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Henry Koerner

Henry Koerner (1915 - 1991) was active/lived in Pennsylvania / Germany, Austria.  Henry Koerner is known for Celebrity portrait painting, war posters, magic realism.

Biography photo for Henry Koerner
Following is an exhibition review, published in the Naples Daily News, Florida, December 5, 2009.  

From the Holocaust to JFK, artist Henry Koerner experienced and captured major milestones of the 20th century. Now, the von Liebig Art Center, in conjunction with the Holocaust Museum of Southwest Florida, both of Naples, presents Koerner's work in the first major U.S. retrospective of his art since 1984.

Koerner's paintings will be at the von Liebig; his black-and-white photographs will be at the Holocaust Museum.

"This exhibition will open people's eyes to the work of a true master," says Frank Russen, gallery director at the Englishman Gallery of Naples, Atlanta and Vail, Colo., and a board member of the Naples Art Association at the von Liebig Art Center.  Russen met Koerner while a college student in 1986, when Russen modeled for the artist and served as his assistant and driver for painting excursions.

Koerner was killed while bicycling   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 6881 characters.]  Artist bio

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Keywords and Quick Facts for Henry Koerner


   Keywords 
Exhibition By An Art School
  • The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Art Method
  • Drawing, Draftsmanship, Draughtsman
  • Easel Painting
  • Illustration, Illustrator
  • Photography as Fine Art
  • Poster Art, Poster Design
Art MediaArt StyleArt Subject
  • Architecture Trained: Design and Drawing
  • Figure, Figurative Humans
  • Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
  • Holocaust, Nazi Germany, Concentration Camps
  • Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
  • Mountain Views, Mountainscapes
  • New York City
  • Portraits, Portraiture
  • Portraits: Notables, Society, Celebrity, Historical and/or Royalty
  • Social Commentary, Cultural Issues, Political, Racial Views
  • Townscape, Village Scenes
  • Urban Landscape, Cityscape
  • War Scenes, Military Genre, Figure, Portrait, Battles
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
  • Russia
Art Association
  • National Academy of Design, Elected Member
Chronology
  • Early 20th Century Before 1950
  • Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
  • Art Educator: Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
  • Combat, War Artist: Illustration, Painting or Photography
  • Genre Specialty
  • TIME Magazine Illustrator and/or Photographer
Ethnicity of Artist
  • German
Exhibition of Museum
  • Art Institute of Chicago
  • Corcoran Gallery and/or Art School, Washington DC
  • Museum of Modern Art, New York
  • Whitney Biennial Museum of American Art

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