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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.

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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

Artist auction records

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Research resources

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Facts about Henry Koerner

   Publications  Book References:  36
Magazine References:  2

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2 Miscellaneous Magazine References for Henry Koerner
Magazine Article Date Author Color
American Art Review Magic Realism: An American Response August 1999 Tomor, Michael A Yes
American Art Review Thoughts on Collecting December 1995 Schiller, Philip J Yes
36 Book References for Henry Koerner
Year Author Title Pages Color
2005 AskART.com Inc. -
Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005 479 No
2005 Davenport, Ray Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition 2421 No
2005 Reis, Mary Clare; Lisa N. Peters et all Fine American Art from 1845 to 1960 (Spanierman Gallery, LLC
(Exhibition catalog)
0 Yes
1999 Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor) Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes 3724 No
1997 Koerner, Joseph Leo Unheimliche Heimat: Henry Koerner 1915-1991 (English & German)
(Exhibition catalog)
150 Yes
1990 Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor) The Annual Exhibition Record of the Art Institute of Chicago
(Exhibition catalog)
1117 No
1989 Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor) Annual Exhibition Record, 1914-68, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
(Exhibition catalog)
538 No
1989 Rockwell Museum American Western Art 84 Yes
1989 Ward, John L American Realist Painting 1945-1980 431 No
1988 Geske, Norman and Karen O. Janovy The American Painting Collection of the Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery 376 Yes
1987 Voss, Frank S Man of the Year A Time Honored Tradition 64 Yes
1986 Jaques Cattell Press Who's Who in American Art-1986 1986 1292 No
1986 Opitz, Glenn B (editor) Mantle Fielding's Dictionary of American Painters, Sculptors & Engravers 1081 No
1985 Smithsonian Institution National Portrait Gallery Collection Illustrated Checklist 461 No
1984 Faunce, Sarah; Linda S. Ferber (Curators) American Watercolors, Pastels, Collages The Brooklyn Museum 88 Yes
1983 Stavitsky, Gail Henry Koerner From Vienna to Pittsburgh/The Art of Henry Koerner
(Exhibition catalog)
80 Yes
1982 Berman, Greta/Jeffrey Wechsler Realism and Realities The Other Side of American Painting 1940-1960
(Exhibition catalog)
195 Yes
1981 Wooden, Howard E. (Text) The Neglected Generation of American Realist Painters, 1930-48 Wichita Art Museum Exhibition, May 3-June 14, 1981
(Exhibition catalog)
64 Yes
1979 Crawford, Anthony R Posters/World War l & World War ll George C Marshall Research Foundation 128 No
1977 Barr, Alfred H Painting and Sculpture in the Museum of Modern Art 655 No
1977 Sweeney, J Gray Themes in American Painting
(Exhibition catalog)
220 Yes
1976 Jaques Cattell Press Who's Who in American Art, 1976 12th Edition 756 No
1974 Baur, John I H Whitney Museum of American Art Catalogue of the Collection 235 Yes
1973 Davidson, Marshall The Artist's America American Heritage History of 416 Yes
1972 Tomko, George Catalogue of The Roland P Murdock Collection Wichita Art Museum 237 Yes
1970 Klemin, Diana The Illustrated Book Its Art and Craft 159 No
1970 Myers, Bernard S (editor) Encyclopedia of Painting (Painters of the World...etc) 511 Yes
1969 Doty, Robert Human Concern/Personal Torment The Grotesque in American Art
(Exhibition catalog)
72 Yes
1961 Gaertner, Johannes A Prisma der Demokratie Ausdruck...der Malerei Amerikas
(Exhibition catalog)
84 No
1961 Goodrich, Lloyd/John I H Baur American Art of Our Century 309 Yes
1957 Brooklyn Museum Golden Years of American Drawing 1905-1956
(Exhibition catalog)
72 No
1957 Eliot, Alexander Three Hundred Years of American Painting 318 Yes
1955 Myers, Bernard Encyclopedia of Painting 511 Yes
1951 Baur, John I H Revolution and Tradition in Modern American Art 170 No
1951 Bazin, Germain/A Gloeckner History of Modern Painting 391 Yes
1950 Metropolitan Museum of Art American Painting Today 1950 A National Competitive Exhibition
(Exhibition catalog)
60 No
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