![]() ![]() Schwartz received numerous awards and prizes throughout his career across the United States. He continued to exhibit extensively in Chicago, Madison, Dallas, New York, Detroit and at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art. After graduating from the Art Institute, Schwartz continued to exhibit there annually in group shows until, in 1926, he held his first solo exhibition at the Institute. His paintings have been closely sourced to the writings and philosophies of Wassily Kandinsky who explored the relations of music, spirituality, color and abstract form. Schwartz's musical career continued to influence his works of abstract compositions, most notably in his series Symphonic Forms. His musical career supported his tuition at the Institute throughout the 1920's when he became a well-recognized painter. He later moved to Chicago where he continued his lessons at the Art Institute and assumed the role of principal tenor in various vaudeville, radio, concert and operatic performances. Laurie Wallace, Schwartz studied life drawing, portraiture and painting. There he became a housepainter and continued his study in fine art at the Kellom School. He lived with his sister in New York for eight months before joining his brother in Omaha. ![]() ![]() Schwartz studied at the Vilna Art School in Russia with a four-year scholarship before emigrating to the United States at the age of 17. His studies and travels were extensive as were his body of work and musical endeavors. Schwartz was born in Smorgon, Russia, February 23, 1896. William Samuel Schwartz Nebraska/Illinois (1896-1977) FOUR WORKS: LITHOGRAPH #47 LITHO #36 LITHO #48 and LITHO #38 lithograph, framed signed: lower margins in pencil image size: H7" W5" to H18 1/2" W13 1/2" *Artist biography: William S. ![]()
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