GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Emil Bisttram immigrated to the United States in 1902 and studied at the National Academy of Design before joining the artists' colony at Taos in 1931. The following year, he established the Taos School of Fine Arts, where, in the years leading up to the World War II, Bisttram advocated a form of abstract painting based on an intellectual formula of "dynamic symmetry," popularized by Canadian theoretician Jay Hambidge. The early works from Taos depict the native population in a representational style and reflect Bisttram's training as a graphic artist. The simple forms and strong linear quality of Pueblo Woman also recall the great Mexican muralist Diego Rivera, with whom Bisttram briefly studied.
Excerpt from
Sue Canterbury, DMA label text, 2013
NOTES
Created in 1932
Object file reviewed
Gail Davitt, biographical essays, education files, 1986-1987.
Born in Hungary in 1895, Emil Bisttram came to America in 1906 and was naturalized on reaching majority. After studying at the National Academy of Design, Cooper Union, and the New York School of Fine and Applied Art, he became a commercial artist. Bisttram also was an associate instructor at the New York School of Fine and Applied Art and taught for five years at the Master Institute of the Roerich Museum in New York. He studied fresco abroad under a Guggenheim Fellowship award and also worked for a short time in Mexico with Diego Rivera. In 1932 Bisttram founded the Taos School of Art in Taos, New Mexico.
Pueblo Woman, 1932, tempera and oil glaze on panel, 30 X 24"
Painted in a linear style, the centralized, monumental figure of the Indian woman fills the canvas. This image of stability, endurance, and forbearance has mythic overtones that often were characteristic of work done by regional artists in the Taos area.
Exhibitions: Enchanted: Taos Art in Texas Collections, Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum, 9/5/98 to 11/15/98
Rodriguez, Sylvia. "Art, Tourism, and Race Relations in Taos: Toward a Sociology of the Art Colony." Journal of Anthropological Research. Vol. 45, no. 1, University of New Mexico Centennial 1889-1989 (Spring, 1989): pp. 77-99.\
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Bisttram, Emil (American, born in Hungary, 1895-1976)
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Depicted location and place of origin: Taos (New Mexico/United States): TGN: 7014564
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Until 1960: Mr. and Mrs. Royal C. Miller
From 1960: Dallas Museum of Art, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Royal C. Miller [1]
[1] The name of the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, founded in 1933, was changed to the Dallas Museum of Art in 1983.
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- Emil-bisttram.com~Explore more information about the artist and his work at the Emil Bisttram website.
- Emil Bisttram, biography~Learn more about the artist at the Smithsonian American Art Museum website.
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General Description
Emil Bisttram immigrated to the United States in 1902 and studied at the National Academy of Design before joining the artists' colony at Taos in 1931. The following year, he established the Taos School of Fine Arts, where, in the years leading up to the World War II, Bisttram advocated a form of abstract painting based on an intellectual formula of "dynamic symmetry," popularized by Canadian theoretician Jay Hambidge. The early works from Taos depict the native population in a representational style and reflect Bisttram's training as a graphic artist. The simple forms and strong linear quality of Pueblo Woman also recall the great Mexican muralist Diego Rivera, with whom Bisttram briefly studied.
Excerpt from
Sue Canterbury, DMA label text, 2013
Fun Facts
Archival Resources
Web Resources
- Emil-bisttram.com~Explore more information about the artist and his work at the Emil Bisttram website.
- Emil Bisttram, biography~Learn more about the artist at the Smithsonian American Art Museum website.
Notes
Created in 1932
Object file reviewed
Gail Davitt, biographical essays, education files, 1986-1987.
Born in Hungary in 1895, Emil Bisttram came to America in 1906 and was naturalized on reaching majority. After studying at the National Academy of Design, Cooper Union, and the New York School of Fine and Applied Art, he became a commercial artist. Bisttram also was an associate instructor at the New York School of Fine and Applied Art and taught for five years at the Master Institute of the Roerich Museum in New York. He studied fresco abroad under a Guggenheim Fellowship award and also worked for a short time in Mexico with Diego Rivera. In 1932 Bisttram founded the Taos School of Art in Taos, New Mexico.
Pueblo Woman, 1932, tempera and oil glaze on panel, 30 X 24"
Painted in a linear style, the centralized, monumental figure of the Indian woman fills the canvas. This image of stability, endurance, and forbearance has mythic overtones that often were characteristic of work done by regional artists in the Taos area.
Exhibitions: Enchanted: Taos Art in Texas Collections, Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum, 9/5/98 to 11/15/98
Rodriguez, Sylvia. "Art, Tourism, and Race Relations in Taos: Toward a Sociology of the Art Colony." Journal of Anthropological Research. Vol. 45, no. 1, University of New Mexico Centennial 1889-1989 (Spring, 1989): pp. 77-99.\
Audio asset is identical to the General Description
Would be good to have content chunks for Dynamic Symmetry, Transcendental Painting Group, Taos School of Fine Arts
Catalogue essays
Artist/designers
Bisttram, Emil (American, born in Hungary, 1895-1976)
Cultures
Geography
Depicted location and place of origin: Taos (New Mexico/United States): TGN: 7014564
Process/materials
Tempera and oil glaze on panel
Historical periods
Individuals
Subject terms
RELATED OBJECTS
PROVENANCE
Until 1960: Mr. and Mrs. Royal C. Miller
From 1960: Dallas Museum of Art, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Royal C. Miller [1]
[1] The name of the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, founded in 1933, was changed to the Dallas Museum of Art in 1983.
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