Background
Soyer, Isaac was born on April 23, 1907 in Russia. Son of Abraham and Bella (Schneyer) Soyer.
Soyer, Isaac was born on April 23, 1907 in Russia. Son of Abraham and Bella (Schneyer) Soyer.
Came to the United States, 1914. Naturalized, 1919; educated Hebrew’s Teachers Institute, 1923-1927. Cooper Union Art School, 1920-1924.
National Academy Fine Arts, 1924-1925.
Ednl. Alliance Art School, 1925-1928. Studied in museums and art schools of Paris and Madrid one year.
1 son, Avron. Artist from childhood. Taught at the Ednl. Alliance Art school and at the American Artists School, Buffalo Fine Arts Academy, 1941, University of Buffalo, summer 1943. Head own art school, Buffalo until 1946.
Teacher, School for Art Studies, 1946-1958.
Art instructor Bkly. Museum Art School, 1958-1981. Faculty New School for Social Research, Art Students League (both New York City).
Exhibited at Golden Gate Exposition, San Francisco. Paris (France) Exposition.
New York World’s Fair.
Museum Modern Art, Whitney Museum of Art, New York City. Corcoran Gallery, Washington, District of Columbia. Chicago The Art Institute of Chicago.
Milwaukee The Art Institute of Chicago.
Columbus Gallery Fine Arts. Rhode Island School of Design.
Richmond (Virginia) Biennial. Pennsylvania Academy Fine Arts.
One-man shows at Midtown Galleries, New York City, 1936, 38.
William Rockhill Nelson Gallery of Artist The Art Institute of Chicago, Buffalo, 1944. Two pictures, —Employment Agency— and —Girl Embroidering —, added to permanent collection of Whitney Museum American Art, New York City.
Represented in permanent collections at Brooklyn Museum, Dallas Museum, Brooks Memorial Gallery, Memphis, others
—Rebecca— (awarded 1st prize Western New York Exhibition) purchased by Albright Art Gallery Buffalo.
Member American Artists Congress, An American Group, Incorporated.
Married Sofia Borkson, August 19, 1928.