Manoucher Yektai (Persian: منوچهر یکتایی; b. 22, 1921 – d. 19, 2019)[1][2] was an Iranian-born American artist. He is associated with New York School art movement.
Manoucher Yektai | |
|---|---|
منوچهر یکتایی | |
| Born | December 22, 1921 Tehran, Iran |
| Died | November 19, 2019 (aged 97) New York City, U.S. |
| Education | Tehran University (did not graduate) École des Beaux-Arts Art Students League of New York |
| Known for | Painter, draughtsman |
| Spouses | Helene Kulukundis Yektai
(m. 1968–2019) |
| Children | 4 |
Early life and education
editBorn in Tehran, Iran, Yektai dropped out of Tehran University without obtaining a degree. Between 1945 and 1947, he studied with Amédée Ozenfant in Paris, and later in New York City. From 1946 to 1947, he studied at the École des Beaux-Arts, and at the atelier of André Lhote. From 1947 to 1948, he studied at the Art Students League of New York.
Career
editYektai has many works in North American and European collections and museums, including the Museum of Modern Art, the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, and numerous private collections such as the Yellowstone Art Museum.[3]
Personal life
editYektai was married to Iranian artist Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian from 1950 to 1953.[4] He became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 1959. He died at the age of 97 in New York City on November 19, 2019.[5]
Selected solo exhibitions
edit- 1949: Woodstock, New York
- 1951, 1952, 1953: Grace Borgenicht Gallery, Inc., New York City
- 1956: American Associated Artists, New York City
- 1957, 1958, 1961, 1962, 1964: Poindexter Gallery, New York City
- 1959: Felix Landau Gallery Los Angeles County, California
- 1960,1961, 1963, 1965: Semia Huber Gallery, Zürich, Switzerland
- 1962: Anderson Meyer Gallery, Paris; Feingarten Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
- 1961, 1962, 1964, 1970: Picadilly Gallery, London, United Kingdom
- 1965, 1966, (67: Gertrude Kasle Gallery, Detroit, Michigan
- 1966. 1967, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1984, 1996: Elaine Benson Gallery, Bridgehampton, New York
- 1977, 1978: Galerie Zand, Teheran, Iran
- 1981, 1984: Alex Rosenberg Gallery, New York City
- 1988: Paris - New York: Kent Fine Art, Kent, Connecticut
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Yekta, Manouch. "United States Public Records Index". Familysearch.org. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
- ^ Mehr News [dead link]
- ^ "Manoucher Yektai | MoMA". The Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved 2019-11-20.
- ^ Farago, Jason (2019-04-29). "Monir Farmanfarmaian, 96, Dies; Artist Melded Islam and the Abstract". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-05-31.
- ^ "Iranian artist Manoucher Yektai passes away at 98". Mehr News Agency. 2019-11-20. Retrieved 2019-11-20.
External links
editFurther reading
edit- Marika Herskovic, American Abstract Expressionism of the 1950s An Illustrated Survey, (New York School Press, 2003.) ISBN 0-9677994-1-4. p. 362-365
- Marika Herskovic, New York School Abstract Expressionists Artists Choice by Artists, (New York School Press, 2000.) ISBN 0-9677994-0-6. p. 31; p. 39; p. 382-385
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