Background
Newman, Elias was born on February 12, 1903 in Staszow, Poland. Son of Simon and Rebecca (Becker) Newman. came to the United States, 1913, naturalized, 1928.
Newman, Elias was born on February 12, 1903 in Staszow, Poland. Son of Simon and Rebecca (Becker) Newman. came to the United States, 1913, naturalized, 1928.
Student, National Academy of Design, 1919-1920; student, Education Alliance Art School, 1920-1925; student, Academie du Chaumiere, Paris, 1929.
Art instructor, Ednl. Alliance Art School, 1946-1948;
instructor painting, Young Men’s Hebrew Association 92nd St. Art School, 1949-1951;
instructor painting, Elias Newman School of Art, Rockport, Massachusetts, 1951-1964. Art director Palestine Pavilion, New York World's Fair, 1939-1940.
Consultant International Exposition, Cleveland, 1941. Chairman Conference American Artists, 1971-1975. Exec.officer Artists Welfare Fund, Inc., 1975-1988, president emeritus, since 1988.
Lecturer art of Israel, trends in American art.
Served with C.A.C. Army of the United States, 1942-1943. Member Palestine Artists and Sculptors Association (organizer 1935), American Artists for Israel (chairman 1949), Cape Ann Society Modern Artists (president 1958-1959), American Society Contemporary Artists (board director 1970, 87), Artists Equity Association (national secretary 1954, executive director 1959-1960, president New York chapter 1960-1962, vice president 1963-1964, 67, 68), New York Artists Equity Association (president 1970-1975, president emeritus since 1975), Audubon Artists (board director 1971-1974, treasurer 1976-1977, board director 1977-1978, vice president 1978-1982), National Society Painters in Casein and Acrylics (board director 1963, chairman ways and means committee 1966, president 1967-1971, honorary president since 1971), American Jewish League for Israel. Clubs: Overseas Press.
Married Lillian Judith Tesser, February 26, 1945 (deceased June 1990).