Josef Presser
American artist
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Josef Presser (1907–1967) was an American artist.
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| Born | 1907 Lublin, Poland |
| Died | 1967 (aged 59–60) Paris, France |
| Known for | Painting |
| Spouse | Agnes Hart |
Biography
Presser was born in 1907 in Lublin, Poland.[1] He emigrated to the United States at the age of 12 and studied at the Boston School of the Museum of Fine Arts.[2][3] During the 1930s, Presser painted murals as part of the Works Progress Administration program. He settled in New York City where he worked as a painter and teacher. He married fellow artist Agnes Hart (1912-1979) in 1941. The couple had studio space in Woodstock, New York.[4][5] He was associated with the New York print studio Atelier 17.[6] Presser died in Paris in 1967.[1]
Presser's work is included in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art,[7] the National Gallery of Art,[8] the Smithsonian American Art Museum,[1] and the Whitney Museum of American Art,[9] His papers are in the Smithsonian Archives of American Art.[5]