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Introduction
Charles Sheeler (July 16, 1883 – May 7, 1965) was an American artist known for his Precisionist paintings, commercial photography, and the avant-garde film, Manhatta, which he made in collaboration with Paul Strand. Sheeler is recognized as one of the early adopters of modernism in American art.
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Introduction
Sheeler is best known as a painter of precise renderings of industrial forms, in an abstract-realist style, emphasizing abstract qualities and geometric shapes, using clear colors and smooth surfaces. He was a native of Philadelphia and studied at the School of Industrial Art and then at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. He began a career in photography ca. 1912, working for architects, the Ford Motor Company, and other clients. He continued to create highly acclaimed paintings. His later works tended toward less literal renderings. American artist.
Nationality
American
Gender
Male
Roles
Artist, Cinematographer, Painter, Photographer, Sculptor
Names
Charles Sheeler, Charles R. Sheeler, Jr. Charles R. Sheeler, Charles Rettew Sheeler, Sheeler
Ulan
500115325
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Works

41 works online

Exhibitions

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Publications

  • Lincoln Kirstein's Modern Samantha Friedman and Jodi Hauptman, 2019 Exhibition catalogue, Hardcover, 208 pages
  • Photography at MoMA: 1840–1920 Edited by Quentin Bajac, Lucy Gallun, Roxana Marcoci, and Sarah Hermanson Meister, 2017 Hardcover, 376 pages
  • Photography at MoMA: 1920 to 1960 Edited by Quentin Bajac, Lucy Gallun, Roxana Marcoci, and Sarah Hermanson Meister, 2016 Hardcover, 416 pages
  • Charles Sheeler: Paintings, Drawings, Photographs W. C. Williams, 1939 Paperback, pages
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