He painted murals at the RCA Building and the Eighth Street Subway station in New York City on the occasion of the 1939 World's Fair.[6] He drew comics, including "Chuck",[7] "Mr. Risk",[8] and "The Bouncer". Ferstadt identified as a communist and regularly contributed comic strips for the Daily Worker newspaper.[9]
Kleeblatt, Norman L. (1991). Painting a place in America : Jewish artists in New York 1900–1945 ; a tribute to the Educational Alliance Art School ; [published on the occasion of the opening of the exhibition organized by the Jewish Museum, New York ... May 16 – September 29, 1991]. Bloomington [u.a.]: Indiana Univ. Press [u.a.] ISBN9780253285362.
Jordan, Darran (2015). Green Lantern History: An Unauthorised Guide to the DC Comic Book Series Green Lantern. Lulu. ISBN9781326139636.
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^ abMarcus, Jacob Rader; Daniels, Judith M. (1994). The concise dictionary of American Jewish biography. Brooklyn, N.Y.: Carlson Pub. p. 153. ISBN9780926019744.
ferstadt, louis, goodman, ferstadt, october, 1900, august, 1954, american, muralist, comics, artist, louis, ferstadtlouis, goodman, ferstadt, from, archives, american, artborn1900, 1900, died1954, aged, york, citynationalityamericanknown, forpainting, muralist. Louis Goodman Ferstadt 7 October 1900 August 1954 was an American muralist and comics artist 1 Louis FerstadtLouis Goodman Ferstadt from the Archives of American ArtBorn1900 1900 Died1954 aged 53 54 New York CityNationalityAmericanKnown forPainting muralist comics Contents 1 Biography 2 Further reading 3 References 4 External linksBiography editLouis Goodman Ferstadt was born in Berestechko in the Russian Empire on 7 October 1900 2 His early childhood coincided with a pogrom and in 1910 his family emigrated to Chicago in the United States Louis studied at Hull House The School of the Art Institute of Chicago 3 from 1918 to 1922 3 citation needed and worked as an artist for the Chicago Tribune for a time 1 2 He was a member of the Art Students League of Chicago in 1923 4 Ferstadt later won a scholarship to the Art Students League of New York at the age of 23 and moved to New York City He later studied at The Educational Alliance art school after his scholarship funds were depleted 1 In 1926 1927 Ferstadt did a comic strip called The Kids on Our Block in the New York Evening Graphic 5 He painted murals at the RCA Building and the Eighth Street Subway station in New York City on the occasion of the 1939 World s Fair 6 He drew comics including Chuck 7 Mr Risk 8 and The Bouncer Ferstadt identified as a communist and regularly contributed comic strips for the Daily Worker newspaper 9 Ferstadt died of a heart attack at a campsite in Phoenicia New York in August 1954 His collection of art lie in the New York Public Library Whitney Museum of American Art the Tel Aviv Museum and the Jewish museum of Birobidzhan 1 nbsp Ferstadt working as part of the New DealFurther reading editKleeblatt Norman L 1991 Painting a place in America Jewish artists in New York 1900 1945 a tribute to the Educational Alliance Art School published on the occasion of the opening of the exhibition organized by the Jewish Museum New York May 16 September 29 1991 Bloomington u a Indiana Univ Press u a ISBN 9780253285362 Jordan Darran 2015 Green Lantern History An Unauthorised Guide to the DC Comic Book Series Green Lantern Lulu ISBN 9781326139636 References edit a b c d Louis Ferstadt 1900 1954 American Jewish Art Archived from the original on 30 April 2016 Retrieved 6 June 2015 a b Marcus Jacob Rader Daniels Judith M 1994 The concise dictionary of American Jewish biography Brooklyn N Y Carlson Pub p 153 ISBN 9780926019744 a b SAIC Archives The Thirtieth Annual Exhibition of the Works of the Art Students League of Chicago 1923 Kitchen Denis Buhle Paul 2009 The Art of Harvey Kurtzman The Mad Genius of Comics Harry N Abrams p 12 ISBN 978 0 8109 7296 4 Lou Ferstadt 1900 Ukraine 1954 USA lambiek net Chuck by Louis Ferstadt 1944 Mr Risk by Louis Ferstadt 1944 Callahan Bob 2 January 2003 Two Fisted Truth L A Weekly Retrieved 2 September 2015 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Louis Ferstadt 1937 print by Louis Ferstadt Louis Goodman Ferstadt from Ask Art A long lost mural by Louis Ferstadt finished in 1941 but for mysterious reasons never hung nbsp This profile of an American comics artist is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about a painter from the United States is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lou Ferstadt amp oldid 1168877528, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
