Sidney Geist

Sidney Geist (April 11, 1914 – October 18, 2005) was an American artist. He was known for his sculpture and his art criticism.

Biography Geist was born April 11, 1914, in Paterson, New Jersey, and graduated from Eastside High School in 1931. He attended St. Stephen's College now Bard College, and the Art Students League of New York. For a time he worked as an apprentice with the sculptor Paul Fiene. He also worked for the Works Progress Administration's Federal Art Project from 1938 through 1940. and Interpreting Cézanne (published by Harvard University Press in 1988).

Geist taught at many universities including Brooklyn College, Pratt Institute, the University of California, Berkeley, and Vassar College. He was one of the founders of the New York Studio School of Drawing, Painting and Sculpture. He was a member of the American Abstract Artists. Geist died October 18, 2005, in New York City.