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Kurt Roesch

1905 – 1984

American painter

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About Kurt Roesch

Lived 1905 – 1984 (aged 78). Kurt Roesch was an American painter, photographer, university teacher, art educator, writer and artist.

Kurt Ferdinand Roesch (1905–1984) was a German-born American painter.

Biography Roesch was born on September 12, 1905 in Berlin and studied painting with the expressionist Karl Hofer. Roesch immigrated to the United States in 1933, living first in Katonah, New York, and then in New Canaan, Connecticut. He taught at Sarah Lawrence College from 1934 to 1972, and died October 8, 1984, at his home in New Canaan.

Man with Bird from 1977, in the collection of the Honolulu Museum of Art, demonstrates his semiabstract images that often reference animals or plants. The Butler Institute of American Art (Youngstown, Ohio), the Columbus Museum of Art (Columbus, Ohio), the Frederick R Weisman Art Museum (Minneapolis, Minnesota), the Honolulu Museum of Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art (New York City), and the Sheldon Museum of Art (Lincoln, Nebraska) are among the public collections holding works by Roesch.

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Sarah Lawrence College
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Kurt Ferdinand Roesch, Kurt Albert Ferdinand Roesch

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Who was Kurt Roesch?

American painter (1905-1984)

When was Kurt Roesch born?

Kurt Roesch was born on 12 December 1905 in Berlin.

When did Kurt Roesch die?

Kurt Roesch died on 8 October 1984 in New Canaan.

What was Kurt Roesch's occupation?

Kurt Roesch was a painter, photographer, university teacher, art educator, writer and artist.

What nationality was Kurt Roesch?

Kurt Roesch was American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Kurt Roesch

· Wikidata: Q1429189

· DBpedia: Kurt Roesch

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