biography of Samuel SALKO (1888-1968)

Birth place: Genichesk, Russia

Death place: Phila., PA

Addresses: Philadelphia, PA

Profession: Painter, decorator

Studied: Art Schs., Russia; PAFA (scholarship) with D. Garber, P. Hale, R. Vonnoh.

Exhibited: AWCS, 1944-45; PAFA, 1935-36, 1941; PAFA Ann., 1951; Phila. Sketch C., 1934, 1952 (solo); Butler AI, 1943, 1945-46, 1947 (solo ), 1952 (solo); PMA; Baltimore WCC, 1939; Mint Mus. A., 1943-46; Saranac A. Lg., 1943-44; State T. Col., Indiana, PA, 1944-46; Oakland A. Mus.; Oakland A. Gal., 1941-43, 1945; Jackson AA, 1942, 1944-46; Providence WCC, 1943-46; Providence AC, 1943; Newport AA, 1944-45; Ohio Univ., 1946; CAFA, 1946; NJ Soc. P. & S., 1945; Irvington A. & Mus. Assn., 1944-46; Montgomery (Ala.) WCC, 1944; Parkersburg FA Ctr., 1944-46; Corcoran Gal biennial, 1951; Phila. Free Lib.; Gilcrease Inst. Am. Hist. & A (prize); Jersey City Mus. A.; Hudson River Mus.; Sears Acad. FA, Elgin IL; Calif. WC Soc.; Crocker A. Gal., Sacramento; Portland (Me.) AA; Phila. A. All.; Woodmere A. Gal., 1945, 1946; Pacific Northwest Assn., 1946; Irvington (NJ) Pub. Lib., 1944 (solo); Cushing Mem., Newport, RI, 1945 (solo); Snellenburgs, Phila., 1952 (solo); Ardmore (Pa.) Women's Cl., 1953 (solo); Wanamakers, Phila., 1954 (solo); Gimbel, Phila., 1954 (solo); Temple Univ., Sullivan Lib., 1957 (solo); Germantown Saving Fund Soc., Phila., 1957 (solo). Other awards: PAFA fellow; Huckleberry A. Colony (prizes); fellow, MacDowell A. Colony.

Member: Providence WCC; Springfield A. Lg.; Irvington A. & Mus. Assn.; Jackson (MS) AA.

Work: U.S. War Dept.; Phila. Sketch Cl.; Jefferson Medical Col., Phila.; Univ. Penn. Sch. Medicine; Butler Inst. Am. A.; temples in Merion, PA and Boston.

Sources: WW59; Falk, Exh. Record Series.