Background
Vagis, Polygnotos George was born on January 14, 1894 in Thasos, Greece. Son of George and Angeliki (Hydreu) Vagis.
Vagis, Polygnotos George was born on January 14, 1894 in Thasos, Greece. Son of George and Angeliki (Hydreu) Vagis.
Came to the United States, 1910, naturalized 1919. Student art, Copper Union Institute and Beaux Arts Institute.
One man shows include Painters and Sculptors Gallery, 1932, Kraushaar Art Gallery 1934, Valentine Art Gallery, 1938, Hugo Art Gallery, 1946, Alexander Iolas Gallery, 1955, 56, 60. Representative permanent collections Whitney Museum Art, Brooklyn Museum Art, Toledo Museum Art, Tel Aviv Museum, Art Student’s League, Metropolitan Museum Art, Museum of Modern Art, also private collections. Group shows include Chicago World’s Fair, 1934, New York World’s Fair, 1938, 39, Corcoran Art Gallery, 1936, Philadelphia Museum Art, 1940, Brooklyn Museum Art 1932, 38, Metropolitan Museum Art, 1942, 52, Whitney Museum Art, 1936, 45, 50, 52, 54, 60, 61, Museum of Modern Art, 1951, 52, Carnegie Institute, 1941, 58, Houston Museum of the Fine Arts, 1947.
Created monument for World World World War II veterans, entitled United States Forces, Bethpage, Long Island, New New York
Served with United States Navy, World War I. Fellow International Institute Arts. Member Federation Modern Painters and Sculptors, Sculptors Guild, Audobon Artists.
Married Sylvia Bender, August 20, 1954.