Charles Sheeler (1883 - 1965)
1883-07-16Philadelphia, USA1965-05-07Dobbs Ferry, USAUSA
Charles Sheeler
Charles Sheeler was an American realist painter, one of the greatest representatives of precursorism and American art photography of the twentieth century. He was educated at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, after which he worked as a professional photographer. Later he began to create artistic works, the basis of which were made by his earlier photographs. The theme of his work is the beauty of modern production, the age of machines and mechanisms, and the industrial landscape.
Date and place of birt: | 16 july 1883, Philadelphia, USA |
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Date and place of death: | 7 may 1965, Dobbs Ferry, USA |
Nationality: | USA |
Period of activity: | XX century |
Specialization: | Artist, Painter, Photographer |
Genre: | Cityscape, Landscape painting, Still life |
Art style: | Modern art, Realism, Precisionism, Contemporary art |