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Morris Topchevsky

Morris Topchevsky (1899 - 1947) was active/lived in Illinois / Mexico, Poland, Russian Federation.  Morris Topchevsky is known for Expressionist easel painting, political theme murals.

The following, submitted October 2005,is from William Asher and is verifed by Bessie Topchevsky Asher, sister of the artist.


Morris Topchevsky was born in 1899 in Russia.  He died in Chicago in 1947 from an illness contracted in Mexico.  Morris began as an expressionist and traveled to Mexico in 1923.  There he met and studied with Diego Rivera at the San Carlos Academy of Mexico City until the 1930's.

He served as a lecturer for the American Cultural Relations Committee to Latin America. Returning to Chicago he became a WPA artist and a resident Chicago Hull House artist under the direction of Jane Addams.  He is credited with painting the WPA mural Development of Man at the Abraham Lincoln Center in Chicago and WPA murals in other Chicago area public buildings.

Morris worked in water color, oils and engravings. Many of his works are not signed.  He usually signed his work in pencil 'Morris Topchevsky'.   ...  [Displaying 999 of 10622 characters.]  Artist bio

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