSaidye Bronfman Centre.Among his students wereEsther Wertheimer,Peter Whalley,[5]Brodie Shearer,[6]Sarah Valerie Gersovitz,andViateur Lapierre.[7]
Work
[edit]Heimlich's artwork is represented in a number of Canadian museum collections, including theMusée national des beaux-arts du Québec,[8]Museum London,[9]theDalhousie Art Gallery,[10]and theArt Gallery of Ontario.[11]
References
[edit]- Brière, Marie-Andrée (1992).Herman Heimlich: Œuvres sur papier(in French). Joliette: Musée d'art de Joliette.ISBN2-9801791-5-9.
- Meyer, John (Autumn 1995). "Herman Heimlich".Magazin’Art(in French).8(1): 100–4, 115–17.
- Trépanier, Esther (1987).Jewish Painters and Modernity: Montreal, 1930–1945.Montreal: Saidye Bronfman Centre.
Citations
[edit]- ^Trépanier, Esther (1987).Jewish Painters and Modernity: Montreal, 1930–1945.Montreal: Saidye Bronfman Centre.
- ^Duncan, Ann (February 26, 1994)."Painting on a human scale".The Gazette.Montreal. p. J5.
- ^"Meditations on Humanity: Portrait Drawings of Herman Heimlich".University of Toronto Art Museum.2001.RetrievedMay 19,2023.
- ^Schwartz, Judi (1995)."Figures and Portraits: The Canadian Identity".In Rudnick, James V. (ed.).Foundations: Society, Challenge and Change.Toronto: Thompson Educational Publishing. p. 340.
- ^Permanent Collection.Kingston:Agnes Etherington Art Centre.1968.
- ^"His Language Is Art".The Ottawa Journal.Vol. 86, no. 19. January 2, 1971. p. 31.
- ^Trépanier, Jean (1984).103 peintres du Québec(in French). Grand-Mère: Éditions JT. p. 107,155.ISBN2-9800318-0-1.
- ^"Heimlich, Herman".Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec.RetrievedMay 19,2023.
- ^"Herman Heimlich".Museum London.RetrievedMay 19,2023.
- ^"Heimlich, Herman".Collection of Dalhousie Art Gallery.Dalhousie Art Gallery.RetrievedMay 19,2023.
- ^Annual Report.Art Gallery of Ontario.1990–91.
