biography of ZAVEL (1910-?)

Birth place: Latvia

Addresses: NYC

Profession: Sculptor, painter

Studied: Vicar Art School, Detroit, MI, 1929-32; AIC with L. Ritman; Univ. Southern Calif. with Carlton Ball; with Charles Despiau in Paris; Vira Muckuna and William Sherwood, in Russia.

Exhibited: Salon Carnot, Paris, 1936; Detroit IA, 1949-55 (annuals); Am. Ceramic Soc., Los Angeles, 1958; Greenburg Hebrew Center, Dobbs Ferry, NY, 1950-62; Am. Art, Orange, NJ, 1962; Old Print Center, NYC, 1970 (solo). Awards: grant, New School Social Research, NYC, 1963

Work: U.S. Embassy, Moscow. Commissions: abstract sculpture, commissioned by Mr. & Mrs. Albert Miller, Detroit, 1954; metal sculpture & fireplace, commissioned by Mr. & Mrs. George Hall, Pittsburgh, PA, 1965; metal centerpiece, commissioned by Mr. & Mrs. Leonard Epstein, Paramus, NJ, 1967; bronze centerpieces, commissioned by Mr. & Mrs. Phil Brant, Detroit, 1969 & Dr. & Mrs. Leonard Brant, Port Richmond, CA, 1970.

Sources: WW73; PHF files