Aaron Gelman

Aaron Gelman
Born(1899-11-24)24 November 1899
United States
Died1970(1970-00-00) (aged 70–71)
Israel
NationalityAmerican
Education
  • Hartford Academy of Art
  • Art Students' League
  • National Academy of Design
OccupationArtist
Known forOils, pastels, etchings, drawings, sculptures
Notable work"Across the Gowanus Canal"
MovementNew York School of Painting
Relatives
  • Philip Solomon (brother-in-law)
  • Linda Solomon (niece)
  • Kimiko Gelman (granddaughter)

Aaron Gelman (November 24, 1899 – May 1970) was an American artist. He worked on oils, pastels, etchings, drawings and sculptures. Gelman was born to Jewish immigrant parents from Petah Tikva, The Ottoman Palestine (present-day Israel). He died in Israel, where he had returned later in life.

Life

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He studied at the Hartford Academy of Art, the Art Students’ League and the National Academy of Design.[1] Gelman was a member of the New York School of Painting, of which George Luks was the best known member. This school followed the Hudson School of Painting. He was also a WPA artist. His painting "Across the Gowanus Canal" is in the collection of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.

Family

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He was a brother-in-law to Philip Solomon, uncle to Linda Solomon, and one of his grandchildren is the actress Kimiko Gelman. His grandfather, Avraham Yaakov Gelman was one of the 11 founding families of Mazkeret Batya (Ekron). These emigrant families came from Ruzhany, with support from the Baron de Rothschild, to settle Moshav Ekron. He was a close friend of fellow artist Harris "Harry" Rodvogin.

References

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  1. ^ "Gelman, Aaron | Connecticut State Library". ctstatelibrary.org. Retrieved 2017-12-06.