Emmanuel Levy
Emmanuel Levy (1900–1986) was a Manchester painter, teacher and art critic.[1]
Levy studied in Paris and under Pierre Valette at the Manchester School of Art, where he was a fellow student of LS Lowry.[1] Levy was a skilled portraitist: his portrait of Lowry is now owned by Salford Art Gallery, and his portrait of physicist Patrick Blackett is held in the National Portrait Gallery.[2] Levy taught art at Manchester University School of Architecture, and was a Lecturer at Manchester and Stockport College of Art during the 1950s and 1960s.[1] He was art critic of the Manchester Evening News.[1]
Levy was a member of the Manchester Society of Modern Painters[3] and the Manchester Academy of Fine Arts.[4]
Works in UK public collections
Works of Levy are held by The National Portrait Galley, Manchester Art Gallery, Salford Museum and Art Gallery, and six other UK public collections.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d "Emmanuel Levy - Person - National Portrait Gallery". www.npg.org.uk. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
- ^ a b "Art UK | Discover Artworks". Retrieved 2018-05-06.
- ^ "Manchester Society of Modern Painters | Artist Biographies". www.artbiogs.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
- ^ Dewsbury, Sheila (2003). The Story So Far: The Manchester Academy of Fine Arts from 1859 to 2003. Manchester Academy of Fine Arts.
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