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Since the 1960s, when he became one of the founding members of "Artists and Writers Against the War in Vietnam," Petlin had been a leader in artists' [[political activism]]. He created the iconic anti-Vietnam War poster ''[[And babies]]'' in 1969. Petlin had continued his [[militant]] interventions after the 1960s through such activities as his participation in the "Artists' Call Against the U.S. Intervention in Central America".<ref>[http://www.giotto.org/bio_kz.html#PETLIN International School of Painting, Drawing, and Sculpture in Umbria, Italy] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091112144859/http://www.giotto.org/bio_kz.html#PETLIN |date=November 12, 2009 }}</ref> Petlin taught at the University of California, Los Angeles, the [[Cooper Union]] in New York, as well as the [[Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts]] in Philadelphia. He lived in Paris, New York and Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts.
Since the 1960s, when he became one of the founding members of "Artists and Writers Against the War in Vietnam," Petlin had been a leader in artists' [[political activism]]. He created the iconic anti-Vietnam War poster ''[[And babies]]'' in 1969. Petlin had continued his [[militant]] interventions after the 1960s through such activities as his participation in the "Artists' Call Against the U.S. Intervention in Central America".<ref>[http://www.giotto.org/bio_kz.html#PETLIN International School of Painting, Drawing, and Sculpture in Umbria, Italy] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091112144859/http://www.giotto.org/bio_kz.html#PETLIN |date=November 12, 2009 }}</ref> Petlin taught at the University of California, Los Angeles, the [[Cooper Union]] in New York, as well as the [[Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts]] in Philadelphia. He lived in Paris, New York and Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts.

Petlin died of [[liver cancer]] in [[Martha's Vineyard]], [[Massachusetts]] on September 1, 2018 at the age of 83.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/07/obituaries/irving-petlin-dead.html|title=Irving Petlin, Artist Who Recorded Injustice, Dies at 83|publisher=''[[The New York Times]]''|date=September 7, 2018}}</ref>


==Selected exhibitions==
==Selected exhibitions==

Revision as of 05:44, 8 September 2018

Irving Petlin
Irving Petlin at Kent Fine Art, New York, 2015
BornDecember 17, 1934
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
DiedSeptember 1, 2018 (aged 83)
Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
EducationArt Institute of Chicago 1953-1956. Yale University, MFA, 1960
Known forPainting, Pastel
MovementChicago Imagist

Irving Petlin (born December 17, 1934 – September 1, 2018) was an American artist and painter renowned for his mastery of the pastel medium and collaborations with other artists (including Mark di Suvero and Leon Golub) and for his work in the "series form"[1] in which he uses the raw material of pastel, oil paint and unprimed linen, and finds inspiration in the work of writers and poets including Primo Levi, Bruno Schulz, Paul Celan, Michael Palmer and Edmond Jabès.[2]

Petlin attended the Art Institute of Chicago from 1953-1956 where he received his BFA during the height of the Chicago Imagist movement. At a critical juncture Petlin attended Yale to study under Josef Albers, subsequently earning his MFA in 1960.[2] In 1964, his work was shown at the Hanover Gallery in London and Galerie du Dragon in Paris, where he influenced the Nouvelle figuration [fr] movement. That same year, Petlin was invited to teach at UCLA as a visiting artist, along with artists Richard Diebenkorn and Llyn Foulkes.

While in California, he was a principal organizer of the "Artist’s Protest movement against the war in Vietnam." In open meetings held at the Dwan Gallery, of which John Weber is the director, he founded the Artists’ Protest Committee. In 1966, Petlin planned the Peace Tower with help of Mark di Suvero, as well as Philip Lieder, Craig Kauffman, Larry Bell, Walter Hopps, Rolf Nelson, Judy Chicago, Lloyd Hamrol, Hardy Hanson, Eric Orr, Tanya Nuefeld, and others. “The Artists’ Call” for the tower is published in four languages, and works arrive from all over the world to be attached to it. The finished tower, was dedicated by Susan Sontag and untimately attacked overnight. The following year, in 1965, Petlin had his first major one-man exhibition held at the Palais des Beaux Arts in Brussels. Shortly thereafter, he returned to New York with his family and moved into an apartment on West 11th Street. At this time, his growing commitment to the American milieu resulted in the completion of the painting The Burning of Los Angeles. During this period, Petlin is a founder and a participant in Artists and Writers Against the War in Vietnam, the Art Workers Coalition, the Art Strike, the Moratorium, the Venice Biennale.


The Burning of Los Angeles (1965–1967)

(Collection of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco)

Since the 1960s, when he became one of the founding members of "Artists and Writers Against the War in Vietnam," Petlin had been a leader in artists' political activism. He created the iconic anti-Vietnam War poster And babies in 1969. Petlin had continued his militant interventions after the 1960s through such activities as his participation in the "Artists' Call Against the U.S. Intervention in Central America".[3] Petlin taught at the University of California, Los Angeles, the Cooper Union in New York, as well as the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia. He lived in Paris, New York and Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts.

Petlin died of liver cancer in Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts on September 1, 2018 at the age of 83.[4]

Selected exhibitions

References

  1. ^ Palmer, Michael. Active Boundaries: Selected Essays and Talks. New York: New Directions Publishing, 2008. p. 164
  2. ^ a b "Irving Petlin: A retrospective". Absolutearts.com. 2010-01-29. Retrieved 2014-06-02.
  3. ^ International School of Painting, Drawing, and Sculpture in Umbria, Italy Archived November 12, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Irving Petlin, Artist Who Recorded Injustice, Dies at 83". The New York Times. September 7, 2018. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  5. ^ http://www.kentfineart.net
  6. ^ http://www.pierrejoris.com/blog/?p=13753

External links

Petlin sites and artist pages
Others on Petlin, including reviews & perspectives
Petlin in his own words
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