Edward Chávez (1917–1995) was an American artist.[1][2] His work straddled realism, expressionism, and abstraction; often incorporating both elements of modernism and his heritage as a New Mexican hispanic and native artist. He was an artist with the Treasury Relief Art Project during the Great Depression of the 1930s.[3] He also worked for the Section of Painting and Sculpture, painting a mural in the post office in Geneva, Nebraska, in 1941.[4][5][3] His painting Colt can be found at MoMa.[6] His work is also included in the collection at the Woodstock Artists Association and Museum.[3]
Edward Chávez | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1917 Wagon Mound, New Mexico, U.S. |
| Died | 1995 Woodstock, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Artist |
References edit
- ^ "Edward Chávez". Smithsonian American Art Museum. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
- ^ "Edward Chavez". Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
- ^ a b c Stephanie Lewthwaite (2015). "Exile, Memory, and Abstraction in Edward Chávez". A Contested Art: Modernism and Mestizaje in New Mexico. University of Oklahoma Press. pp. 156–181.
- ^ "Post Office Mural – Geneva NE". The Living New Deal. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
- ^ Carol Ahlgren (August 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Geneva United States Post Office / FM05-126". National Park Service. Retrieved October 9, 2019. With accompanying three photos from 1989 (one of exterior, two of mural)
- ^ "Edward Chavez | MoMA". The Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved 2020-11-03.
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