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Georges Schreiber
1904
WA-00045537
Painting
Representation
None documented
2
Institutional Exhibitions
0
Works in Collection
18
Assets Indexed
8
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Publications Referenced
80%
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Authority Records (1)
Selected Institutional Exhibitions
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PM Competition: The Artist as Reporter
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1940
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Three Centuries of American Art
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1938
Field Verification (6 fields)
2 cross-verified · 4 single-source
- Is PublishedManual· 100%✓
- Birth yearArtsy· 92%✓
- NationalityWikidata + Artsy· 92%
- LocationArtsy + Wikidata· 85%
- Death yearWikidata· 92%
- Primary mediumWikidata· 92%
Source Registry (2)
- AicTier 3 · Scraped/inferred85%
- Artsy (bulk)Tier 1 · Institutional85%
About
Why this artist matters now
Georges Schreiber is an American painter born in 1904 who worked in a documentary realist mode, capturing social observation and reportage through paint. Based in Brussels, his work emerged during the 1930s and 1940s when social engagement and the artist's role as witness were central to American artistic practice. He exhibited at MoMA, including in the 1940 exhibition PM Competition: The Artist as Reporter.
Source: Aic · Trust score: 85% · Updated 17d ago
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Art Institute of Chicago
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