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Karl Fortress
American, 1907 - 1993
Person TypeIndividual
BiographyWell-known painter and printmaker. Prominent administrator of/and WPA Artist. Also teacher of art, Boston University, retiring in 1990s. Close friend and teacher of Philip Guston. Member of Woodstock AA. Exhibited at NYC WPA Art, MoMA, Whitney Museum, Boston Museum of Fine Arts, American Art Congress and Carnegie Institute. Received Guggenheim Foundation award, among many others. Parson's School of Design, 1977. Was commissioned by the government to paint large murals. Maintained studio until his death in Woodstock.