Background
Weiner, Egon was born on July 24, 1906 in Vienna. Arrived in United States, 1938, naturalized, 1944. Son of Moritz and Elsa (Fischer) Weiner.
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Weiner, Egon was born on July 24, 1906 in Vienna. Arrived in United States, 1938, naturalized, 1944. Son of Moritz and Elsa (Fischer) Weiner.
Student, School Arts and Crafts. Student, Academy Fine Arts, Vienna.
Came to the United States, 1938, naturalized, 1944. Professor sculpture and life drawing The Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, 1945-1971, professor emeritus, 1971-1987. Visiting professor art Augustana College, 1956-1971.
Demonstration lecturer department education Museum of The Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, 1984.
Exhibited one-man shows The Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, Renaissance Society University of Chicago, Chicago Public Library, Illinois Institute Technology, University of Illinois, Evanston Art Center, Augustana College, Kunstneres Hus, Oslo, 1973, 75, 76, American Embassy, Oslo, 1974, 75, American Center, Stockholm, 1974, Hamburg, Germany, 1977, Dravemü nde, West Germany, 1979, Lubeck, West Germany. Others; group exhibits The Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, Pennsylvania Academy Fine Arts, Oakland Art Gallery, Syracuse Museum Art, Portland (Oregon) Art Museum, Association American Artists Gallery, Chicago, Metropolitan Museum Art, Galtung Gallery, Oslo, 1981-1982,retrospective exhibition Willoughby Tower Gallery, Chicago, 1983, others
Represented permanent collections Syracuse Museum Fine Arts, Augusburg College, Minneapolis, Augustana College, Vatican, private collections. Works include Monument of Brotherhood, Chicago, Figure of Christ, Lutheran Church, University of Chicago, Prodigal Son at Salem Church, Chicago, Monument of Saint Paul, Lutheran Church in Mount Prospect, Illinois, portrait bust Otto Behnke, Midway Airport, Chicago, Senator William Benton for Encyclopedia British, Doctor Eric Oldberg for Illinois Research Hospital, Willy Brandt for Harvard University, 1972, Ernest Hemingway for Oak Park (Illinois) Library, 1974.
Monument for Fire Academy in Chicago, 1961 (American Institute of Architects Honor award, 1962), Burning Bush of Knowledge, Gary (Indiana) Library, 1966.
Bronze figure American Church, Oslo, Norway, 1967, Polyphony, Saint Joseph Hospital, Chicago, 1972, portrait bust of Henry Kissinger, 1977, portrait head of daughter of America ambassador to Norway, 1977, head bust former minister of labor Charles Gibson, 1981, Bronze bust of FrankLloyd Wright, Austin Garden Entrance, Oak Park, 1982, others Portrait bust of Frank Lloyd Wright, 1950, presented to Oak Park during Bicentennial, 1976. Lecturer modern art in American.
Fellow: American-Scandinavian Foundation (honorary). Member: National Society Arts and Letters (member advisory council Chicago 1968-1970), American Society Church Architecture, International Society Arts and Letters (Zurich, Switzerland) (life), Municipal Art League (director, Gold medal 1969).
Married Margaret Bass Weiner, November 19, 1939. Children: Peter, Andrew.
