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Anton Refregier

Anton L. Refregier (1905 - 1979) was active/lived in California / Russian Federation.  Anton Refregier is known for Abstraction, surreal genre, mural.

Anton Refregier was born March 20, 1905 in Moscow, Russia.  He immigrated to the United States in 1920.  He received his artistic training from the Rhode Island School of Design*, Providence, Rhode Island, 1921-1925; studied abroad with the sculptor Nicolai Vassilief in Paris in 1920; and with Hans Hofmann in Munich, 1927.

From 1934 to 1940, Refregier, living in New York City, worked on various WPA Federal Art Projects* as a teacher, supervising artist, and mural supervisor.  His most famous work is arguably the mural project at San Francisco's Rincon Center, the costliest and one of the most controversial of all the WPA commissions.  It is a multi-scene panorama* that sparked national debate because of its inclusion of controversial events in California history.

Refregier found inspiration in tragic events, which is reflected in his Depression Era-WPA work.  He was quoted as saying that "the richer we [were] in possessions, the po   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 3100 characters.]  Artist bio

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