Artist

David Aronson

born Shilova, Lithuania 1923-died Natick, MA 2015
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Originally photographed by the Boston University Photo Service. Image is courtesy of the Macbeth Gallery records, 1890-1964 in the Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Born
Shilova, Lithuania
Died
Natick, Massachusetts, United States
Active in
  • Boston, Massachusetts, United States
  • Sudbury, Massachusetts, United States
Biography

David Aronson's father was a rabbi who raised him in the Orthodox Jewish tradition. As a boy, Aronson began rigorous religious studies to follow in his fathers footsteps, but by the time he was a teenager he had decided to refuse confirmation. However, he uses his religious background as inspiration in his art, which includes imagery from Christianity, Orthodox Judaism, and Jewish mysticism. Aronson prefers an expressionistic approach to a realistic one, and emphasizes the figures' emotions in his interpretations of religious stories.

Works by this artist (4 items)

David Aronson, Blind Samson, 1961, bronze, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of David Aronson, 1966.74.1
Blind Samson
Artist
Date1961
bronze
On view
David Aronson, Garden of Eden, 1958-1960, encaustic on Masonite, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc., 1969.47.3
Garden of Eden
Artist
Date1958-1960
encaustic on Masonite
Not on view
David Aronson, Delilah, 1961, bronze, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of David Aronson, 1966.74.2
Delilah
Artist
Date1961
bronze
Not on view
David Aronson, "Your representative owes you, not his industry only, but his judgement; and he betrays you instead of serving you if he sacrifices it to your opinion." --Edmund Burke, Speech to the Electors of Bristol, November 3, 1774, 1963, bronze relief, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America, 1984.124.5
“Your representative owes you, not his industry only, but…
Artist
Date1963
bronze relief
Not on view