Joseph Rajer Explained

Joseph Rajer
Nationality:	American
Field:	printmaker

Joseph Rajer (1918 - 1976) was an American artist known for his woodcuts and serigraphs.

Biography

Rajer was born in 1918.^[1] He was a member of the Works Progress Administration New York graphic unit where he produced serigraphs (silk screens) and woodcuts.^[2] His work was included in 1944 Dallas Museum of Art exhibition of the National Serigraph Society.^[3] Rajer died in 1976.^[1]

Rajer's work is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art,^[4] the National Gallery of Art,^[1] and the Syracuse University Art Museum.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Joseph Rajer . National Gallery of Art . 8 July 2022.
2. Web site: The Golden Age of American Printmaking 1900 - 1950; essay by Olga M. Viso . Traditional Fine Arts Organization, Inc. . 8 July 2022.
3. Web site: National Serigraph Society Exhibition Dallas Museum of Art . Dallas Museum of Art . 8 July 2022.
4. Web site: The Packer . Metropolitan Museum of Art . 8 July 2022.
5. Web site: Joseph Rajer . Syracuse University Art Museum . 8 July 2022.