Edward Chávez (artist)

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Edward Chávez
Born1917
Died1995
OccupationArtist

Edward Chávez (1917-1995) was an American artist.[1][2] His work straddled realism, expressionism, and abstraction; often incorporating both elements of modernism and his heritage as a New Mexican hispanic and native artist. He was an artist with the Treasury Relief Art Project during the Great Depression of the 1930s.[3] He also worked for the Federal Art Project; notably painting a mural in the Geneva United States Post Office in Geneva, Nebraska in 1941.[4][3] His painting 'Colt,' can be found at MoMa.[5] His work is also included in the collection at the .[3]

References[]

  1. ^ "Edward Chávez". Smithsonian American Art Museum. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
  2. ^ "Edward Chavez". Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c Stephanie Lewthwaite (2015). "Exile, Memory, and Abstraction in Edward Chávez". A Contested Art: Modernism and Mestizaje in New Mexico. University of Oklahoma Press. pp. 156–181.
  4. ^ Carol Ahlgren (August 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Geneva United States Post Office / FM05-126". National Park Service. Retrieved October 9, 2019. With accompanying three photos from 1989 (one of exterior, two of mural)
  5. ^ "Edward Chavez | MoMA". The Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved 2020-11-03.



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