Artist

Ernest Fiene

born Elberfeld, Germany 1894-died Paris, France 1965
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Ernest Fiene at work on Harmony and Achievement at the High School of Needle Trades, New York, 1939, © Peter A. Juley & Son Collection, Smithsonian American Art Museum J0069275
Born
Elberfeld, Germany
Died
Paris, France
Active in
  • New York, New York, United States
Biography

painter. He was an extremely versatile artist who worked in several mediums and whose subject matter included landscapes, portraits and the American experience in industry and labor. His 2000-square-foot fresco mural, creat for New York's High School of Needle Trades, contains over 200 figures.

Joan Stahl American Artists in Photographic Portraits from the Peter A. Juley & Son Collection (Washington, D.C. and Mineola, New York: National Museum of American Art and Dover Publications, Inc., 1995)

Works by this artist (9 items)

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John Cage, Seven Day Diary (Not Knowing), Day Four, 1978, hard and soft ground etching, photo etching, drypoint, and sugar aquatint, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Moses Lasky, 2004.32.5.4
Seven Day Diary (Not Knowing), Day Four
Artist
Date1978
hard and soft ground etching, photo etching, drypoint, and sugar aquatint
Not on view
John Cage, Seven Day Diary (Not Knowing), Day Five, 1978, hard and soft ground etching, drypoint, sugar aquatint, photo etching, and found objects, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Moses Lasky, 2004.32.5.5
Seven Day Diary (Not Knowing), Day Five
Artist
Date1978
hard and soft ground etching, drypoint, sugar aquatint, photo etching, and found objects
Not on view
John Cage, Seven Day Diary (Not Knowing), Day Three, 1978, hard and soft ground etching, drypoint, and sugar aquatint, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Moses Lasky, 2004.32.5.3
Seven Day Diary (Not Knowing), Day Three
Artist
Date1978
hard and soft ground etching, drypoint, and sugar aquatint
Not on view
John Cage, Seven Day Diary (Not Knowing), Day Two, 1978, hard and soft ground etching and drypoint, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Moses Lasky, 2004.32.5.2
Seven Day Diary (Not Knowing), Day Two
Artist
Date1978
hard and soft ground etching and drypoint
Not on view