About August Henkel
Lived 1880 – 1961 (aged 80–81). August Henkel was an American artist.
August Henkel (1880 – 1961) was an American artist.
He was a Socialist candidate for 4th District of the New York State Assembly from Queens County in 1919, and Communist candidate for the 1st District of the House of Representatives from New York in 1934.
He was a member of the Federal Art Project, and worked on a mural at Floyd Bennett Field with Eugene Chodorow. There was a controversy about Joseph Stalin appearing in the mural. In 1940, he refused to sign a loyalty oath, resulting in the destruction of the mural.
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Who was August Henkel?
American artist
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August Henkel was born in 1880.
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August Henkel died in 1961.
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August Henkel was an artist.
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August Henkel was American.
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