biography of Alfred JONNIAUX (1882-1974)

Birth place: Brussels, Belgium

Death place: Belgium

Addresses: San Francisco, CA

Profession: Painter

Studied: Acad. Beaux Arts, Brussels; Calvin Coolidge College Lib. Arts (hon. D.F.A., 1958).

Exhibited: London's Royal Soc. Portrait Painters, 1924; Salon des Artistes Françaises, 1931; Venice Biennale, 1933; CPLH, Soc. for Sanity in Art, 1945; Smithsonian Inst. Invitational, Washington, DC, 1946; Baltimore Municipal Mus.; Vose Gals., Boston; Kennedy Gals., NYC

Member: Royal Soc. Beaux Arts, Brussels

Work: Univ. Calif. Berkeley; Mills College, Oakland, CA; Northeastern Univ.; MIT; De Young Mem. Mus., San Fran.; Palais des Beaux Arts, Brussels; Royal Soc. Portrait Painters, London; U.S. Capitol, Wash., DC; Brandeis Univ. Commissions: many portrait commissions of personalities.

Comments: Preferred medium: oils.

Sources: WW73; Loring Hilmes Dodd, Alfred Jonniaux, Portrait Painter; Hughes, Artists of California, 292.