Background
Candell, Victor was born on May 11, 1903 in Budapest, Hungary. Son of Adolph and Esther (Fuchs) Candell.
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Victor Candell
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Victor Candell, Hungarian artist. Recipient award Museum Modern art exhibition, 1940, 2 awards United States Treasury, 1942, 1st prize drawing 30th Annual, Brooklyn Society Arts, 1st prize painting 34th Annual, 1950, Artists prize in painting 10th Annual, Audubon Artists, 1952, Emily Lowe prize, 1956, Lamont award for painting, 1961; Silver Mine Guild painting prize New England Annual, 1968.
Education
Came to the United States, 1922, naturalized, 1927. Professional artist, 1924-1977. Exhibited French galleries, 1928-1931.
Member Whitney Art Project, 1934.
Member fine arts section, art project World Pet Association, 1936. Exhibited Metropolitan Museum Art, The Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, Albany The Art Institute of Chicago, University of Illinois, Audubon Painters Society, Whitney Museum Artist
Executed mural for government of Iraq building, New York Worlds Fair, 1939. Representative private collections and collections of the United States Government, Metropolitan Museum Art, Corcoran Gallery Art, Washington, Newark Art Museum, U. Nebraska Galleries, Montclair Museum Art, Institute Art and Letters, Whitney Museum American Art, Carnegie Institute, Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute (Utica, New York), Brandeis University, Krannert Museum, Urbana, Illinois, Texas U. Museum, Austin, Notre Dame (Indiana) U. College.
Lecturer teacher, art, 1941-1977.
Member of faculty Brooklyn Museum School Art, 1946-1954, Cooper Union, 1954-1968. Assistant professor art New York University, from 1969. Teacher Silvermine College Art, from 1961.
Visiting instructor Ohio University, 1951, Cranbrook Academy, 1958.
Guest critic Columbia School Painting, 1952, 54. Company-founder, director Provincetown (Massachusetts) Workshop, 1959-1977.
Career
Artist, 1924-1977; assistant professor art New York University, from 1969. Artists Equity Association (director
Achievements
Membership
Member Artists Equity Association (director), Allied Mems. Edward McDowell Association, Provincetown Art Association (trustee), Audubon Artists (director, Silver medal 1973).
Connections
Married Clara Steiner, 1927.
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Hungarian -
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Awards
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Recipient award Museum Modern art exhibition, 1940, 2 awards United States Treasury, 1942, 1st prize drawing 30th Annual, Brooklyn Society Arts, 1st prize painting 34th Annual, 1950, Artists prize in painting 10th Annual, Audubon Artists, 1952, Emily Lowe prize, 1956, Lamont award for painting, 1961. Silver Mine Guild painting prize New England Annual, 1968.Recipient award Museum Modern art exhibition, 1940, 2 awards United States Treasury, 1942, 1st prize drawing 30th Annual, Brooklyn Society Arts, 1st prize painting 34th Annual, 1950, Artists prize in painting 10th Annual, Audubon Artists, 1952, Emily Lowe prize, 1956, Lamont award for painting, 1961. Silver Mine Guild painting prize New England Annual, 1968.