Harry Engel
American, 1901 - 1968
(not assigned)Bloomington, Indiana, USA
BiographyHarry Engel is one of the outstanding exponents of artists working today in encaustic painting. He is also noted in lithography. Born in Rumania, Engel was brought to this country by his parents at an early age. He was raised in the Midwest and spent two years studying art in Paris, later continuing at Notre Dame and Columbia universities.
He has exhibited in many museums including the Art Institute of Chicago, the Whitney Museum, the Pennsylvania Academy, the Detroit Institute of Art, the Butler Art Institute, the University of Illinois and the Grand Palais, Paris. Since 1928 he has been Associate Professor of Fine Arts at Indiana University. (Source: the Archives of Askart.com website, Accessed August 18, 2004,
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- male
- Romanian-American
Italian, 1883 - 1966
