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David Aronson

1923 – 2015

American artist

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About David Aronson

Lived 1923 – 2015 (aged 91). David Aronson was an American painter, designer and draftsperson.

David Aronson (October 28, 1923 – July 2, 2015) was a painter and Professor of Art at Boston University.

Biography Aronson was born in Šiluva, Lithuania in 1923 to an Orthodox Jewish family. His father was a rabbi. He taught at Boston University from 1955 to his death in 2015, where he formed the Fine Art Department. As an artist, he exhibited in Chicago, Philadelphia, New York, Los Angeles, Tokyo, Paris, Rome, Berlin and Copenhagen, among others. His work is represented in over forty museums.

Aronson's work is associated with the school of Boston Expressionism.

Aronson died at the age of 91 on July 2, 2015, from pneumonia and chronic heart failure.

Collections Art Institute of Chicago DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park, Lincoln, Mass. Israel Museum, Jerusalem Keene State College, Keene, N.H. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Museum of Modern Art, New York New Britain Museum of American Art, New Britain, Connecticut National Academy Museum and School, New York Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C. University of New Hampshire Museum of Art, Durham

Awards Guggenheim Fellowship - List of Guggenheim Fellowships awarded in 1960 Election as Academician at the National Academy of Design, New York in 1967 Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from Hebrew College, Newton, Massachusetts.

Exhibitions David Aronson: The Paradox - Danforth Museum of Art

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Important facts

Birth century
Nationality
Education
School of the Museum of Fine Arts
Employers
Boston University
Awards
Guggenheim Fellowship

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped David Aronson's

Frequently asked questions

Who was David Aronson?

American artist (1923-2015)

When was David Aronson born?

David Aronson was born on 28 October 1923 in Šiluva.

When did David Aronson die?

David Aronson died on 2 July 2015 in Natick.

What was David Aronson's occupation?

David Aronson was a painter, designer and draftsperson.

What nationality was David Aronson?

David Aronson was American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: David Aronson

· Wikidata: Q5230870

· DBpedia: David Aronson

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