Biografie von Dwinell GRANT (1912-1991)

Death place: Solebury, PA

Addresses: NYC (1940s)

Profession: Painter, curator

Studied: with his grandfather, 1924; Dayton AI, 1931; NAD, 1932

Exhibited: Salons of Am., 1934; Am. Abstract Artists, 1939-41 (his named was misspelled in the 1939 catalogue as "Durnell" Grant); Guggenheim Mus., 1940; M. Diamond FA, NYC, 1980 (solo)

Member: Am. Abstract Artists

Work: Guggenheim Mus.

Comments: From 1935-40, his work in abstraction was supported by Hilla Rebay (see entry) at the Mus. Non-Objective Painting in NYC, where he also became her assistant curator. Teacher: Wittenburg Univ., OH, 1935-40; asst.curator, Mus. Non-Objective Painting, NYC, 1940-42; filmmaker, 1942-on, including medical illustrations.

Sources: Diamond, Thirty-Five American Modernists p.22; American Abstract Art, 185