Artist

Alexander Bogardy

born Hungary 1901-died Washington, DC 1992
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Born
Hungary
Died
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Biography

Alexander Bogardy immigrated to America as a young child and settled in Baltimore. He changed careers frequently during his life, spending time as a violinist, boxer, mechanical engineer, and cosmetologist before he turned to painting. He was a devout Catholic and created more than ninety paintings of religious ceremonies, shrines, and stories. But Bogardy grew restless after two decades of painting and abandoned art to take up flamenco dancing. (M. Orgeron and M. Parsons, “Alexander Bogardy: The Union of Divinity, Cosmetology and Art,” Folk Art Messenger, Summer/Fall 2003; Parsons and Orgeron, “Alexander Bogardy, Singular Pursuits,” Folk Art, Spring/Summer 2004)

Works by this artist (1036 items)

William H. Johnson, Young Pastry Cook, ca. 1928-1930, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation, 1967.59.693
Young Pastry Cook
Dateca. 1928-1930
oil on canvas
On view
William H. Johnson, Portrait of a Man, ca. 1935-1938, oil on burlap, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation, 1967.59.814
Portrait of a Man
Dateca. 1935-1938
oil on burlap
On view
William H. Johnson, Breakdown with Flat Tire, ca. 1940-1941, oil on plywood, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation, 1967.59.587
Breakdown with Flat Tire
Dateca. 1940-1941
oil on plywood
On view
William H. Johnson, For India and China, ca. 1944-1945, oil on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation, 1967.59.662
For India and China
Dateca. 1944-1945
oil on paperboard
On view