Louis Ferstadt | |
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 Louis Goodman Ferstadt, from theArchives of American Art | |
| Born | 1900 (1900) |
| Died | 1954 (aged 53–54) |
| Known for | Painting,muralist,comics |
Louis Goodman Ferstadt (7 October 1900 – August 1954) was an American muralist andcomics artist.[1]
Louis Goodman Ferstadt was born inBerestechko in theRussian Empire on 7 October 1900.[2] His early childhood coincided with apogrom and in 1910, his family emigrated toChicago in theUnited States. Louis studied atHull House,The School of the Art Institute of Chicago[3] from 1918 to 1922[3][citation needed] and worked as an artist for theChicago Tribune for a time.[1][2]
He was a member of theArt Students League of Chicago in 1923.[4] Ferstadt later won a scholarship to theArt Students League of New York at the age of 23 and moved toNew York City. He later studied atThe Educational Alliance art school after his scholarship funds were depleted.[1] In 1926–1927, Ferstadt did a comic strip calledThe Kids on Our Block in theNew York Evening Graphic.[5]
He painted murals at theRCA Building and the Eighth Street Subway station in New York City on the occasion of the1939 World's Fair.[6] He drew comics, including "Chuck",[7] "Mr. Risk",[8] and "The Bouncer". Ferstadt identified as acommunist and regularly contributed comic strips for theDaily Worker newspaper.[9]
Ferstadt died of a heart attack at a campsite inPhoenicia, New York, in August 1954. His collection of art lie in theNew York Public Library,Whitney Museum of American Art, theTel Aviv Museum and the Jewish museum ofBirobidzhan.[1]
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