John D. Graham | |
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| Born | Ivan Gratianovitch Dombrowsky 8 January 1887 [O.S. 27 December 1886] |
| Died | 27 June 1961 (aged 74)[a] |
| Education | Art Students League |
| Known for | Painting |
| Movement | Modern art, Abstract art |
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| Children | 4 |
| Patron(s) | Katherine S. Dreier, Duncan Phillips (art collector) |
John D. Graham (8 January 1887 [O.S. 27 December 1886],[2][a] Kyiv, Ukraine – June 27, 1961, London, England) was a Ukrainian–born American modernist and figurative painter, art collector, and a mentor of modernist artists in New York City.
Born Ivan Gratianovitch Dombrowsky in Kyiv, he immigrated to New York in 1920. He studied painting for the first time in his 30s, becoming deeply interested in modernism. In addition to gaining attention for his own work, he championed the new movement as a collector and curator. He was a mentor to a younger generation of American artists, who developed the style of Abstract Expressionism in the New York area. In the 1940s and 1950s, Graham developed a new figurative style derived from classical masters, which he first showed in paintings and drawings of Russian soldiers. He died in London, England.
- ^ McShea, Megan (26 June 2007). "John D. Graham papers, 1799-1988, bulk 1890-1961: Biographical Note". Archives of American Art. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2024-07-21.
- ^ "Box 1, Folder 10, Item 3 | A Finding Aid to the John D. Graham papers, 1799-1988, bulk 1890-1961 | Digitized Collection". www.aaa.si.edu. Retrieved 2024-07-21.
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