Victor Kord
“Victor George Kord (born 1935) American painter and educator.” (1)
“Kord was born Victor George Katz in Satu Mare, Romania. The family immigrated to Canada to avoid the threat of war in 1938. They moved to Ukiah, California in 1943 and the family name changed to Kord. They subsequently moved to Cleveland, Ohio in 1945. Kord graduated from the Cleveland Institute of Art in 1957 where he studied with Louis Bosa, was friends with Julian Stanczak and was mentored by Richard Anuszkiewicz.” (1)
“Kord, who lives and works in New York City, holds a BFA degree and an MFA degree from Yale University.” (2)
“Kord taught painting at four different universities beginning as instructor at the Department of Art, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, from 1960–1965, where he taught watercolor to architects and drawing and design to art students. From 1965–1981, he served as professor of painting at the Department of Art, University of Wisconsin–Madison, taking the position of chair between 1979–1981. He taught painting to undergraduate and graduates and introduced the course based on Alber's method of color interaction. He moved to Richmond, Virginia to become chair and professor at the Department of Painting and Printmaking at Virginia Commonwealth University, from 1981 through 1987.” (1)
“Kord retired as a professor of painting at Cornell University after a teaching career that spanned more than 40 years. He has shown his paintings extensively throughout the country and internationally since 1967 at such venues as the Kathryn Sermas Gallery, New York; André Emmerich Gallery, New York; Richard Gray Gallery, Chicago, and The Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, Ridgefield, CT.” (2)
“He has received numerous awards including a Guggenheim Fellowship. His work is in numerous collections including the Whitney Museum, Aldrich Museum, and the Cleveland Museum of Art. He has been a mentor to Reni Gower, both when she was an undergraduate at the University of Wisconsin and as a colleague at Virginia Commonwealth University, and Sally Bowring, during her graduate studies at Virginia Commonwealth University.” (3)
“He currently maintains a studio and exhibits in New York City.” (1)
Reference
1. Wikiwand Staff. Victor Kord [internet]. Wikiwand [cited 2020 Jan 7]. Available from: https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Victor_Kord
2. June Kelly Gallery Staff. Victor Kord “Hiding in Plain Sight” [internet]. NY Art Beat [cited 2020 Jan 7]. Available from: http://www.nyartbeat.com/event/2011/9159
3. Virginia Commonwealth University Staff. Pivot Points|Painter Biographies [internet]. Blackbird Archive [cited 2020 Jan 7]. Available from: https://blackbird.vcu.edu/v3n2/gallery/pivot/exhibit/bio/bio_painters.htm