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Charles Rain was an American [[Magic realism|Magic Realist]] painter during the 20th century.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery |title=The American Painting Collection of the Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery: publ. on the occasion of the Centennial of the Nebraska Art Association, 1888 - 1988 |date=1988 |publisher=Univ. of Nebraska Pr |others=Nebraska Art Association |isbn=978-0-8032-2133-8 |editor-last=Geske |editor-first=Norman A. |location=Lincoln, Neb.}}</ref> {{Infobox artist |
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| name = Charles Whedon Rain |
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| birth_place = Knoxville, Tennessee |
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| birth_date = 1911 |
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| death_date = 1985 |
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| death_place = New York |
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| nationality = American |
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| alma_mater = School of the Art Institute of Chicago |
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| style = Magic Realism |
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== Biography == |
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Charles Whedon Rain was born in 1911 in [[Knoxville, Tennessee]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2024-04-22 |title=Rain, Charles Whedon |url=https://emp-web-95.zetcom.ch/eMP/eMuseumPlus?service=direct/1/ResultListView/result.t1.collection_list.$TspReferenceLink.link&sp=10&sp=Scollection&sp=SfieldValue&sp=0&sp=1&sp=3&sp=SdetailList&sp=0&sp=Sdetail&sp=0&sp=F&sp=Sartist&sp=l3076 |access-date=2024-04-22 |website=Sheldon Museum of Art}}</ref> He grew up in [[Lincoln, Nebraska]] and studied at the [[School of the Art Institute of Chicago]] in 1931-1933, with fellow Nebraskan artist and friend [[Keith Martin (artist)|Keith Martin]]. Rain would follow his studies with a year-long trip to Europe in 1934, where he traveled to Berlin, Paris, and Vienna, meeting a several artists there, including [[Max Beckmann]] and [[Otto Dix]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite book |last=Ruud |first=Brandon K. |title=Painting from the collection of the Sheldon Museum of Art |last2=Nosan |first2=Gregory |date=2014 |publisher=University of Nebraska Press |isbn=978-0-8032-4869-4 |series=American transnationalism |location=Lincoln}}</ref> Rain returned to the United States in 1935, settling in New York.<ref name=":2" /> |
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Charles Rain was a prominent member of the Magic Realists, a movement of American painters influenced by European [[Trompe-l'œil|trompe l'oeil]] and [[Surrealism]].<ref name=":0" /> A 1942 exhibition by the [[Museum of Modern Art]] titled ''American Realists and Magic Realists'' featured paintings by Charles Rain, amongst other artists such as [[Andrew Wyeth]] and [[Peter Blume]].<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |date=2024-04-22 |title=Charles Rain |url=https://www.moma.org/artists/4791 |access-date=2024-04-22 |website=MoMA}}</ref> Rain also created costume designs for a [[ballet]] performed by the [[School of American Ballet]]. He died in New York in 1985.<ref name=":1" /> |
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== Legacy == |
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In 1999, the [[Sheldon Museum of Art]] held a Magic Realism exhibition all about Charles Rain's artworks.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last=writer |first=Josh Krauter / Senior staff |date=1999-08-24 |title='Magic Realism' featured at Sheldon |url=https://www.dailynebraskan.com/magic-realism-featured-at-sheldon/article_79e47f0d-b7ad-5453-9345-c2fe65a14c67.html |access-date=2024-04-22 |website=The Daily Nebraskan |language=en}}</ref> |
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In 2019, Charles Rain's costume designs for the ballet ''Yankee Clipper'' were featured in an exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art about [[Lincoln Kirstein]], a co-founder of the [[New York City Ballet]] and the [[School of American Ballet]].<ref name=":3" /> |
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The Sheldon Museum of Art has a gallery named after Charles Rain, granted from the artist's donation of artworks and from the Charles Rain and Charlotte Rain Koch Gallery Fund.<ref name=":4" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-22 |title=Sheldon Musuem of Art Strategic Plan (2020-2025) |url=https://sheldonartmuseum.org/about |access-date=2024-04-22 |website=Sheldon Museum of Art}}</ref> |
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== Further Reading == |
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Rain, Charles, et al. ''Remembering Charles Rain : Selected Works from 1933-1973''. Jonathan Edwards College, Yale University, 2004 |
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Watson, Ernest W. “THE MAGIC REALISM OF CHARLES RAIN ‘(Color) An Interview.’” ''American Artist'', vol. 18, no. 9, Billboard Publications, etc, 1954, pp. 20- |
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== References == |
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Revision as of 21:14, 22 April 2024
Charles Rain was an American Magic Realist painter during the 20th century.[1]
Charles Whedon Rain | |
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Born | 1911 Knoxville, Tennessee |
Died | 1985 New York |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | School of the Art Institute of Chicago |
Style | Magic Realism |
Biography
Charles Whedon Rain was born in 1911 in Knoxville, Tennessee.[2] He grew up in Lincoln, Nebraska and studied at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 1931-1933, with fellow Nebraskan artist and friend Keith Martin. Rain would follow his studies with a year-long trip to Europe in 1934, where he traveled to Berlin, Paris, and Vienna, meeting a several artists there, including Max Beckmann and Otto Dix.[3] Rain returned to the United States in 1935, settling in New York.[3]
Charles Rain was a prominent member of the Magic Realists, a movement of American painters influenced by European trompe l'oeil and Surrealism.[1] A 1942 exhibition by the Museum of Modern Art titled American Realists and Magic Realists featured paintings by Charles Rain, amongst other artists such as Andrew Wyeth and Peter Blume.[4] Rain also created costume designs for a ballet performed by the School of American Ballet. He died in New York in 1985.[2]
Legacy
In 1999, the Sheldon Museum of Art held a Magic Realism exhibition all about Charles Rain's artworks.[5]
In 2019, Charles Rain's costume designs for the ballet Yankee Clipper were featured in an exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art about Lincoln Kirstein, a co-founder of the New York City Ballet and the School of American Ballet.[4]
The Sheldon Museum of Art has a gallery named after Charles Rain, granted from the artist's donation of artworks and from the Charles Rain and Charlotte Rain Koch Gallery Fund.[5][6]
Further Reading
Rain, Charles, et al. Remembering Charles Rain : Selected Works from 1933-1973. Jonathan Edwards College, Yale University, 2004
Watson, Ernest W. “THE MAGIC REALISM OF CHARLES RAIN ‘(Color) An Interview.’” American Artist, vol. 18, no. 9, Billboard Publications, etc, 1954, pp. 20-
References
- ^ a b Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery (1988). Geske, Norman A. (ed.). The American Painting Collection of the Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery: publ. on the occasion of the Centennial of the Nebraska Art Association, 1888 - 1988. Nebraska Art Association. Lincoln, Neb.: Univ. of Nebraska Pr. ISBN 978-0-8032-2133-8.
- ^ a b "Rain, Charles Whedon". Sheldon Museum of Art. 2024-04-22. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
- ^ a b Ruud, Brandon K.; Nosan, Gregory (2014). Painting from the collection of the Sheldon Museum of Art. American transnationalism. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press. ISBN 978-0-8032-4869-4.
- ^ a b "Charles Rain". MoMA. 2024-04-22. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
- ^ a b writer, Josh Krauter / Senior staff (1999-08-24). "'Magic Realism' featured at Sheldon". The Daily Nebraskan. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
- ^ "Sheldon Musuem of Art Strategic Plan (2020-2025)". Sheldon Museum of Art. 2024-04-22. Retrieved 2024-04-22.