| Al Blaustein | |
| Birth Date: | January 23, 1924 |
| Birth Place: | New York, New York |
| Death Place: | New York, New York |
| Nationality: | American |
| Education: | Cooper Union, Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture |
| Field: | Artist, Educator |
Alfred H. Blaustein (1924-2004) was an American painter and printmaker.[1]
Blaustein was born on January 23, 1924, in New York City, where he attended the High School of Music & Art[2] [3] He served in the United States Air Force for three years during World War II. Blaustein went on to study at Cooper Union and the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture.[4]
Blaustein started his artistic career working for magazines including Fortune, Life, Natural History, and The Reporter.[5]
Blaustein taught from 1949 through 2004, first at the Albright Art School, then at Yale University. He taught at the Pratt Institute for 45 years from 1959 through 2004.[3] At Pratt he served, for a time, as Chairman of Printmaking.[5]
He was the recipient of fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation in 1958 and 1961.[5] He was also the recipient of the Prix de Rome.[4] His work is in the collections of the Art Institute of Chicago,[6] the Smithsonian American Art Museum,[7] the National Gallery of Art[8] and the Metropolitan Museum of Art[9]
Blaustein married Lotte Heilbrunn on 13 May 1949.[10] They had a son Marc.[11] Both Lotte and Marc were graphic designers.[5] Blaustein died in New York City on July 15, 2004.[2] A collection of his works and papers is at Rutgers University in the Special Collections and University Archives.[4]