John Lonergan (artist)

John Lonergan was an American artist, educator, and writer. He was born in Troy, NY. Sources variously list the year of his birth as 1895, 1896,1897.[1][2][3] Lonergan died in New York City in 1969. His art often depicted the sea and the men who worked it, done in various mediums. These include gouache, drawing in charcoal and ink, lithography and screen printing.[1][2][3] Lonergan studied art in Paris at Ecole des Beaux-Arts.[4] and in New York City at the Art Students League. During his career he taught at Friends Seminary, Columbia Grammar School, and Greenwich House, all in New York City.[4] In 1939 he published a handbook on gouache painting, Materials and Techniques of Gouache Painting.[4]

Lonergan was the supervisor of the Easel Division of the Works Progress Administration from 1939 to 1942. Like many artists in the 1930s, he was active on the political Left. He exhibited with the International Workers Order and was a founder of the American Artists Congress in 1937. The Congress avowed: "We artists must act. Individually we are powerless. Through collective action we can defend our interests. We must ally ourselves with all groups engaged in the common struggle against war and fascism." Along with Lonergan, notable artists such as Alexander Calder, Stuart Davis, and Isami Noguchi signed its founding document. Lonergan's work was published in Direction a prominent left-wing journal of the 1930s and 1940s.

During his life, Lonergan exhibited broadly. His work was shown at the Tucson Museum, Phillips Academy, Princeton University, the Whitney Museum, the Association of American Artists, the American Contemporary Art Gallery, and the Feragil Gallery. He also received awards from the American Arts Congress (1939), the Roerich Museum (1934), the Philadelphia Graphics Society (1940) and the International Workers Order (1940)

Lonergan was married to children's book author, Joy Lonergan.[5]

Collections

Lonergan's work is in the collections of several major American museums:

  • The National Gallery, in Washington, DC, has Net and Fisherman (1940) lithograph; Fishermen With Net (1940) screenprint; and Fisherman's Wharf (1942) screenprint.[2]
  • The Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington DC, has Circus Workers, gouache on paper; Fishermen with Net, screenprint on paper; Girl with Flowers, gouache on paper; Gloucester Dock #2, lithograph on paper; Mining Town, gouache on paper.[1]
  • The Metropolitan Museum of Art, in New York City, has Fish Pier, Gloucester (1948) ink on paper; Depression (1930) wash, charcoal, and ink on paper.[3]
  • The Butler Institute of American Art, in Youngstown, Ohio has Expectations.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 http://americanart.si.edu/collections/search/artwork/results/index.cfm?rows=10&q=&page=1&start=0&fq=name:%22Lonergan%2C%20John%22
  2. 1 2 3 "Global Site Search Page". Nga.gov. Retrieved 2017-04-27.
  3. 1 2 3 "Search | The Metropolitan Museum of Art". Metmuseum.com. Retrieved 2017-04-27.
  4. 1 2 3 "John Lonergan - Artist, Fine Art Prices, Auction Records for John Lonergan". Askart.com. Retrieved 2017-04-27.
  5. ↑ "TimesMachine: Obituary 1 - No Title - NYTimes.com". Timesmachine.nytimes.com. Retrieved 2017-04-27.
  6. ↑ "Permanent Collection - The Butler Institute of American Art The Butler Institute of American Art". Butlerart.com. 2017-04-01. Retrieved 2017-04-27.
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