Background
Aronson, David was born on October 28, 1923 in Shilova, Lithuania. Son of Peisach Leib and Gertrude (Shapiro) Aronson. came to the United States, 1929, naturalized, 1931.
Aronson, David was born on October 28, 1923 in Shilova, Lithuania. Son of Peisach Leib and Gertrude (Shapiro) Aronson. came to the United States, 1929, naturalized, 1931.
Certificate, Boston Museum School, 1946. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Hebrew College, 1993. Doctor of Fine Arts (honorary), Boston University, 2005.
He taught at Boston University from 1955 to his death in 2015, where he formed the Fine Art Department. As an artist, he exhibited in Chicago, Philadelphia, New York, Los Angeles, Tokyo, Paris, Rome, Berlin and Copenhagen, among others His work is represented in over forty museums.
Aronson"s work is associated with the school of Boston Expressionism.
Aronson died at the age of 91 on July 2, 2015 from pneumonia and chronic heart failure. David Aronson: The Paradox - Danforth Museum of Art Silkscreen in MoMA Collection "Edmund Burke" bronze relief in the Smithsonian American Art Museum "Blind Samson" in the Smithsonian American Art Museum.
Married Georgianna B. Nyman, June 10, 1956. Children: Judith, Benjamin, Abigail.