biography of Josef PRESSER (1907-1967)

Birth place: Lublin, Poland

Death place: Paris, France

Addresses: Phila., PA; NYC

Profession: Painter, educator, lecturer, teacher, graphic artist, illustrator

Studied: BMFA Sch.; & in Europe.

Exhibited: PAFA Ann., 1934, 1943-44, 1951-52; PAFA, 1937-46; CI, 1941-46; AIC, 1938-46; Contemporary Artists; Assoc. Am. Artists; Weyhe Gal.; Nierndorf Gal.; MoMA; New Haven PCC, 1935 (prize), 1939 (prize); Toledo AA, 1944 (prize); WMAA, 1950-51.

Member: Phila. WCC; New Haven PCC; Woodstock AA.

Work: Royal Mus., Florence, Italy; MMA; Newark Mus.; PMA; AGAA; Syracuse Mus. FA; WMAA; Smith College; murals, Bristol, PA; USPO, Southern Pines, NC; Print Club, Art Alliance, Phila.; BMFA; Allentown (PA) Mus.; Woodstock AA

Comments: Position: instructor, lecturer, painting, CUA Sch., NYC; instructor, painting, North Shore Art Center, Roslyn, LI, NY. Illustrator, jacket design, "Soul of the Sea," 1945.

Sources: WW59; WW47 puts date of birth at 1907; Woodstock AA; Falk, Exh. Record Series.