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== Early life and education ==
== Early life and education ==


Perlin was born in [[Richmond, Virginia]] in 1918 to Davis and Anna Schireff Perlin. His parents were [[Jewish]] immigrants from Russia, and his father died when Perlin was 10 years old. Perlin grew up with two older sisters, Mildred and Jeanette. At the encouragement of a high school teacher, he was enrolled in the New York School of Design.<ref name="NYT Obit">{{cite news|last1=Yardley|first1=William|title=Bernard Perlin, a New York Painter of Varied Styles, Dies at 95|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/29/arts/bernard-perlin-painter-of-varied-styles-dies-at-95.html?ref=obituaries&_r=3|accessdate=23 July 2014|work=New York Times|date=28 January 2014}}</ref> He studied there from 1934 to 1936, the [[National Academy of Design]] with [[Leon Kroll]] in 1937, and then the [[Arts Student League]] with [[Isabel Bishop]], [[William C. Palmer|William Palmer]], and [[Harry Sternberg]] until 1940.<ref>''Who Was Who in American Art'', Madison, CT: Sound View Press, 1999, vol. 3, page 2577.</ref><ref name="Fine Art C">{{cite journal|last=Rosenberg |first=Alan |date=December 2012 |title=Bernard Perlin: Romantic Artist |url=http://bernardperlin.com/content/bernard-perlin-highlights-links/alanrosenbergbernardperlin-1-copy/ |journal=Fine Art Connoisseur |location=Boynton Beach, FL |publisher=Streamline |accessdate=2014-07-23 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140726033202/http://bernardperlin.com/content/bernard-perlin-highlights-links/alanrosenbergbernardperlin-1-copy/ |archivedate=July 26, 2014 }}</ref> In 1938, he was awarded the Kosciusko Foundation Award to study in [[Poland]].<ref name=Achievements>{{cite web|title=Achievements|url=http://bernardperlin.com/content/about/the-artist/|website=Bernard Perlin|accessdate=23 July 2014}}</ref>
Perlin was born in [[Richmond, Virginia]] in 1918 to Davis and Anna Schireff Perlin. His parents were [[Jewish]] immigrants from Russia, and his father died when Perlin was 10 years old. Perlin grew up with two older sisters, Mildred and Jeanette. At the encouragement of a high school teacher, he was enrolled in the New York School of Design.<ref name="NYT Obit">{{cite news |last1=Yardley |first1=William |date=January 28, 2014 |title=Bernard Perlin, a New York Painter of Varied Styles, Dies at 95 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/29/arts/bernard-perlin-painter-of-varied-styles-dies-at-95.html?ref=obituaries&_r=3 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230616130034/https://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/29/arts/bernard-perlin-painter-of-varied-styles-dies-at-95.html?ref=obituaries&_r=3 |archive-date=June 16, 2023 |accessdate=July 23, 2014 |work=New York Times}}</ref> He studied there from 1934 to 1936, the [[National Academy of Design]] with [[Leon Kroll]] in 1937, and then the [[Arts Student League]] with [[Isabel Bishop]], [[William C. Palmer|William Palmer]], and [[Harry Sternberg]] until 1940.<ref>''Who Was Who in American Art'', Madison, CT: Sound View Press, 1999, vol. 3, page 2577.</ref><ref name="Fine Art C">{{cite journal |last=Rosenberg |first=Alan |date=December 2012 |title=Bernard Perlin: Romantic Artist |url=http://bernardperlin.com/content/bernard-perlin-highlights-links/alanrosenbergbernardperlin-1-copy/ |url-status=dead |journal=Fine Art Connoisseur |location=Boynton Beach, FL |publisher=Streamline |accessdate=July 23, 2014 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140726033202/http://bernardperlin.com/content/bernard-perlin-highlights-links/alanrosenbergbernardperlin-1-copy/ |archivedate=July 26, 2014}}</ref> In 1938, he was awarded the Kosciusko Foundation Award to study in [[Poland]].<ref name="Achievements">{{cite web |title=Achievements |url=http://bernardperlin.com/content/about/the-artist/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200222222658/http://bernardperlin.com/content/about/the-artist/ |archive-date=February 22, 2020 |accessdate=July 23, 2014 |website=Bernard Perlin}}</ref>


== Career ==
== Career ==


Perlin was rejected from service in the United States military because he was openly gay.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Doss |first1=Erika |title=Anti-Semitism, Propaganda and Modernism – In Focus |url=https://www.tate.org.uk/research/publications/in-focus/orthodox-boys-bernard-perlin/anti-semitism-propaganda-modernism |accessdate=31 May 2020 |work=Tate |date=2016}}</ref> He entered the graphics department of the [[Office of War Information]] in 1942, creating pro-war propaganda popular in the United States. The department was shut down in 1943 due to budgetary issues.<ref>Roth, Mitchel P., and James Stuart Olson. ''Historical Dictionary of War Journalism'', Westport, Conn: Greenwood Press, 1997, {{ISBN|0-313-29171-3}}, page 235.</ref>
Perlin was rejected from service in the United States military because he was openly gay.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Doss |first1=Erika |date=2016 |title=Anti-Semitism, Propaganda and Modernism – In Focus |url=https://www.tate.org.uk/research/publications/in-focus/orthodox-boys-bernard-perlin/anti-semitism-propaganda-modernism |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240627165926/https://www.tate.org.uk/research/in-focus/orthodox-boys-bernard-perlin/anti-semitism-propaganda-modernism |archive-date=June 27, 2024 |accessdate=May 31, 2020 |work=Tate}}</ref> He entered the graphics department of the [[Office of War Information]] in 1942, creating pro-war propaganda popular in the United States. The department was shut down in 1943 due to budgetary issues.<ref>Roth, Mitchel P., and James Stuart Olson. ''Historical Dictionary of War Journalism'', Westport, Conn: Greenwood Press, 1997, {{ISBN|0-313-29171-3}}, page 235.</ref>


He continued his focus on war as an artist-correspondent for [[Life (magazine)|''Life'']] Magazine from 1943–1944 and then again for [[Fortune Magazine|''Fortune'' Magazine]] in 1945.<ref name=Achievements /> As an artist-correspondent for ''Life'', he brought back to the U.S. the first news and sketches obtained in Greece since the German occupation began in 1941.<ref>Perlin, Bernard, "Liberation will find the Greeks ready," ''Life'', Chicago, IL: Time Inc., September 4, 1944, pages 35–36 & 38.</ref>
He continued his focus on war as an artist-correspondent for [[Life (magazine)|''Life'']] Magazine from 1943–1944 and then again for [[Fortune Magazine|''Fortune'' Magazine]] in 1945.<ref name=Achievements /> As an artist-correspondent for ''Life'', he brought back to the U.S. the first news and sketches obtained in Greece since the German occupation began in 1941.<ref>Perlin, Bernard, "Liberation will find the Greeks ready," ''Life'', Chicago, IL: Time Inc., September 4, 1944, pages 35–36 & 38.</ref>


His two most notable wartime pieces, both created in 1943, are arguably his "Let Em Have It" war bonds ad, which depicts a soldier throwing a grenade, and "[[Americans Will Always Fight for Liberty]]," a painting of World War II soldiers marching in front of [[Continental Army]] soldiers.<ref name=Telegraph>{{cite web|title=Bernard Perlin Obituary|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/10676426/Bernard-Perlin-obituary.html|website=The Telegraph|accessdate=23 July 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Let 'em have it : buy extra bonds.|url=https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc226/|website=University of North Texas Digital Library|publisher=University of North Texas|accessdate=23 July 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Americans Will Always Fight For Liberty|url=http://amhistory.si.edu/militaryhistory/collection/object.asp?ID=558&back=1|website=Price of Freedom: Americans at War|publisher=Smithsonian Museum|accessdate=23 July 2014}}</ref>
His two most notable wartime pieces, both created in 1943, are arguably his "Let Em Have It" war bonds ad, which depicts a soldier throwing a grenade, and "[[Americans Will Always Fight for Liberty]]," a painting of World War II soldiers marching in front of [[Continental Army]] soldiers.<ref name="Telegraph">{{cite web |date=March 4, 2014 |title=Bernard Perlin Obituary |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/10676426/Bernard-Perlin-obituary.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210905163004/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/10676426/Bernard-Perlin-obituary.html |archive-date=September 5, 2021 |accessdate=July 23, 2014 |website=The Telegraph}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Let 'em have it : buy extra bonds. |url=https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc226/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221111004938/https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc226/ |archive-date=November 11, 2022 |accessdate=July 23, 2014 |website=University of North Texas Digital Library |publisher=University of North Texas}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Americans Will Always Fight For Liberty |url=http://amhistory.si.edu/militaryhistory/collection/object.asp?ID=558&back=1 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240730194035/https://americanhistory.si.edu/explore/exhibitions/price-of-freedom |archive-date=July 30, 2024 |accessdate=July 23, 2014 |website=Price of Freedom: Americans at War |publisher=Smithsonian Museum}}</ref>


In 1939, he painted a country scene on a post office wall for the [[US Treasury]]. After the war, his work began to focus on magic realism, aiming to capture special moments in everyday life. He produced his most famous work, ''Orthodox Boys'', in 1948. The painting depicts two Jewish boys standing in front of a subway graffiti backdrop. He also produces works such as, ''The Garden,'' and ''The Leg.'' In 1950, it was the first postwar work by an American artist to be acquired by [[Tate]].<ref name=Telegraph /><ref>{{cite book |editor1-last=Rosen |editor1-first=Aaron |title=Orthodox Boys 1948 by Bernard Perlin – In Focus |publisher=Tate |isbn=978-1-84976-560-2 |url=https://www.tate.org.uk/research/publications/in-focus/orthodox-boys-bernard-perlin}}</ref>
In 1939, he painted a country scene on a post office wall for the [[US Treasury]]. After the war, his work began to focus on magic realism, aiming to capture special moments in everyday life. He produced his most famous work, ''Orthodox Boys'', in 1948. The painting depicts two Jewish boys standing in front of a subway graffiti backdrop. He also produces works such as, ''The Garden,'' and ''The Leg.'' In 1950, it was the first postwar work by an American artist to be acquired by [[Tate]].<ref name=Telegraph /><ref>{{cite book |editor1-last=Rosen |editor1-first=Aaron |title=Orthodox Boys 1948 by Bernard Perlin – In Focus |publisher=Tate |isbn=978-1-84976-560-2 |url=https://www.tate.org.uk/research/publications/in-focus/orthodox-boys-bernard-perlin}}</ref>
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Perlin moved to [[Italy]] for six years, and his work became more brightly colored.<ref name="NYT Obit" /> After moving back to [[New York City]], Perlin grew distasteful towards the competitive culture of the city's art scene. He moved to [[Ridgefield, Connecticut]], and continued to paint until the 1970s.<ref name=Telegraph /> After several years of retirement, a friend encouraged Mr. Perlin back to the canvas in 2012, and after completing two new pieces the Chair and the Maiden Gallery (New York City) hosted a retrospective of Mr. Perlin's work in 2013.
Perlin moved to [[Italy]] for six years, and his work became more brightly colored.<ref name="NYT Obit" /> After moving back to [[New York City]], Perlin grew distasteful towards the competitive culture of the city's art scene. He moved to [[Ridgefield, Connecticut]], and continued to paint until the 1970s.<ref name=Telegraph /> After several years of retirement, a friend encouraged Mr. Perlin back to the canvas in 2012, and after completing two new pieces the Chair and the Maiden Gallery (New York City) hosted a retrospective of Mr. Perlin's work in 2013.


In 1968, Bernard Perlin commemorated Mayor [[Richard J. Daley]] and the 1968 Democratic National Convention, which was held in Chicago, in a work entitled [[Mayor Daley (painting)|''Mayor Daley'']]. This example of Perlin's work has been used by educators to teach about the Vietnam War. The painting is currently at the [[Columbus Museum of Art]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://artandsocialissues.cmaohio.org/pages/war_perlin.html |title=War_Bernard Perlin – Mayor Daley |publisher=Artandsocialissues.cmaohio.org |date= |accessdate=2014-07-31}}</ref>
In 1968, Bernard Perlin commemorated Mayor [[Richard J. Daley]] and the 1968 Democratic National Convention, which was held in Chicago, in a work entitled [[Mayor Daley (painting)|''Mayor Daley'']]. This example of Perlin's work has been used by educators to teach about the Vietnam War. The painting is currently at the [[Columbus Museum of Art]].<ref>{{cite web |date= |title=War_Bernard Perlin – Mayor Daley |url=http://artandsocialissues.cmaohio.org/pages/war_perlin.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240303014630/http://artandsocialissues.cmaohio.org/pages/war_perlin.html |archive-date=March 3, 2024 |accessdate=July 31, 2014 |publisher=Artandsocialissues.cmaohio.org}}</ref>


== Personal life ==
== Personal life ==
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==Awards and honors==
==Awards and honors==


He received [[Guggenheim Fellowship]]s in 1954 and 1959.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://artandsocialissues.cmaohio.org/pages/biography.html#perlin |title=Artist Biographies_Art & Social Issues in American Culture |publisher=Artandsocialissues.cmaohio.org |date= |accessdate=2014-07-31}}</ref>
He received [[Guggenheim Fellowship]]s in 1954 and 1959.<ref>{{cite web |date= |title=Artist Biographies_Art & Social Issues in American Culture |url=http://artandsocialissues.cmaohio.org/pages/biography.html#perlin |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240303032538/http://artandsocialissues.cmaohio.org/pages/biography.html#perlin |archive-date=March 3, 2024 |accessdate=July 31, 2014 |publisher=Artandsocialissues.cmaohio.org}}</ref>


== Legacy ==
== Legacy ==

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Bernard Perlin
Born(1918-11-21)November 21, 1918
DiedJanuary 14, 2014(2014-01-14) (aged 95)
EducationNew York School of Design, National Academy of Design, Arts Student League
Known forPainting
Americans will always fight for liberty (1943), by Bernard Perlin.

Bernard Perlin was an American painter. He is primarily known for creating pro-war art during World War II and magic realism paintings of urban American life.

Early life and education

Perlin was born in Richmond, Virginia in 1918 to Davis and Anna Schireff Perlin. His parents were Jewish immigrants from Russia, and his father died when Perlin was 10 years old. Perlin grew up with two older sisters, Mildred and Jeanette. At the encouragement of a high school teacher, he was enrolled in the New York School of Design.[1] He studied there from 1934 to 1936, the National Academy of Design with Leon Kroll in 1937, and then the Arts Student League with Isabel Bishop, William Palmer, and Harry Sternberg until 1940.[2][3] In 1938, he was awarded the Kosciusko Foundation Award to study in Poland.[4]

Career

Perlin was rejected from service in the United States military because he was openly gay.[5] He entered the graphics department of the Office of War Information in 1942, creating pro-war propaganda popular in the United States. The department was shut down in 1943 due to budgetary issues.[6]

He continued his focus on war as an artist-correspondent for Life Magazine from 1943–1944 and then again for Fortune Magazine in 1945.[4] As an artist-correspondent for Life, he brought back to the U.S. the first news and sketches obtained in Greece since the German occupation began in 1941.[7]

His two most notable wartime pieces, both created in 1943, are arguably his "Let Em Have It" war bonds ad, which depicts a soldier throwing a grenade, and "Americans Will Always Fight for Liberty," a painting of World War II soldiers marching in front of Continental Army soldiers.[8][9][10]

In 1939, he painted a country scene on a post office wall for the US Treasury. After the war, his work began to focus on magic realism, aiming to capture special moments in everyday life. He produced his most famous work, Orthodox Boys, in 1948. The painting depicts two Jewish boys standing in front of a subway graffiti backdrop. He also produces works such as, The Garden, and The Leg. In 1950, it was the first postwar work by an American artist to be acquired by Tate.[8][11]

Perlin moved to Italy for six years, and his work became more brightly colored.[1] After moving back to New York City, Perlin grew distasteful towards the competitive culture of the city's art scene. He moved to Ridgefield, Connecticut, and continued to paint until the 1970s.[8] After several years of retirement, a friend encouraged Mr. Perlin back to the canvas in 2012, and after completing two new pieces the Chair and the Maiden Gallery (New York City) hosted a retrospective of Mr. Perlin's work in 2013.

In 1968, Bernard Perlin commemorated Mayor Richard J. Daley and the 1968 Democratic National Convention, which was held in Chicago, in a work entitled Mayor Daley. This example of Perlin's work has been used by educators to teach about the Vietnam War. The painting is currently at the Columbus Museum of Art.[12]

Personal life

In 2009, Perlin married Edward Newell, his partner of 54 years.[13] When he stopped painting, Perlin took up growing flowers.[8]

Perlin died at the age of 95 in 2014 in his home in Ridgefield.[1]

Awards and honors

He received Guggenheim Fellowships in 1954 and 1959.[14]

Legacy

Examples of his work are in a number of museums and libraries, including the Smithsonian Institution, the Museum of Modern Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the Pritzker Military Museum & Library.

References

  1. ^ a b c Yardley, William (January 28, 2014). "Bernard Perlin, a New York Painter of Varied Styles, Dies at 95". New York Times. Archived from the original on June 16, 2023. Retrieved July 23, 2014.
  2. ^ Who Was Who in American Art, Madison, CT: Sound View Press, 1999, vol. 3, page 2577.
  3. ^ Rosenberg, Alan (December 2012). "Bernard Perlin: Romantic Artist". Fine Art Connoisseur. Boynton Beach, FL: Streamline. Archived from the original on July 26, 2014. Retrieved July 23, 2014.
  4. ^ a b "Achievements". Bernard Perlin. Archived from the original on February 22, 2020. Retrieved July 23, 2014.
  5. ^ Doss, Erika (2016). "Anti-Semitism, Propaganda and Modernism – In Focus". Tate. Archived from the original on June 27, 2024. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  6. ^ Roth, Mitchel P., and James Stuart Olson. Historical Dictionary of War Journalism, Westport, Conn: Greenwood Press, 1997, ISBN 0-313-29171-3, page 235.
  7. ^ Perlin, Bernard, "Liberation will find the Greeks ready," Life, Chicago, IL: Time Inc., September 4, 1944, pages 35–36 & 38.
  8. ^ a b c d "Bernard Perlin Obituary". The Telegraph. March 4, 2014. Archived from the original on September 5, 2021. Retrieved July 23, 2014.
  9. ^ "Let 'em have it : buy extra bonds". University of North Texas Digital Library. University of North Texas. Archived from the original on November 11, 2022. Retrieved July 23, 2014.
  10. ^ "Americans Will Always Fight For Liberty". Price of Freedom: Americans at War. Smithsonian Museum. Archived from the original on July 30, 2024. Retrieved July 23, 2014.
  11. ^ Rosen, Aaron (ed.). Orthodox Boys 1948 by Bernard Perlin – In Focus. Tate. ISBN 978-1-84976-560-2.
  12. ^ "War_Bernard Perlin – Mayor Daley". Artandsocialissues.cmaohio.org. Archived from the original on March 3, 2024. Retrieved July 31, 2014.
  13. ^ "The Archive: Issue 50 Summer 2014". Issuu. Retrieved Sep 18, 2020.
  14. ^ "Artist Biographies_Art & Social Issues in American Culture". Artandsocialissues.cmaohio.org. Archived from the original on March 3, 2024. Retrieved July 31, 2014.