Biografie von Winold REISS (1886-1953)

Birth place: Karlsruhe, Germany

Death place: NYC

Addresses: New York 11, NY

Profession: Painter, designer

Studied: in Germany.

Exhibited: Salons of Am.; S. Indp. A.; AWCS; AIC; NAD; Anderson Gal. (solo); Europe; Shepherd Gal., NYC, 1988; Cox Gal., Woodstock, NY, 1991; Smithsonian Inst. traveling solo, 1991 ("To Color America")

Member: AWCS; NSMP; Arch. Lg.; Woodstock AA

Work: Cincinnati Union Terminal; Woolaroc Mus., Bartlesville, OK; Minneapolis Inst. Art; Grand Central Art Gal.; Browning (MT) Mus.; Woodstock AA

Comments: During the 1920s-30s, he documented the American Indian, the Harlem Renaissance, and the working class. In 1939, he produced the nation"s largest mural for the WFNY, and he was well-known for his Art Deco designs for Longchamps and Crillon in France. He ran art schools in NYC, Woodstcok, and Glacier Nat. Park. His illustrations appeared in many national magazines as well as his book, Blackfeet Indians (1935). Lectures: color; mural painting.

Sources: WW53; addit. info. courtesy Woodstock AA.