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Eisenstat, Benjamin was born on June 4, 1915 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Philip and Rose (Muskett) Eisenstat.
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Benjamin Eisenstat, American Artist. Recipient Harrison Morris prize (3) Pennsylvania Academy Fine Art Fellowship Annals, Thornton Oakely prize Philadelphia Watercolor Club, Medal of Achievement, Philadelphia Watercolor Club, 1st prize Philadelphia Art Director's Annual, 1st prize Watercolor United States of America, Springfield Museum.
Education
Student, Fleisher Art Memorial, Philadelphia, 1932-1936; student, Pennsylvania Academy Fine Art, 1936-1937; student, Albert Barnes Foundation, 1937-1938.
Career
Professor emeritus, University of the Arts, Philadelphia, 1946-1984; teacher, Fleisher Art Memorial, 1946-1950; teacher, Philadelphia Museum Art, 1962-1966; teacher, Parson's School of Design, 1976-1981; teacher, Academy of Art, San Francisco, 1986. Visiting professor Cambridge (England) College of Art, 1976, Syracuse University, 1981. Lecturer Royal College Art, London, New York History Society, Montclair (New Jersey) StateColl., others.
Achievements
Membership
Corporal United States Army, 1943-1946, European Theatre of Operations. Fellow Pennsylvania Academy Fine Art. Member American Watercolor Society, Philadelphia Watercolor Society.
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Married Jane Sperry, August 23, 1940. Children: Kathryn Krall, Alice Amanda Carter.
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June, 2001 (aged 85) -
Nationality
American
Awards
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Recipient Harrison Morris prize (3) Pennsylvania Academy Fine Art Fellowship Annals, Thornton Oakely prize Philadelphia Watercolor Club, Medal of Achievement, Philadelphia Watercolor Club, 1st prize Philadelphia Art Director's Annual, 1st prize Watercolor United States of America, Springfield Museum.Recipient Harrison Morris prize (3) Pennsylvania Academy Fine Art Fellowship Annals, Thornton Oakely prize Philadelphia Watercolor Club, Medal of Achievement, Philadelphia Watercolor Club, 1st prize Philadelphia Art Director's Annual, 1st prize Watercolor United States of America, Springfield Museum.