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He entered advertising and publishing design upon graduation and taught at the Ray School in Chicago and the New Orleans Academy of Fine Arts. He was a senior book designer for the Language Arts Department at Scott Foresman & Co. His painting Sunday Afternoon in Lincoln Park won First Prize at the New Horizons Annual Exhibition in 1975, and his painting Head won the Renaissance Prize at the Artists of Chicago and Vicinity Show.
In 1985, he won a Painting Award from the Beverly Art Center, and in 1986, he was Curator's Choice at the Art Sales and Rental Gallery of the Art Institute of Chicago. He has also exhibited his watercolors at the International Watercolor Show. In 2005, the Chicago Public Radio program Hello Beautiful! featured Amft in an extended audio visit to his home studio.[1]
For more than 70 years, Amft worked in a variety of media—oils, watercolors, collages, sculptures, photographs. His photography and design have won over fifty awards and have been reproduced in Graphics Annual, N.Y. Art Director Annual, Life, and Photo Graphics. His sculpture, Dog, won an award in the 1994 Beverly Art Center Annual Exhibition and his Whistler's Mother sculpture won the Best of Show Award at the 1997 Later Impressions' Exhibit held at the James R. Thompson Center in Chicago.
1978 Painting and Sculpture Today (Indianapolis, Indiana)
1975 New Horizons — Painting Award Annual
1975 Chicago Vicinity Show: Renaissance Prize (Chicago)
1965 Washington Museum (Tacoma)
1958 Pennsylvania Academy Annual (Youngstown, Ohio) Purchase Prize Butler Institute of Art (New York)
1952 Hallmark Show: Hallmark Award
1947 Pepsi Cola Annual
1940, 1956, 1963, 1974, 1975 Chicago and Vicinity Show
1938, 1939, 1941 International Watercolor Show
Reviewsedit
Bonesteel, Michael. Review of photography at Rotunda Gallery, Highland Park, Illinois. "Living in Their Own World", Evanston Review (February 18, 1993)
Two-man show at Art Rental Gallery. Bulletin of the Art Institute of Chicago (November–December 1978, vol. 72, no. 6)
"Great Treasures from the Art Institute of Chicago", Reproductions of 7 of Amft's "Modified Masters", Chicago Magazine (April 1977)
Kultermann, Udo. "Van Gogh in Contemporary Art", Art Voices South (January 1976)
"Les Americans a Paris". Reproduction of "Pink Sunglasses" (Mona Lisa), Le Dessin (January 1976)
Who's Who in American Art (1976)
Kind, Joshua. Article on Chicago Vicinity Show, New Art Examiner (February 1975)
Reproduction of "Head". Sun Times (December 15, 1974)
Article related to Amft's winning First Prize in "New Horizons", 1972, Evanston Review (June 29, 1972)
Arts Club Members Show. Chicago Sun Times (April 22, 1973)
Schultze, Franze. Review of exhibition at Welna Gallery, Chicago Daily News (March 18, 1972)
Anderson. Don. Review of Welna Exhibition, Chicago Sun Times (January 11, 1970)
Wagner, Robert. Review of exhibition at Welna Gallery, Chicago Trlbune (January 3, 1970)
Haydon, Harold. Review. "What does this talent outpour mean?" Review of 75th Artists of Chicago & Vicinity Show.
Burckhardt, Edith. Review of one-man show at Morris Gallery, New York: A-"Grandpa Moses of Concrete"[when?]
Article showing Amft's photographs of the sculpture of self-taught artist, Fred Smith. LIFE (November 1969)
Sawin, Martica. Review of one-man show at Morris Gallery, New York, Arts Magazine (January 1958)
Referencesedit
^Robert Amft: Paintings for Particular People. wbez.org. Accessed June 2, 2023.
Sourcesedit
Illinois, Cook County Birth Certificates, 1878-1922
Official Robert Amft website
Robert Amft biography
Galleries of Robert Amft's artwork on Flickr
December 15, 2023
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Robert Amft news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2023 Learn how and when to remove this template message This article includes a list of references related reading or external links but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations June 2023 Learn how and when to remove this template message Robert Amft December 7 1916 October 28 2012 was a painter sculptor photographer designer born in Chicago Contents 1 Biography 2 Solo exhibitions 3 Group exhibitions and awards 4 Reviews 5 References 6 SourcesBiography editThis section relies largely or entirely on a single source Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page Please help improve this article by introducing citations to additional sources Find sources Robert Amft news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2023 Amft grew up during the Great Depression After graduating from high school he worked for a year for the New Deal s Civilian Conservation Corps in the Sawtooth Mountains of Idaho before enrolling in the School of the Art Institute of Chicago studying at the Saugatuck Summer School of Painting He graduated from the School of the Chicago Art Institute 1939 He entered advertising and publishing design upon graduation and taught at the Ray School in Chicago and the New Orleans Academy of Fine Arts He was a senior book designer for the Language Arts Department at Scott Foresman amp Co His painting Sunday Afternoon in Lincoln Park won First Prize at the New Horizons Annual Exhibition in 1975 and his painting Head won the Renaissance Prize at the Artists of Chicago and Vicinity Show In 1985 he won a Painting Award from the Beverly Art Center and in 1986 he was Curator s Choice at the Art Sales and Rental Gallery of the Art Institute of Chicago He has also exhibited his watercolors at the International Watercolor Show In 2005 the Chicago Public Radio program Hello Beautiful featured Amft in an extended audio visit to his home studio 1 For more than 70 years Amft worked in a variety of media oils watercolors collages sculptures photographs His photography and design have won over fifty awards and have been reproduced in Graphics Annual N Y Art Director Annual Life and Photo Graphics His sculpture Dog won an award in the 1994 Beverly Art Center Annual Exhibition and his Whistler s Mother sculpture won the Best of Show Award at the 1997 Later Impressions Exhibit held at the James R Thompson Center in Chicago Amft died in Myrtle Beach South Carolina on October 28 2012 at the age of 95 Solo exhibitions edit2014 Richardson Gallery Robert Amft Painter Sculptor Photographer Designer Conway SC 2012 Galleries Anaerobic Studios Robert Amft The Work Myrtle Beach SC 2010 Maurice Sternberg Galleries Robert Amft Still Out of His Mind Robert Amft New Paintings 1970 2010 Chicago 2008 Maurice Sternberg Galleries Robert Amft Out of His Mind Personal Paintings 1938 1960 Chicago 2006 Corbett vs Dempsey Gallery Paintings for Particular People A Survey 1935 2005 Major Works Chicago 2003 Woodland Pattern Book Center 2003 Robert Amft s Beastiary Milwaukee 1996 Intuit Gallery Illinois Photos 1996 Chicago 1994 Rotunda Gallery Illinois Photos Highland Park 1994 Caputo Gallery Madison Wisconsin 1989 Illinois Printers Springfield Illinois 1985 One Illinois Center Recent Painting Chicago 1984 Kansas State University Watercolors 1982 Countryside Art Center Arlington Heights 1981 Hammer amp Hammer Gallery Chicago 1981 Joy Horwich Gallery Chicago 1979 Western Illinois University 1970 Welna Gallery Chicago 1970 Junior Museum Art Institute Chicago 1968 Medical Center University of Illinois 1967 1968 St Xavier s College 1964 Cliff Dwellers Club 1963 Panoras Gallery New York 1961 1962 1964 Old Town Art Center 1957 1959 Morris Gallery New York Group exhibitions and awards edit2008 Chicago Art Artropolis Chicago 2005 Six Rings Corbett vs Dempsey Gallery 2005 Chicago at Mid Century De Paul Art Museum Chicago 2005 Art in Chicago Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art 2003 Animal Images Show First Prize Sculpture Coyote Anti Cruelty Society 2000 Triennial International Print Krakow Poland 1997 Print amp Drawing Annual 21st Harper College Western Illinois University 1997 Bi State Exhibition Museum of Art 1997 8th International Print Competition Osaka Japan 1997 Roadside Attractions Museum of Art Lafayette 1997 Later Impressions Best of Show Chicago 1996 Midwestern Sculpture South Bend Regional Art Center South Bend Indiana 1996 Annual Best of Photography Photographer s Forum 1995 Artforms Museum of Art Lafayette 1993 Genesis Paintings R H Love Gallery Chicago 1993 Beverly Art Center Sculpture Award 1993 A Place in the World Photos Alverno College Milwaukee Wisconsin 1990 Midwestern Sculptures South Bend Art Center South Bend Indiana 1990 Illinois Painters Springfield Art Association 1986 Curators Choice Art Rental Gallery Art Institute Chicago 1985 Painting Award Beverly Art Center 1984 Mainstreams 74 Marietta College Marietta Ohio 1978 Painting and Sculpture Today Indianapolis Indiana 1975 New Horizons Painting Award Annual 1975 Chicago Vicinity Show Renaissance Prize Chicago 1965 Washington Museum Tacoma 1958 Pennsylvania Academy Annual Youngstown Ohio Purchase Prize Butler Institute of Art New York 1952 Hallmark Show Hallmark Award 1947 Pepsi Cola Annual 1940 1956 1963 1974 1975 Chicago and Vicinity Show 1938 1939 1941 International Watercolor ShowReviews editBonesteel Michael Review of photography at Rotunda Gallery Highland Park Illinois Living in Their Own World Evanston Review February 18 1993 Two man show at Art Rental Gallery Bulletin of the Art Institute of Chicago November December 1978 vol 72 no 6 Great Treasures from the Art Institute of Chicago Reproductions of 7 of Amft s Modified Masters Chicago Magazine April 1977 Kultermann Udo Van Gogh in Contemporary Art Art Voices South January 1976 Les Americans a Paris Reproduction of Pink Sunglasses Mona Lisa Le Dessin January 1976 Who s Who in American Art 1976 Kind Joshua Article on Chicago Vicinity Show New Art Examiner February 1975 Reproduction of Head Sun Times December 15 1974 Article related to Amft s winning First Prize in New Horizons 1972 Evanston Review June 29 1972 Arts Club Members Show Chicago Sun Times April 22 1973 Schultze Franze Review of exhibition at Welna Gallery Chicago Daily News March 18 1972 Anderson Don Review of Welna Exhibition Chicago Sun Times January 11 1970 Wagner Robert Review of exhibition at Welna Gallery Chicago Trlbune January 3 1970 Haydon Harold Review What does this talent outpour mean Review of 75th Artists of Chicago amp Vicinity Show Burckhardt Edith Review of one man show at Morris Gallery New York A Grandpa Moses of Concrete when Article showing Amft s photographs of the sculpture of self taught artist Fred Smith LIFE November 1969 Sawin Martica Review of one man show at Morris Gallery New York Arts Magazine January 1958 References edit Robert Amft Paintings for Particular People wbez org Accessed June 2 2023 Sources editIllinois Cook County Birth Certificates 1878 1922 Official Robert Amft website Robert Amft biography Galleries of Robert Amft s artwork on Flickr Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Robert Amft amp oldid 1158261651, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
