Cecile Gray Bazelon (September 25, 1927 - January 17, 2023) was an American painter living in New York City. Bazelon was best known for her perspectives of unpeopled New York cityscapes, and her depictions of interior spaces framed in geometric patterns.
Early life
Bazelon was born in
Cleveland
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,
Ohio
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. She graduated from
Syracuse University
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in 1949 and was awarded the Graduate Fellowship in Painting.
Career
Bazelon's early work focused on landscapes that include architectural elements and interiors. Bazelon often set these scenes against intensely patterned decorative borders—a stylistic device that became an integral part of her work. In 1969, Bazelon received a fellowship at the renowned
Yaddo
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artists’ colony in
Saratoga Springs, NY
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. Several years later, the artist held her first solo exhibition in New York City at the Robert Schoelkopf Gallery in 1971. Over the next few decades, Bazelon would be the subject of numerous one-person shows and group exhibitions held at the
Museum of Modern Art
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,
Corcoran Gallery of Art
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Founded in 1869 by philanthropist William Wilson Corco ...
,
Smithsonian Design Museum
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, and others. Her work resides in numerous collections internationally.
Personal life
In 1953, Bazelon moved to New York City, where she met and subsequently married the late American composer
Irwin Bazelon
Irwin Bazelon (June 4, 1922 in Evanston, Illinois, Evanston, Illinois – August 2, 1995) was an Americans, American composer of contemporary classical music.
Contemporary American composer Irwin Bazelon's music is known for its interesting ...
* 1995 ''Arnold Hoffman and the Art of the Print'', Museum at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, New York
* 1994-93 ''West Collection: Art and the Law'',
Kennedy Galleries
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, New York City. Traveled to:
Loyola Law School
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Academics
Degrees offered include the Juris Doctor (JD); Master of Science in Legal ...
, Los Angeles, California;
James R. Thompson Center
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, Chicago, Illinois; and the
Minnesota Museum of American Art
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, St. Paul, Minnesota
* 1993 ''Arnold Hoffman—The Screen Print Workshop'', Bill Bace Gallery, Southampton, New York
Katharina Rich Perlow Gallery, New York City
* 1992-91 ''West Collection: Art and the Law, Haggerty Museum of Art'',
Marquette University
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, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Traveled to Woodruff Art Center Atlanta, Georgia; and the
Minnesota Museum of American Art
The Minnesota Museum of American Art ("The M") is an American art museum located in the Historic Pioneer Endicott building in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The museum holds more than 5,000 artworks that showcase the unique voice of American artists from ...
, St. Paul
* 1991 Katharina Rich Perlow Gallery, New York City
* 199 Lehman College of Art Gallery New York City
Katharina Rich Perlow Gallery
* 1989 ''Architectural Themes in Art'', Nabisco Brand Gallery, East Hanover, New Jersey
* 1988
Albright-Knox Art Gallery
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The museum shows modern art and contemporary art. It is directly opposite Buff ...
, Members Gallery, Buffalo, New York
Columbus Museum
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The museum shows modern art and contemporary art. It is directly opposite Buff ...
, Members Gallery
Baltimore Museum of Art
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, Collectors Gallery, Baltimore, Maryland
Columbus Museum
The Columbus Museum in Columbus, Georgia, was founded in 1953. It contains many artifacts on both American art and regional history, displayed in both its permanent collection as well as temporary exhibitions.Cooper-Hewitt Museum, The Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of Design, New York City. Traveled to various venues across Europe.
* 1975 ''Color, Light, and Image: International Women’s Show'',
Women's Interart Center
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, New York City
* 1974
Corcoran Gallery of Art
The Corcoran Gallery of Art is a former art museum in Washington, D.C., that is now the location of the Corcoran School of the Arts and Design, a part of the George Washington University.
Founded in 1869 by philanthropist William Wilson Corco ...
, Washington, D.C.
* 1972 ''Landscapes'',
The Museum of Modern Art
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, New York City
Awards and fellowships
* 1993 West Publishing Purchase Award
* 1991 West Publishing Purchase Award
* 1969
Yaddo
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Fellowship, Saratoga Springs, New York
* 1949 Graduate Fellowship in Painting,
Syracuse University
Syracuse University (informally 'Cuse or SU) is a Private university, private research university in Syracuse, New York, United States. It was established in 1870 with roots in the Methodist Episcopal Church but has been nonsectarian since 1920 ...
, Syracuse, New York
Public collections
* American Income Properties, Los Angeles, California
* Bristol Myers-Squibb, Princeton, New Jersey
*
CitiBank
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, New York City
*
Southampton College
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, Southampton, New York
*
West Publishing Company
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* Battcock, Gregory, ed. Super Realism: A Critical Anthology '. New York: E.P. Dutton & Co., 1975, pp. 56, 59–60.
* Campbell, Lawrence. “Exhibition Review,” ''
Art News
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'', January 1971, p. 16.
* Edgar, Natalie. "Exhibition Review," ''Art/World Newspaper'', April/May 1980.
* “Exhibition Review,” ''
Arts Magazine
''Arts Magazine'' was a prominent American monthly magazine devoted to fine art. It was established in 1926 and last published in 1992.
History Founding
Launched in 1926 and originally titled ''The Art Digest,'' it was printed semi-monthly from ...
'', February 1971, p. 64.
* “Exhibition Review,” ''
Art News
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'', April 1992, p. 123.
* “Exhibition Review,” ''
Art News
''ARTnews'' is an American art magazine, based in New York City. It covers visual arts from ancient to contemporary times. It is the oldest and most widely distributed art magazine in the world. ''ARTnews'' has a readership of 180,000 in 124 co ...
Art News
''ARTnews'' is an American art magazine, based in New York City. It covers visual arts from ancient to contemporary times. It is the oldest and most widely distributed art magazine in the world. ''ARTnews'' has a readership of 180,000 in 124 co ...
'', September 1988.
* Gruen, John. “Exhibition Review,” ''
New York Magazine
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Founded by Clay Felker and Milton Glaser in 1968 as a competitor to ''The New Yorker'' a ...
'', February 1971, p. 57.
* Kubovy, Michael. ''Cecile Gray Bazelon''. New York City/Santa Fe, New Mexico: SNAP Editions LLC, 2008
* Kulterman, Ugo. ''New Realism''. New York: New York Graphic Society, 1972.
* ——. ''Hypperrealisme''. Paris: Editions du Chêne, 1972 (illus., p. 90).
* Lippard, R. Lucy. From the Center Feminist Essays on Women’s Art '. New York: E. P. Dutton & Co., 1976, p. 58.
* ——. “Household Images in Art,” ''MS Magazine'', March 1973, pp. 22–25.
* Nemser, Cindy. “The Close Up Vision—Representational Art, Part II,”''
Arts Magazine
''Arts Magazine'' was a prominent American monthly magazine devoted to fine art. It was established in 1926 and last published in 1992.
History Founding
Launched in 1926 and originally titled ''The Art Digest,'' it was printed semi-monthly from ...
'', May 1972, pp. 44–47 (illus., p. 46).
* Poroner, Palmer. “Interrelations: Art and Architecture,” Artspeak Press, April 1980.
* Rushworth, Katherine. "A little off kilter," ''
The Post-Standard
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'', November 10, 2013, p. 12.
* Singer, Clyde. “The World of Art—Colors Brilliant in Silk Screens,” ''The Youngstown Vindicator'', Youngstown, Ohio, October 1978.
* Tannenbaum, Judith. “Exhibition Review,” ''
Arts Magazine
''Arts Magazine'' was a prominent American monthly magazine devoted to fine art. It was established in 1926 and last published in 1992.
History Founding
Launched in 1926 and originally titled ''The Art Digest,'' it was printed semi-monthly from ...
'', February 1976.
See also
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Pattern and Decoration
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*
Realism
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In the arts
*Realism (arts), the general attempt to depict subjects truthfully in different forms of the arts
Arts movements related to realism include:
*American Realism
*Classical Realism
*Liter ...
*
Irwin Bazelon
Irwin Bazelon (June 4, 1922 in Evanston, Illinois, Evanston, Illinois – August 2, 1995) was an Americans, American composer of contemporary classical music.
Contemporary American composer Irwin Bazelon's music is known for its interesting ...