Background
Langlais, Bernard was born on July 23, 1921 in Old Town, Maine, United States. Son of Maurice and Jane (Pelletier) Langlais.
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Bernard Langlais
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Bernard Langlais, American artist. Recipient Maine Arts and Humanities award, 1971, Ford Foundation Purchase award, 1963, Skowhegan School Painting Maine Artist award, 1975. Fulbright scholar, 1954-1955; Guggenheim fellow, 1972-1973; National Endowment for Arts award, 1977-1978. Bernard Langlais scholarship Skowhegan School Painting and Sculpture, endowed 1979.
Education
Student Cocoran School Art, 1948-1950, Brooklyn Museum School, 1949-1951, Skowhegan School Painting and Sculpture, 1949-1950, Grande Chaumier, Paris, France, 1952-1953, Artist Academy, Oslo, Norway, 1954-1955. Doctor of Fine Arts (honorary), University Maine, 1973.
Career
One-man shows Leo Castelli Gallery, Governor Dummer Academy, Allan Stone Gallery, Grippi & Waddell Gallery, Lee A. Ault & Company, Incorporated., Alpha Gallery, Phillips Exeter Academy, Seton Hall University, Brooklyn Museum, Area Gallery, U. Maine, others Exhibited group shows Museum Modern Art, Carnegie International, Whitney Museum, Colby College, Art in Embassies, XX Siecle Gallerie, Hobe Sound Gallery, Dallas Museum Contemporary Art, San Francisco Museum Art Assemblage, Artist Institute Chicago, Barone Gallery, Brooklyn Museum, Kornblee Gallery, Martha Jackson Gallery, Camino Gallery, others
Represented permanent collections Philadelphia Museum Art, Philadelphia Zoological Gardens, The Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, Olsen Foundation, Whitney Museum, Singer Sewing Machine College, Chrysler Museum, others, also numerous private collections.
Visiting artist Pennsylvania State University, 1971.
Achievements
Membership
Member Maine Arts and Humanities Commission, 1972-1977. Served with United States Naval Reserve, 1942-1948.
Connections
Married Helen Elisabeth Friend, January 15, 1955.
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December 26, 1977 (aged 56) -
Resting place
Buried Norton Cemetery, Cushing, Maine.
Awards
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Recipient Maine Arts and Humanities award, 1971, Ford Foundation Purchase award, 1963, Skowhegan School Painting Maine Artist award, 1975. Fulbright scholar, 1954-1955. Guggenheim fellow, 1972-1973.tempSpaceNational Endowment for Arts award, 1977-1978. Bernard Langlais scholarship Skowhegan School Painting and Sculpture, endowed 1979.Recipient Maine Arts and Humanities award, 1971, Ford Foundation Purchase award, 1963, Skowhegan School Painting Maine Artist award, 1975. Fulbright scholar, 1954-1955. Guggenheim fellow, 1972-1973.tempSpaceNational Endowment for Arts award, 1977-1978.
Bernard Langlais scholarship Skowhegan School Painting and Sculpture, endowed 1979.