Jeremiah Goodman
| Jeremiah Goodman | |
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Jeremiah Goodman in Manhattan, 1956
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October 22, 1922 Buffalo, New York |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | The New School, Fashion Institute of Technology |
| Known for | Artist, Interior Illustrator |
| Website | www |
Jeremiah Goodman (born October 22, 1922) is an illustrator who signs his work with his first name only. Goodman uses his unique painting style to create the essence of a building's interior. His painting interprets the plans of both architects and interior designers. He paints original portraits of spaces for both commercial and private clients. For almost twenty years he created the covers for Interior Design magazine, and also books on interiors and for murals.
Born October 22, 1922, in Niagara Falls, New York to Russian-Polish immigrants, Louis Goodman and Anna Cohen, the youngest of five children. While convalescing from a right-hand injury at the age of four, he was given a set of crayons and adapted by becoming left-handed, and developed an interest in art.
In 1930 the family moved to Buffalo. During the Great Depression there was little work for his father, but Jeremiah was able to attend Lafayette High School, studying art with Elizabeth Weiffenbach and Ethel Davis, with the intention of becoming a set designer for Hollywood or Broadway. He graduated in 1939.
In 1940, at the age of 18, he moved to New York City to attend the Franklin School of Professional Art on a full scholarship. After graduating, he studied part-time at Parsons School of Design, then known as the New York School of Fine and Applied Arts, enrolling in interior decoration and commercial illustration courses.
Painters John Singer Sargent, J.M.W. Turner, Édouard Vuillard and Walter Gay. Architect John Nash Japanese ink brush painting, Zen calligraphy. Turkish-born, California-based interior designer, Kalef Alaton. Betty Carter, his Painting instructor at Parsons School of Design. David Payne, Art teacher at the Franklin School.
In 1948, Jeremiah met British actor John Gielgud, and travelled with him to Europe for the first time in 1949. Gielgud encouraged him to paint room portraits, a pursuit which would continue throughout his life. At the same time, another painter, William Bankier Henderson, aide-de-camp to Sir Archibald Wavell, the Viceroy of India, introduced him to a stratum of people who allowed him to paint interpretations of rooms in their residences.
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