An American artist whose work spanned the Great Depression, World War II, and Modern art in New York from the '50's to the late '70's. The youngest member in the WPA lithography project, Anchel went on to become an Abstract Expressionist painter of the New York School. His work is on display in museums and galleries across the nation including The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Baltimore Museum of Art, The Smithsonian, The National Gallery and The Philadelphia Museum of Art. Among his major influences were his teachers, George Grosz, Morris Cantor, Vaclav Vytlacil, and the work of Arshile Gorky as well as Monet.
In Collection: Works Progress Administration (WPA) Art (View all 416)
Marguerite Redman Dorgeloh (American, 1890–1944)
Minetta Good (American, 1895–1946)
Bernard P. Schardt (American, 1904-1979)
Mortimer Borne (American, 1902-1987)
Louis Lozowick (American, 1892-1973)
Ann Nooney (American, 1900 – 1970)
Valerie Maynard (American, 20th Century)
Fred Becker (American, 1913-2004)
Jolan Gross Bettelheim (Hungarian, 1900–1972)
Chuzu Tamatzu (American, 20th century)
Blanche Grambs (American, 1916–2010)
Dox Thrash (American, 1893–1965)
Walter Leroy Flint (American, 1909-1990)
Fred Becker (American, 1913-2004)
Joe Jones (American, 1909-1963)