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{{Short description|American painter (1916–1991)}}
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[[File:Yellow Lampshade, 1969 de Young.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Elmer Bischoff, ''Yellow Lampshade,'' 1969, [[De Young Museum]], [[San Francisco]]]]
[[File:Yellow Lampshade, 1969 de Young.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Elmer Bischoff, ''Yellow Lampshade,'' 1969, [[De Young Museum]], San Francisco]]
'''Elmer Nelson Bischoff''' (July 9, 1916 – March 2, 1991),<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Jones |first=Caroline A. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pjrCp_vNn-gC&pg=PA182 |title=Bay Area Figurative Art, 1950–1965 |date=1990 |publisher=[[University of California Press]] |others=[[Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden]], [[Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts]] |isbn=978-0-520-06842-1 |pages=182 |language=en |via=Google Books}}</ref> was an American visual artist, from the [[San Francisco Bay Area]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Perrone |first=Jeff |date=1975-06-01 |title=Elmer Bischoff |url=https://www.artforum.com/events/elmer-bischoff-3-231981/ |access-date=2024-04-02 |website=[[Artforum]] |language=en-US}}</ref> Bischoff, along with [[Richard Diebenkorn]] and [[David Park (painter)|David Park]], was part of the post-[[World War II]] generation of artists who started as abstract painters and found their way back to figurative art.
'''Elmer Nelson Bischoff''' (July 9, 1916 – March 2, 1991) was a visual artist in the [[San Francisco Bay Area]].
Bischoff, along with [[Richard Diebenkorn]] and [[David Park (painter)|David Park]], was part of the post-[[World War II]] generation of artists who started as abstract painters and found their way back to figurative art.


==Biography==
==Biography==
Elmer Bischoff, second child of John Bischoff and his wife, Elna (''née'' Elna Nelson), grew up in [[Berkeley, California]], the second-generation Californian son of a father of German descent and a mother of mixed Swedish-Ecuadoran origin.
Elmer Bischoff, second child of John and Elna (''née'' Nelson) Bischoff,<ref name=":0" /> and grew up in [[Berkeley, California]]. He was the second-generation Californian, a son of a father of [[Germans|German]] descent, and a mother of mixed [[Swedes|Swedish]]-Ecuadorian origin.


He entered the [[University of California, Berkeley]] in September 1934, completing his master's degree in May 1939, and immediately started teaching art at [[Sacramento High School]] (1939–1941). During his years at university, one teacher had influenced him most: the highly independent-minded Margaret Peterson, whose total dedication to her teaching, and insistence on the ethical value of art, were to have a great impact on the artist Elmer Bischoff would be. [[World War II]], however, was to change Bischoff's life. In 1941, he served as a lieutenant colonel in intelligence services in [[England]], stationing near [[Oxford]], and only coming back to the US in November 1945.
He entered the [[University of California, Berkeley]], in September 1934, completing his master's degree in May 1939, and immediately started teaching art at [[Sacramento High School]] (1939–41). During his years at university, one teacher had influenced him most: the highly independent-minded [[Margaret Peterson (artist)]], whose total dedication to her teaching, and insistence on the ethical value of art, were to have a great impact on the artist Elmer Bischoff would be. [[World War II]], however, was to change Bischoff's life. In 1941, he served as a lieutenant colonel in intelligence services of the [[United States Army Air Forces]] in [[England]], stationing near [[Oxford]], and only coming back to the US in November 1945.


After the war, back in San Francisco, Bischoff found himself once more in the midst of [[avant-garde]] artistic ebullience - mixing, among other painters (and to name but two), with such artists as [[Mark Rothko]] and [[Clyfford Still]]. In January 1946, a golden opportunity was offered him: one of his artist friends, [[Karl Kasten]] (himself a war veteran, like Bischoff) suggested Bischoff as art teacher for a position still available, at San Francisco's [[California School of Fine Arts]]. It was then that Bischoff entered a faculty which already included some of the most talented new artists of post-war America. It is there that he eventually met [[David Park (painter)|David Park]] and [[Richard Diebenkorn]]. In 1973, Bischoff was elected into the [[National Academy of Design]] as an Associate member, and became a full member in 1985.
After the war, back in San Francisco, Bischoff found himself once more in the midst of [[avant-garde]] artistic ebullience - mixing, among other painters (and to name but two), with such artists as [[Mark Rothko]] and [[Clyfford Still]]. In January 1946, a golden opportunity was offered him: one of his artist friends, [[Karl Kasten]] (himself a war veteran, like Bischoff) suggested Bischoff as art teacher for a position still available, at San Francisco's [[California School of Fine Arts]]. It was then that Bischoff entered a faculty which already included some of the most talented new artists of post-war America. It is there that he eventually met [[David Park (painter)|David Park]] and [[Richard Diebenkorn]]. In 1973, Bischoff was elected into the [[National Academy of Design]] as an Associate member, and became a full member in 1985.
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While distinct from [[expressionism|expressionist art]] that came from Europe, art of the [[Bay Area Figurative Movement]] displays the immediacy and warmth that one sees in [[abstract expressionist]] painting. Elmer Bischoff was older than Diebenkorn, and he had experiences in the world that led to his taking an independent turn in painting. Bischoff's quiet and lyrical paintings were serious in a different way from the painting which was being taken seriously at the time; and which saw the rise of [[Abstract expressionism]].
While distinct from [[expressionism|expressionist art]] that came from Europe, art of the [[Bay Area Figurative Movement]] displays the immediacy and warmth that one sees in [[abstract expressionist]] painting. Elmer Bischoff was older than Diebenkorn, and he had experiences in the world that led to his taking an independent turn in painting. Bischoff's quiet and lyrical paintings were serious in a different way from the painting which was being taken seriously at the time; and which saw the rise of [[Abstract expressionism]].


A retrospective of Elmer Bischoff's work, ''Grand Lyricist: The Art of Elmer Bischoff'', was offered by the [[Oakland Museum of California]], November 3, 2001- January 13, 2002. The [[Crocker Art Museum]] (California), the [[de Young Museum]], the [[Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden]] (Washington D.C.), the [[Honolulu Museum of Art]], the [[Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art]] (Kansas City, Missouri), the [[National Academy of Design|Museum of the National Academy of Design]] (New York City), the [[Museum of Fine Arts, Houston]] (Texas), the [[Oklahoma City Museum of Art]], the [[Orange County Museum of Art]], the [[The Phillips Collection]] (Washington D.C.), the [[San Francisco Museum of Modern Art]], and the [[Smithsonian American Art Museum]] (Washington D.C.) are among the public collections holding works by Elmer Bischoff.
A retrospective of Elmer Bischoff's work, ''Grand Lyricist: The Art of Elmer Bischoff'', was offered by the [[Oakland Museum of California]], November 3, 2001- January 13, 2002. The [[Crocker Art Museum]] (California), the [[de Young Museum]], the [[Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden]] (Washington D.C.), the [[Honolulu Museum of Art]], the [[Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art]] (Kansas City, Missouri), the [[National Academy of Design|Museum of the National Academy of Design]] (New York City), the [[Museum of Fine Arts, Houston]] (Texas), the [[Oklahoma City Museum of Art]], the [[Orange County Museum of Art]], [[The Phillips Collection]] (Washington D.C.), the [[San Francisco Museum of Modern Art]], and the [[Smithsonian American Art Museum]] (Washington D.C.) are among the public collections holding works by Elmer Bischoff.


Bischoff was the father of composer [[John Bischoff (musician)|John Bischoff]].
Bischoff was the father of composer [[John Bischoff (musician)|John Bischoff]].
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==See also==
==See also==
*[[Bay Area Figurative Movement]]
*[[Bay Area Figurative Movement]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}


== External links ==
== External links ==
*{{find a Grave|138663958}}


'''Reference books:'''
=== Reference books ===


''Elmer Bischoff: the Ethics of Paint'' (monography), Susan Landauer, 2001, Oakland Museum of California-University of California Press.
* ''Elmer Bischoff: the Ethics of Paint'' (monography), [[Susan Landauer]], 2001, Oakland Museum of California-University of California Press.


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* Marika Herskovic, [http://www.worldcatlibraries.org/oclc/50253062&tab=holdings ''American Abstract Expressionism of the 1950s An Illustrated Survey,''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929125405/http://www.worldcatlibraries.org/oclc/50253062%26tab%3Dholdings |date=2007-09-29 }} (New York School Press, 2003.) {{ISBN|0-9677994-1-4}}. p.&nbsp;38-41
''Bay Area Figurative Art 1950-1965'' (about the ''Bay Area'' art movement: esp. David Park, Richard Diebenkorn, Elmer Bischoff), Caroline A.Jones, 1990, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art-University of California Press.
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*Marika Herskovic, [http://www.worldcat.org/search?qt=worldcat_org_bks&q=9780967799421&fq=dt%3Abks ''American Abstract and Figurative Expressionism: Style Is Timely Art Is Timeless''] (New York School Press, 2009.) {{ISBN|978-0-9677994-2-1}}. p.&nbsp;44-47


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* Marika Herskovic, [http://www.worldcatlibraries.org/oclc/50253062&tab=holdings ''American Abstract Expressionism of the 1950s An Illustrated Survey,''] (New York School Press, 2003.) ISBN 0-9677994-1-4. p.&nbsp;38-41
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*Marika Herskovic, [http://www.worldcat.org/search?qt=worldcat_org_bks&q=9780967799421&fq=dt%3Abks ''American Abstract and Figurative Expressionism: Style Is Timely Art Is Timeless''] (New York School Press, 2009.) ISBN 978-0-9677994-2-1. p.&nbsp;44-47


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Latest revision as of 23:41, 2 June 2024

Elmer Bischoff
Born(1916-07-08)July 8, 1916
California, US
DiedMarch 2, 1991(1991-03-02) (aged 74)
EducationUniversity of California
Known forPainting
MovementBay Area Figurative Movement
SpouseAdelie Landis Bischoff
Elmer Bischoff, Yellow Lampshade, 1969, De Young Museum, San Francisco

Elmer Nelson Bischoff (July 9, 1916 – March 2, 1991),[1] was an American visual artist, from the San Francisco Bay Area.[2] Bischoff, along with Richard Diebenkorn and David Park, was part of the post-World War II generation of artists who started as abstract painters and found their way back to figurative art.

Biography

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Elmer Bischoff, second child of John and Elna (née Nelson) Bischoff,[1] and grew up in Berkeley, California. He was the second-generation Californian, a son of a father of German descent, and a mother of mixed Swedish-Ecuadorian origin.

He entered the University of California, Berkeley, in September 1934, completing his master's degree in May 1939, and immediately started teaching art at Sacramento High School (1939–41). During his years at university, one teacher had influenced him most: the highly independent-minded Margaret Peterson (artist), whose total dedication to her teaching, and insistence on the ethical value of art, were to have a great impact on the artist Elmer Bischoff would be. World War II, however, was to change Bischoff's life. In 1941, he served as a lieutenant colonel in intelligence services of the United States Army Air Forces in England, stationing near Oxford, and only coming back to the US in November 1945.

After the war, back in San Francisco, Bischoff found himself once more in the midst of avant-garde artistic ebullience - mixing, among other painters (and to name but two), with such artists as Mark Rothko and Clyfford Still. In January 1946, a golden opportunity was offered him: one of his artist friends, Karl Kasten (himself a war veteran, like Bischoff) suggested Bischoff as art teacher for a position still available, at San Francisco's California School of Fine Arts. It was then that Bischoff entered a faculty which already included some of the most talented new artists of post-war America. It is there that he eventually met David Park and Richard Diebenkorn. In 1973, Bischoff was elected into the National Academy of Design as an Associate member, and became a full member in 1985.

While distinct from expressionist art that came from Europe, art of the Bay Area Figurative Movement displays the immediacy and warmth that one sees in abstract expressionist painting. Elmer Bischoff was older than Diebenkorn, and he had experiences in the world that led to his taking an independent turn in painting. Bischoff's quiet and lyrical paintings were serious in a different way from the painting which was being taken seriously at the time; and which saw the rise of Abstract expressionism.

A retrospective of Elmer Bischoff's work, Grand Lyricist: The Art of Elmer Bischoff, was offered by the Oakland Museum of California, November 3, 2001- January 13, 2002. The Crocker Art Museum (California), the de Young Museum, the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden (Washington D.C.), the Honolulu Museum of Art, the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art (Kansas City, Missouri), the Museum of the National Academy of Design (New York City), the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (Texas), the Oklahoma City Museum of Art, the Orange County Museum of Art, The Phillips Collection (Washington D.C.), the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, and the Smithsonian American Art Museum (Washington D.C.) are among the public collections holding works by Elmer Bischoff.

Bischoff was the father of composer John Bischoff.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Jones, Caroline A. (1990). Bay Area Figurative Art, 1950–1965. Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. University of California Press. p. 182. ISBN 978-0-520-06842-1 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ Perrone, Jeff (1975-06-01). "Elmer Bischoff". Artforum. Retrieved 2024-04-02.
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Reference books

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  • Elmer Bischoff: the Ethics of Paint (monography), Susan Landauer, 2001, Oakland Museum of California-University of California Press.
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