Jonah Kinigstein

Jonah Kinigstein (June 26, 1923 – December 6, 2025) was an American artist known for his Expressionist paintings.

Early life and education Kinigstein was born in Brooklyn, New York City, on June 26, 1923. His parents were Jewish immigrants from Russia and Poland. Before he graduated, he was drafted into the army during World War II, where he served in a photo topography unit.

He later moved back to Manhattan. the Smithsonian American Art Museum,

Personal life and death Kinigstein was married twice and had two children. and died on December 6, 2025, at the age of 102.

Awards Kinigstein was the recipient of a Fulbright Fellowship as well as a Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation award.

Publications In 2014, a book of his cartoons entitled The Emperor's New Clothes: The Tower of Babel in the "Art" World was published by Fantagraphics Underground.

In 2022, Unrepentant Artist: The Paintings of Jonah Kinigstein was published.