biography of Joseph SACKS (1887-1974)

Birth place: Shavil, Russia.

Death place: Philadelphia, PA

Addresses: Philadelphia, PA

Profession: Portrait and landscape painter

Studied: PAFA with T. Anshutz; W.M. Chase; S. Kendall

Exhibited: PAFA Ann., 1911-32; PAFA, 1932 (prize); Corcoran Gal biennials, 1914-26 (4 times); Pan-Pac Expo, 1915; San Francisco AA annual, 1925; Calif. AC; LACMA; Calif. Artists at Southwest Mus., 1920s; NAD; AIC; St. Louis Art Mus.

Member: Phila. Alliance; N.A.

Work: PAFA

Sources: WW40; McMahan lists a "Jos. Sacks" active in Wash., DC, in 1915; Hughes, Artists in California, 487; Falk, Exh. Record Series.