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'''Reuben Tam''' (January 17, 1916 – January 3, 1991) was an American landscape painter, educator, poet and graphic artist.
'''Reuben Tam''' (January 17, 1916 – January 3, 1991) was an American landscape painter, educator, poet and graphic artist.


He was born in [[Kapa'a, Hawai'i|Kapa'a]] on the Hawaiian island of [[Kaua'i]]. He earned a BA degree from the [[University of Hawaii]] in 1937, and also studied at the [[San Francisco Art Institute|California School of Fine Art]], at [[Columbia University]] with [[Meyer Schapiro]] and at the [[New School of Social Research]] in New York City. From 1946 to the 1970s, he taught at the [[Brooklyn Museum|Brooklyn Museum Art School]] where his students included [[Frances Kornbluth]] and [[Jean Arcoleo]]. He also spent many summers painting on [[Monhegan, Maine|Monhegan Island]] in Maine. Upon retirement in the 1970s, Tam returned to Kaua'i and died there on January 3, 1991, of [[lymphoma]].<ref>Forbes, David W. (1992). ''Encounters with Paradise: Views of Hawaii and its People'', 1778-1941. Honolulu: Honolulu Academy of Arts,pp. 265–6. {{ISBN|9780824814465}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.askart.com/artist/artist/9048/artist.aspx|title=Reuben Tam - Artist, Fine Art Prices, Auction Records for Reuben Tam|website=www.askart.com|access-date=2019-02-10}}</ref><ref>Papanikolas, Theresa and Stephen Salel, Stephen, ''Abstract Expressionism, Looking East from the Far West'', Honolulu Museum of Art, 2017, {{ISBN|9780937426920}}, p. 30</ref>
He was born in [[Kapa'a, Hawai'i|Kapa'a]] on the Hawaiian island of [[Kaua'i]]. He earned a BA degree from the [[University of Hawaii]] in 1937, and also studied at the [[San Francisco Art Institute|California School of Fine Art]], at [[Columbia University]] with [[Meyer Schapiro]] and at the [[New School of Social Research]] in New York City. From 1946 to the 1970s, he taught at the [[Brooklyn Museum|Brooklyn Museum Art School]] where his students included [[Frances Kornbluth]] and Jean Arcoleo. He also spent many summers painting on [[Monhegan, Maine|Monhegan Island]] in Maine. Upon retirement in the 1970s, Tam returned to Kaua'i and died there on January 3, 1991, of [[lymphoma]].<ref>Forbes, David W. (1992). ''Encounters with Paradise: Views of Hawaii and its People'', 1778-1941. Honolulu: Honolulu Academy of Arts,pp. 265–6. {{ISBN|9780824814465}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.askart.com/artist/artist/9048/artist.aspx|title=Reuben Tam - Artist, Fine Art Prices, Auction Records for Reuben Tam|website=www.askart.com|access-date=2019-02-10}}</ref><ref>Papanikolas, Theresa and Stephen Salel, Stephen, ''Abstract Expressionism, Looking East from the Far West'', Honolulu Museum of Art, 2017, {{ISBN|9780937426920}}, p. 30</ref>


Tam is best known for his semi-abstract landscapes showing both land and sea, such as ''From Cliffs to Evening''. The [[Addison Gallery of American Art]] (Andover, Massachusetts), the [[Brooklyn Museum of Art]] (Brooklyn, New York ), the [[Butler Institute of American Art]] (Youngstown, Ohio), the [[Corcoran Gallery]] (Washington D. C.), [[Des Moines Art Center]] (Des Moines, Iowa), [[Farnsworth Art Museum]] (Rockland, Maine), Fisher Gallery (University of Southern California, Los Angeles), the [[Hawaii State Art Museum]], the [[Henry Art Gallery]] (University of Washington, Seattle, Washington), the [[Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden]] (Washington, D. C.), the [[Honolulu Museum of Art]], the [[Lowe Art Museum]] (University of Miami, Florida), the [[Metropolitan Museum of Art]], the [[Museum of Modern Art]] (New York City), the [[Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum]] (Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri), the [[National Academy of Design]] (New York City), the [[Newark Museum]] (Newark, New Jersey), [[Reading Public Museum]] (Reading, Pennsylvania), the [[San Diego Museum of Art]] (San Diego, California), [[Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery]] (Lincoln, Nebraska), the [[Smithsonian American Art Museum]] (Washington, D. C.), the [[University of Michigan Museum of Art]] (Ann Arbor, Michigan) and the [[Whitney Museum of American Art]] (New York City) are among the public collections holding works by Reuben Tam.<ref name=":0" /><ref>Chang, Gordon H., Mark Dean Johnson, Paul J. Karlstrom & Sharon Spain, Asian American Art, a History, 1850-1970, Stanford University Press, {{ISBN|9780804757515}}, p. 429</ref>
Tam is best known for his semi-abstract landscapes showing both land and sea, such as ''From Cliffs to Evening''. The [[Addison Gallery of American Art]] (Andover, Massachusetts), the [[Brooklyn Museum of Art]] (Brooklyn, New York ), the [[Butler Institute of American Art]] (Youngstown, Ohio), the [[Corcoran Gallery]] (Washington D. C.), [[Des Moines Art Center]] (Des Moines, Iowa), [[Farnsworth Art Museum]] (Rockland, Maine), Fisher Gallery (University of Southern California, Los Angeles), the [[Hawaii State Art Museum]], the [[Henry Art Gallery]] (University of Washington, Seattle, Washington), the [[Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden]] (Washington, D. C.), the [[Honolulu Museum of Art]], the [[Lowe Art Museum]] (University of Miami, Florida), the [[Metropolitan Museum of Art]], the [[Museum of Modern Art]] (New York City), the [[Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum]] (Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri), the [[National Academy of Design]] (New York City), the [[Newark Museum]] (Newark, New Jersey), [[Reading Public Museum]] (Reading, Pennsylvania), the [[San Diego Museum of Art]] (San Diego, California), [[Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery]] (Lincoln, Nebraska), the [[Smithsonian American Art Museum]] (Washington, D. C.), the [[University of Michigan Museum of Art]] (Ann Arbor, Michigan) and the [[Whitney Museum of American Art]] (New York City) are among the public collections holding works by Reuben Tam.<ref name=":0" /><ref>Chang, Gordon H., Mark Dean Johnson, Paul J. Karlstrom & Sharon Spain, Asian American Art, a History, 1850-1970, Stanford University Press, {{ISBN|9780804757515}}, p. 429</ref>

Revision as of 21:31, 18 June 2020

From Cliffs to Evening by Reuben Tam, oil on canvas, 1978, Honolulu Museum of Art

Reuben Tam (January 17, 1916 – January 3, 1991) was an American landscape painter, educator, poet and graphic artist.

He was born in Kapa'a on the Hawaiian island of Kaua'i. He earned a BA degree from the University of Hawaii in 1937, and also studied at the California School of Fine Art, at Columbia University with Meyer Schapiro and at the New School of Social Research in New York City. From 1946 to the 1970s, he taught at the Brooklyn Museum Art School where his students included Frances Kornbluth and Jean Arcoleo. He also spent many summers painting on Monhegan Island in Maine. Upon retirement in the 1970s, Tam returned to Kaua'i and died there on January 3, 1991, of lymphoma.[1][2][3]

Tam is best known for his semi-abstract landscapes showing both land and sea, such as From Cliffs to Evening. The Addison Gallery of American Art (Andover, Massachusetts), the Brooklyn Museum of Art (Brooklyn, New York ), the Butler Institute of American Art (Youngstown, Ohio), the Corcoran Gallery (Washington D. C.), Des Moines Art Center (Des Moines, Iowa), Farnsworth Art Museum (Rockland, Maine), Fisher Gallery (University of Southern California, Los Angeles), the Hawaii State Art Museum, the Henry Art Gallery (University of Washington, Seattle, Washington), the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden (Washington, D. C.), the Honolulu Museum of Art, the Lowe Art Museum (University of Miami, Florida), the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art (New York City), the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum (Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri), the National Academy of Design (New York City), the Newark Museum (Newark, New Jersey), Reading Public Museum (Reading, Pennsylvania), the San Diego Museum of Art (San Diego, California), Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery (Lincoln, Nebraska), the Smithsonian American Art Museum (Washington, D. C.), the University of Michigan Museum of Art (Ann Arbor, Michigan) and the Whitney Museum of American Art (New York City) are among the public collections holding works by Reuben Tam.[2][4]

Awards

References

  • Chang, Gordon H., Mark Dean Johnson, Paul J. Karlstrom & Sharon Spain, Asian American Art, a History, 1850-1970, Stanford University Press, ISBN 9780804757515, pp. 429–430
  • Department of Education, State of Hawaii (1985). Artists of Hawaii. Honolulu: Department of Education, State of Hawaii. pp. 47–54. OCLC 13099980.
  • Forbes, David W. (1992). Encounters with Paradise: Views of Hawaii and its People, 1778-1941. Honolulu: Honolulu Academy of Arts : University of Hawaii Press. pp. 215–266. ISBN 9780824814465. OCLC 185823750.
  • Haar, Francis; Turnbull, Murray (1977). Artists of Hawaii. Vol. 2. Honolulu, HI: University of Hawaii Press. pp. 85–90. ISBN 9780824804671. OCLC 312830975, 18053919.
  • Hartwell, Patricia L. (editor), Retrospective 1967-1987, Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, Honolulu, Hawaii, 1987, p. 57
  • Johnston, Healoha, "Islanding: Reuben Tam", Honolulu Museum of Art, June • July • Aug 2018, p. 5
  • Tam, Reuben (1998). Archipelago, Life Cycle of the Hawaiian Islands, A Portfolio of Paintings. Honolulu, HI: Honolulu Academy of Arts. ISBN 9780937426401. OCLC 43783972.
  • Tam, Reuben (1993). "Sketches". Bamboo Ridge: Journal of Hawai'i Literature and Arts (Winter): 32–138. ISSN 0733-0308. OCLC 61311690, 833909657.
  • Tam, Reuben (1996). The Wind-honed Islands Rise, Selected Poems of Reuben Tam. Honolulu, HI: Manoa Books. ISBN 9780824819323. OCLC 35714632.
  • Yoshihara, Lisa A. (1997). Collective Visions, 1967-1997. Honolulu, HI: Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts. p. 73. ASIN B001THP47M. OCLC 37890571.

Footnotes

  1. ^ Forbes, David W. (1992). Encounters with Paradise: Views of Hawaii and its People, 1778-1941. Honolulu: Honolulu Academy of Arts,pp. 265–6. ISBN 9780824814465
  2. ^ a b "Reuben Tam - Artist, Fine Art Prices, Auction Records for Reuben Tam". www.askart.com. Retrieved 2019-02-10.
  3. ^ Papanikolas, Theresa and Stephen Salel, Stephen, Abstract Expressionism, Looking East from the Far West, Honolulu Museum of Art, 2017, ISBN 9780937426920, p. 30
  4. ^ Chang, Gordon H., Mark Dean Johnson, Paul J. Karlstrom & Sharon Spain, Asian American Art, a History, 1850-1970, Stanford University Press, ISBN 9780804757515, p. 429
  5. ^ Saville, Jennifer (July–August 1991). "Archipelago: Paintings by Reuben Tam". Calendar News: 5–6.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: date format (link)
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