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Louis Schanker

Louis Schanker

1903
WA-00014007
Painting
Representation
None documented
8
Institutional Exhibitions
12
Works in Collection
20
Assets Indexed
3
Authority-backed Facts
0
Publications Referenced
80%
Profile Completeness

Cultural Positioning

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Authority Records (2)

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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American Prints: 1900�1960; Recent Acquisitions: Illustrated Books
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1985–1986
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Prints from Blocks: Gauguin to Now
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1983
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American Prints: 1913�1963
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1974–1975
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Recent Drawings U.S.A.
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1956
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American Prints of the 20th Century
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1954
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Recent American Woodcuts and Prints by Marin, Hopper and Weber
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1952
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Some American Prints, 1949�50, from the Museum Collection
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1951
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Master Prints from the Museum Collection
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1949

Field Verification (3 fields)

1 cross-verified · 2 single-source
  • Birth yearArtsy· 85%✓
  • NationalityArtsy· 85%
  • BiographyAi Generated· 32%

Source Registry (3)

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Institutional

Museum Collections

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Artworks (12)

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Artwork sources (4)

12 published of 18 catalogued · 8 with image
  • MoMA
    5 publishedof 11 catalogued7 img
  • Cleveland Museum of Art
    3 published
  • The Met
    3 published
  • Art Institute Chicago
    1 published1 img

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 3)

3 entries · 1 sources
  • 21 Etchings and Poems
    1960 · Cleveland · 1 prov
    Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
  • Circle Image
    1947 · Cleveland · 1 prov
    Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
  • Most Often in the Night
    1960 · Cleveland · 1 prov
    Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
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Images

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Louis Schanker (Wikipedia)
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Relationships

4
Collections4
The Metropolitan Museum of ArtCleveland Museum of ArtMuseum of Modern ArtArt Institute of Chicago
Institutional

Representation & Collections

In collection
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
In collection
Cleveland Museum of Art
In collection
Museum of Modern Art
New York, US
In collection
Art Institute of Chicago
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Selected Credits

8 total
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Exhibitions and timeline

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Group ExhibitionAmerican Prints: 1900�1960; Recent Acquisitions: Illustrated Books
New York · 1985
ExhibitionAmerican Prints: 1900�1960; Recent Acquisitions: Illustrated BooksMuseum of Modern Art
New York · 1985
Group ExhibitionPrints from Blocks: Gauguin to Now
New York · 1983
ExhibitionPrints from Blocks: Gauguin to NowMuseum of Modern Art
New York · 1983
Group ExhibitionAmerican Prints: 1913�1963
New York · 1974
ExhibitionAmerican Prints: 1913�1963Museum of Modern Art
New York · 1974