Arthur Lidov

Arthur Herschel Lidov
Born (1917-06-14)June 14, 1917
Chicago, Illinois
Died December 29, 1990(1990-12-29) (aged 73)
Poughquag, New York
Nationality American
Alma mater University of Chicago, Sociology, Graduate Fellow in Art History
Occupation Artist, muralist, inventor and medical illustrator.
Organization University of Chicago
Notable work Cover art, First edition of Ray Bradbury's Martian Chronicles, asst. murals, inventor of Insertable Spokeless Wheel.
Style Social Realism
Partner(s) Alexandra Wool
Children Mika Lidov (daughter), Hart Lidov (son)

Arthur Hershel Lidov (June 14,1917–December 29,1990) was an artist, illustrator, muralist, sculptor and inventor. Besides serving many national advertisers, he contributed his artistic expression to Life, Time, Fortune, The Saturday Evening Post and other general and special-interest magazines.

Education

Lidov, who was born in Chicago earned a degree in Sociology from the University of Chicago in 1936 and was a Graduate Fellow in Art History in 1938 and 1939.[1] As an artist, Lidov was largely self-taught, specializing in scientific and technical graphics.

Career

Lidov did cover art for First Edition

Arthur Lidov created the cover art for the 1950 first edition copy of The Martian Chronicle by Ray Bradbury. He contributed artistic backgrounds to many of the major magazines of his time such as Time, Fortune, The Saturday Evening Post and other special-interest magazines. He created what he called "medical landscapes' depicting internal organs for the article The Human Body:Part Two, "Down a Long Canal" in the December 7th, 1962 issue of Life magazine. [2] On February 25, 1970 Lidov was a commercial artist with a studio in New York adjacent to Mark Rothko. He was called to assist Rothko's aide at the moment of Rothko's suicide.[3] Lidov invented the Insertable Spokeless Wheel.[4]

Murals

Murals were produced from 1934 to 1943 in the United States through the Section of Painting and Sculpture, later called the Section of Fine Arts, of the Treasury Department.

Rail Roading by Arthur Herschel Lidov

Honors

Awards

Personal life

Lidov was born on June 14, 1917 in Chicago, Illinois and died in his sleep on December 29, 1990 at his home in Poughquag, New York. Besides his wife, Alexandra Wool, also a painter, he was survived by his daughter, Mika and son, Hart.

References

  1. Opitz, Glenn B, Editor, Mantle Fielding's Dictionary of American Painters, Sculptors & Engravers, Apollo Book, Poughkeepsie NY, 1986
  2. Ruix, Vanessa. "Arthur Lidovs Medical Landscapes". streetanatomy.com. Street Anatomy. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  3. Seldes, Lee (1996). The legacy of Mark Rothko (1. DaCapo Press ed., updated ed., unabridged repub. of the ed. Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, New York, 1978. ed.). New York: DaCapo Press. ISBN 0306807254.
  4. "Arthur Lidov, 73, Artist and Inventor" (Obituaries). New York Times. January 2, 1991. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
  5. "The Depression Era Art Projects in Illinois". lib.niu.edu. Illinois Periodicals Online. Retrieved 12 October 2015.

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