Michael Loew was an American abstract expressionist painter and teacher, who was active in New York City.
11 Facts About Michael Loew
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Michael Loew taught for many years at the School of Visual Arts and University of California, Berkeley.
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Michael Loew chose to share his private commission with close friend and fellow artist, Willem de Kooning.
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From 1939 to 1940 Michael Loew traveled to Mexico and the Yucatan, gathering inspiration for his future work.
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Michael Loew captured much of the work done on the island by the Navy in dozens of watercolors.
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Michael Loew studied with Hans Hofmann at the Hans Hofmann School in New York and Provincetown, and with Fernand Leger at Atelier Leger in Paris.
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Michael Loew became a member of the American Abstract Artists and The Artist's Club as well as The Spiral Group.
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In 1960 and again in 1966, Michael Loew was hired to teach at the University of California, Berkeley.
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Michael Loew spent nearly three decades as a teacher at the School of Visual Arts.
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The Michael Loew Papers are located in the Archives of American Art at the Smithsonian Institution.
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Michael Loew's works have been exhibited in galleries including the Anita Shapolsky Gallery in New York City and the Thomas McCormick Gallery.