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American painter (1903–1986) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rudolf Hess (January 31, 1903 – November 9, 1986) was an American fine art painter, sculptor and art critic, based in Northern California. His work is of the German Expressionist school[1] and the subject matter covers many genres including landscapes and nature, portraits and everyday city life.
Rudolf Hess | |
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| Born | January 31, 1903 Valley Ford, California, U.S. |
| Died | November 9, 1986 (aged 83) Sacramento, California, U.S. |
| Other names | Rudi Hess |
| Alma mater | San Francisco Art Institute |
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| Years active | 1920s–1970s |
| Style | German Expressionist |
| Spouse |
Florence Louise Mackie
(m. 1946) |
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Rudolf Hess was born January 31, 1903, in Valley Ford, a town 75 miles north of San Francisco, in Sonoma County, California.[1] He attended California School of Fine Arts (CSFA) (now known as the San Francisco Art Institute) in the 1920s.[1]
Hess was an art critic and contributor to The Argus, which was a popular San Francisco-based art journal, known for being conservative and primarily highlighting the technical aspects of painting.[2] Hess visited artist Diego Rivera in Mexico, in order to write about him and learn more about his process and his most recent mural.[2] However Hess wrote a scathing review in The Argus (in 1928) titled, “The Tragedy of Rivera," which criticized Diego Rivera as an artist, and Rivera's mural at Secretaría de Educación Pública in Mexico City.[3][2][4] This article helped in polarized the art community and prompted artist Ralph Stackpole, who was both a founder of The Argus and a friend of Diego Rivera to write a letter in January 1929 to The Argus editor, in response.[5]
From 1929 to 1968, Hess worked in Sacramento for the California Department of Transportation.[1] Hess married Florence Louise Mackie in 1946 in Burlingame, California.[6]
In 1971, Hess served as president of Northern California Arts Inc. (NCA), an arts nonprofit in the Sacramento, California area.[7]
Hess died on November 9, 1986, in Sacramento, California.[1]
Hess is included in the 1940s book, Who's Who in American Art and in Edan Milton Hughes' Artists in California 1786-1940.
A 1982 magazine was published by the California Department of Transportation, Highway Recollections of Rudolf Hess, Issue 35 and constituents of a recorded interview of Hess.[8]
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