Johann “John” Robert (Krabach) Grabach Jr (1886-1981) [RA 1945-1981]
American Ashcan / Social Realism genre & landscape painter ;
John R. Grabach ; J.R. Grabach ; J. R. Grabach ; J. Robert Grabach ; John Grabach ; Johann Robert Krabach ;
[Born March 2, 1886 in Greenfield, MA and baptised in Newark, NJ – died March 17, 1981 in Irvington, NJ]

SAL record control number: 64043 ;

Record level: Person ;

Record type: Artist ;

Biography:

Birth: March 2, 1886 in Greenfield, MA and baptised in Newark, NJ ;
Death: March 17, 1981 in Irvington, NJ ;
Sex: Male ;
Ethnicity: White ;
Zodiac: Pisces ;

Known for: American Ashcan genre painting ; portraits ; rural landscapes ; urban landscapes ;
Medium: Oil ;
Technique: Painting ;
Subjects: Portraits ; rural landscapes ; urban landscapes ; music ; musicians ; Newark ; Los Angeles ; work ; workers ; social realism ; working class ;

Areas: Greenfield, MA (1886-1897) ; Newark, NJ (1897- ; Los Angeles, CA ; Irvington, NJ ;
Region: North East ; West Coast ;
Lived: Greenfield, MA (1886-1897) ; 187 South 9th Avenue, Newark, NJ (1909-1911) ; 215 South 10th Street, Newark, NJ (1912) ; 192 South 9th Avenue, Newark, NJ (1912-1925, 1928) ; 900 South Grove, Newark, NJ (1924) ; 915 Sanford Avenue, Orange, Irvington, NJ (1925-1930) ; Los Angeles, CA ;
Father: Johann Krabach (?-1897), died when John was 11 years old, born New Jersey ;
Mother: Genovefa Assam (?-?), born Germany ;
Relatives: Genovieva Asam (1873-1875), sister ;
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Training: Art Students’ League of New York, New York, NY under Kenyon Cochran Cox (1856-1919), George Brandt Bridgman (1865-1943), Frank Vincent DuMond (1865-1951) and Henry August Schwabe (1843-1916) ;
Instructors: Kenyon Cochran Cox (1856-1919) ; George Brandt Bridgman (1865-1943) ; Frank Vincent DuMond (1865-1951) ; Henry August Schwabe (1843-1916) ;
Work: Worked as a superintendent of his apartment building (1910-1911) ; Sterling silverware company & other similar manufacturers, die-cutter (1909) ; Designed hollow ware and Art Deco glass ; Designed US postage stamps ; Designed holiday cards for various companies ;

Taught: Newark School of Fine and Industrial Art, Newark, NJ ;
Students: Henry Martin Gasser (1909-1981) ;

Member: Salmagundi Club, New York, NY, resident artist member (1945-1981) ;
Exhibited with: Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh, PA ; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC ; World’s Fair ; Smithsonian Institute, Washington, DC, Retrospective man show (1980) ; Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL ; Salmagundi Club, New York, NY ;
Awards: Clark Silver Medal ; Sesnan Gold Medal ; Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, Peabody prize ; Preston Harrison prize, Los Angeles, CA ;

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