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Jacques Van Aalten (April 12, 1907 – May 24, 1997) was an American artist.
Jacques Van Aalten (April 12, 1907 – May 24, 1997) was an American artist.
Life
He was born inAntwerp, Belgium
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He studied at Grande Chaumiere, National Academy of Design
The National Academy of Design is an honorary association of American artists, founded in New York City in 1825 by Samuel Morse, Asher Durand, Thomas Cole, Frederick Styles Agate, Martin E. Thompson, Charles Cushing Wright, Ithiel Town, an ...
, and the Art Students League of New York
The Art Students League of New York is an art school in the American Fine Arts Society in Manhattan, New York City. The Arts Students League is known for its broad appeal to both amateurs and professional artists.
Although artists may study f ...
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He was a member of the Federal Art Project
The Federal Art Project (1935–1943) was a New Deal program to fund the visual arts in the United States. Under national director Holger Cahill, it was one of five Federal Project Number One projects sponsored by the Works Progress Administratio ...
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He married Mimi Van Aalten; they lived in New Orleans
New Orleans (commonly known as NOLA or The Big Easy among other nicknames) is a Consolidated city-county, consolidated city-parish located along the Mississippi River in the U.S. state of Louisiana. With a population of 383,997 at the 2020 ...
, from 1950 to 1972.
They moved to Florida in 1972.
He is buried in Broward County, Florida
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References
External links
*http://www.artnet.com/artists/jacques-van-aalten/past-auction-results *http://www.askart.com/askart/v/jacques_van_aalten/jacques_van_aalten.aspx {{DEFAULTSORT:Van Aalten, Jacques 1907 births 1997 deaths Belgian emigrants to the United States Federal Art Project artists Painters from Antwerp