Richard Lindner

(American/German, 1901–1978)

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Richard Lindner

Untitled, 1974

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Biography

Timeline

1901
Born in 1901 in Hamburg, Germany to an American mother and a German father
1924 - 1927
Lived in Munich
1925 - 1927
Studied at the Kunstakademie
1927 - 1928
Lived in Berlin
1928
Returned to Munich to become art director of a publishing firm
1933
Forced to flee to Paris, where he became politicaly engaged, sought contact with French artists and earned his living as a commercial artist
1939
During the War served in the French army
1941
Immigrated to New York where he quickly became a highly successful illustrator for such magazines as Fortune, Harper’s Bazaar and Vogue.
1948
Became an American citizen
1952 - 1967
Teacher at Pratt Institute, Brooklyn

Exhibitions

2012
Richard Lindner - Kunstmuseum Bayreuth, Bayreuth
2009
Richard Lindner - Ein Nürnberger in New York - Kunst in der Scheune, Nuremberg
Richard Lindner Special Event: In Conversation With Peter Selz - George Krevsky Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2004
Richard Lindner - Graphik - Galerie & Edition Bode GmbH, Nuremberg
2002
Richard Lindner - Hilger modern, Vienna
2001
Richard Lindner - Zum 100. Geburtstag - Galerie & Edition Bode GmbH, Nuremberg
2000
Richard Lindner - Zeichnungen - - Galerie Aurel Scheibler - Cologne, Cologne
1998
Richard Lindner - Fundación Juan March, Madrid
1997
Richard Lindner - paintings and watercolors 1948 - 1977 - Haus der Kunst München, Munich
1996
Richard Lindner - paintings and watercolors 1948 - 1977 - Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, DC
1987
Richard Lindner - Nassauischer Kunstverein, Wiesbaden

Public Collections

Walker Art Center,Minneapolis, MN
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, DC
Thyssen - Bornemisza Museum, Madrid, Spain
Smithsonian, Washington D.C.
Tate Gallery, London, UK
Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA

Literature

2001
Galerie Bode u.a. (Hrsg.): Richard Lindner, Bilder-Papierarbeiten-Graphik, Kat. Ausst., Walsrode 2001
2000
Heyden, Thomas: Richard Lindner (= Im Kontext, Schriftenreihe des Neuen Museums in Nürnberg 2), Nürnberg 2000
1996
Loyall, Claudia: Richard Lindner, ein Emigrant in New York. Zum Selbstverständnis des Künstlers 1950-1953. Mit einem Anhang unveröffentlichter Korrespondenz an Hermann und Toni Kesten. (= Eurpäische Hochschulschriften, Reihe XXVIII, Junstgeschichte 246), Frankfurt/Main u.a. 1996
1990
Loyall, Claudia: Richard Lindner, in: Galerie Thomas (Hg.): Richard Lindner, Arbeiten auf Papier, in; Kat.Ausst. München 1990
1974
Heigl, Curt/Horn, Wolfgang: Richard Lindner, Kat. Ausst., Nürnberg 1974
Martin, Jean-Hubert/Schmidt, Katharina/Tabart, Marielle: Richard Lindner, Kat. Ausst., Düsseldorf, Paris, Zürich 1974
1969
Schmied,Wieland (Hg.):Richard Lindner, Kat. Ausst. Hannover 1969