Theresa Pollak - Curriculum Vitae
PROFESSIONAL STUDY
Richmond Art Club
Studied under Adele Clark and Nora Houston 1912-1917
Art Students' League of New York
1920, 1921-1923, 1925-1926, 1932, 1941-1942
Tiffany Foundation Fellowship
Oyster Bay, Long Island ... Summer 1932
Carnegie Fellowship
Fogg Museum, Harvard University ... Summer of 1933
Steiger Paint Group
Edgartown, Massachusetts ... Summer 1937Hans Hofmann School of Painting
Provincetown, Massachusetts ... Summer of 1958
POSITIONS HELD
Artist
Metropolitan Engraving Company ... Summer 1919
Staples & Staples, Advertising Agents ... 1923-1925
Instructor of Art
Richmond Professional Institute (now Virginia Commonwealth University) ... 1928-1935
Westhampton College, University of Richmond ... 1930-1935
Professor of Art
Richmond Professional Institute/Virginia Commonwealth University ... 1935-1969
Faculty Chairman
School of Art at Richmond Professional Institute ... 1942-1950
Professor Emerita
School of Art, Virginia Commonwealth University ... 1969-
SPECIAL PROJECTS
Richmond News Leader
Two series of drawings ... 1922, 1924
Virginia Museum Council
Special Lecturer ... 1965
University of Richmond
Faculty-Alumni Forum ... 1966
Member, First and Merchants Bank (Sovran)
Advisory Committee for Purchasing Project ... 1973
Virginia Commonwealth University Woman's Club
Slide lecture: "My Art Through the Years" ... 1974
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
Designer of Christmas cards ... 1974
Virginia Commonwealth University's Oral History Program
Participant ... 1975
* Occasional art lecturer and juryperson for clubs, schools, colleges and museums.
MEMBERSHIPS AND OFFICES HELD
Virginia Educational Association
1930-1969
Virginia Art Alliance
President ... 1941-1945
Artists Advisory Committee
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
Chairman ... 1943-1946
Richmond Artists' Association
Vice President ... 1958-1959Honorary Member ... 1978-
Art Students' League of New York
Life MemberVirginia Governmental Employees Association
Life MemberRichmond Public Library
Friend
Boatwright Memorial Library, University of Richmond
Cultural Laureate Foundation
Phi Beta Kappa, Epsilon Chapter, University of Richmond
Society for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
Westhampton College Alumnae Association
Women's Club, Virginia Commonwealth University
HONORS AND AWARDS (GENERAL)
Carnegie Fellowship
For study at the Fogg Museum, Harvard University ... 1933Distinguished Alumna Award
Westhampton College, University of Richmond ... 1964Recipient, one of eleven awards
Fiftieth Anniversary of Westhampton College
Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Art
WRNL, Richmond ... 1969Certificate of Merit
"Theresa Pollak Building" Dedication
School of the Arts, Virginia Commonwealth University ... 1971Honorary Doctorate in Fine Art
University of Richmond ... 1973Richmond Federated Arts Council Annual Award
Distinguished Service to the Arts ... 1976Peer Eminent Award in the Arts
Virginia Cultural Laureate Center ... 1977Honorary Doctorate in the Humanities
Virginia Commonwealth University ... 1978YWCA Award
One of ten most prominent Women of the Year in Richmond ... 1986Phi Beta Kappa
University of Richmond
Epsilon Chapter
AWARDS IN PAINTING
Studio Club of New York
First Prize ... 1926Richmond Academy of Art
Second Prize ... 1931Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Virginia Artists Biennial
First Prize ... 1939Certificate of Distinction ... 1971
Richmond Artists' Association
First Prize ... 1957, 1959, 1960, 1964, 1975Norfolk Museum, Irene Leache Memorial
Purchase Prize ... 1960Anderson Gallery, Virginia Commonwealth University
Special Merit Award "Drawing Contempo 76" ... 1976
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
Studio Club of New York
New York, New York ... 1926Woman's Club Foyer
Richmond, Virginia ... 1927Dudensing Gallery
New York, New York ... 1928Richmond Woman's Club
Richmond, Virginia ... 1928Corcoran Gallery
Twelfth Biennial of Contemporary American PaintingWashington, D.C. ... 1930
New York Society of Independent Artists
New York, New York ... 1931Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
Richmond Exhibition of Virginia Artists, BiennialRichmond, Virginia ... 1931-1949, 1953, 1955, 1961, 1971
G.R.D. Gallery
New York, New York ... 1932Richmond Academy of Arts
First Annual Exhibition of Virginia ArtistsRichmond, Virginia ... 1932
Whitney Museum
First Biennial of Contemporary PaintingNew York, New York ... 1932
Argent Gallery
New York, New York ... 1933Museum of Fine Arts
New England Society of Contemporary American ArtBoston, Massachusetts ... 1933
Macbeth Gallery
New York, New York ... 1933Salons of America
New York, New York ... 1933-34Old White Art Gallery
White Sulphur Springs, Virginia ... 1934Rockefeller Center
New York, New York ... 1936, 1938Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
Southern States Art ExhibitRichmond, Virginia ... 1939
Oakland Art Gallery
Oakland, California ... 1941-43Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
American Painting BiennialRichmond, Virginia ... 1942, 1944, 1946, 1948, 1950
Virginia Intermont College
Bristol, Virginia ... 1944, 1946Butler Art Institute
Youngstown, Ohio ... 1947Gibbes Art Gallery
Charleston, South Carolina ... 1947Valentine Museum
The Richmond SceneRichmond, Virginia ... 1949, 1951, 1953, 1955
Norfolk Museum of Fine Arts (now Chrysler)
Norfolk, Virginia ... 1955, 1960-62, 1968Richmond Artist Association Exhibits (3 Annually)
Richmond, Virginia ... 1955-1975Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
Richmond, Virginia ... 1956Lynchburg Art Center
Lynchburg, Virginia ... 1958University of Georgia
Athens, Georgia ... 1958Washington and Lee University
Lexington, Virginia ... 1960Ferrum College
Ferrum, Virginia ... 1963Fredericksburg Gallery of Modern Art
Fredericksburg, Virginia ... 1964Muggleton Gallery
Auburn, New York ... 1964Rocky Mount Art Center
Rocky Mount, North Carolina ... 1964Twentieth Century Gallery
Williamsburg, Virginia ... 1964, 1973Longwood College
Farmville, Virginia ... 1966Fredericksburg Gallery of Modern Art
Fredericksburg, Virginia ... 1967Scott-McKennis Fine Arts Gallery
Richmond, Virginia ... 1975, 1979Anderson Gallery, Virginia Commonwealth University
"Drawing Contempo, 76"Richmond, Virginia ... 1976
Richmond Federated Arts Council, 1708 Gallery
"June Jubilee" InvitationalRichmond, Virginia ... 1979
Reynolds/Minor Gallery
Richmond, Virginia ... 1980-Art Students League
"The Immortal Eight and Its Influence"New York, New York ... 1983
Anderson Gallery, Virginia Commonwealth University
Faculty ExhibitionRichmond, Virginia ... 1986-87
ONE PERSON EXHIBITIONS
Delphic Studies
New York, New York ... 1934Anderson Gallery of Art
Richmond, Virginia ... 1936Lynchburg Federal Art Gallery
Lynchburg, Virginia ... 1936Randolph Macon College for Women
Lynchburg, Virginia ... 1940University of Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
Charlottesville, Virginia ... 1940, 1961Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
Richmond, Virginia ... 1940, 1973Westhampton College, University of Richmond
Richmond, Virginia ... 1940, 1965, 1974Farmville State Teachers College
Farmville, Virginia ... 1941Mary Baldwin College
Staunton, Virginia ... 1951Jewish Community Center
Richmond, Virginia ... 1960Anderson Gallery, Virginia Commonwealth University
RetrospectiveRichmond, Virginia ... 1969
Washington and Lee University
Lexington, Virginia ... 1969Limestone College
DrawingsGaffney, South Carolina ... 1972
Virginia Intermont College
Bristol, Virginia ... 1973Scott-McKennis Fine Arts Gallery
Richmond, Virginia ... 1979Reynolds/Minor Gallery
DrawingsRichmond, Virginia ... 1982
Anderson Gallery, Virginia Commonwealth University
Extensive Retrospective Drawings and PaintingsRichmond, Virginia ... 1986
Reynolds/Minor Gallery
Drawings and PaintingsRichmond, Virginia ... 1986
Reynolds/Minor Gallery
Richmond, Virginia ... 1988Reynolds Gallery
"Theresa Pollak Impressions: 1991 - 1992"Works on Paper
Richmond, Virginia ... 1993
Reynolds Gallery
Theresa Pollak: Selected Works 1942 -1996
Richmond Virginia ... 1997
WRITINGS
Art Criticism
Richmond News Leader
3 January, 20 February, 4 November, 28 November 1931
30 November 1932 & others
Richmond Times- Dispatch
11 December 1949.
NOTE: One of the above articles is quoted from in Art Digest, December 15, 1931, p. 21.
Booklet
"An Art School, Some Reminiscences." Published by Virginia Commonwealth University, 1969
Essay / Letter
"Recollections--." Hundredth Anniversary Catalog. New York: Art Students' League, 1975, 21-24.
LISTED IN PUBLICATIONS
Who's Who in American Art (New York: R.R. Bowker, Reed Publishing Co.)
Who's Who in American Art (Washington, D.C.: American Federation of Arts).
Leading Women in America (New York: Authors' International Publishing Company).
Prominent Women in Virginia (Jacksonville, FL: Southern Historical Publishing Associates).
Who's Who in Virginia (n.p.: Larkin, Roosevelt and Larkin, Ltd.)
Women of Distinction of America(New York: Who's Who Among Women).
American Women (n.p.: American Publications, Inc.).
Who's Who in the South and Southwest (n.p.: A.N. Marquis Company).
Who's Who in American Jewry (New York: National News Association).
"American Jews--Their Lives and Achievements" Universal Jewish Encyclopedia (n.p.: Universal Jewish Encyclopedia, Inc.).
Prominent Women in America
Who's Who of American Women (n.p.: A.N. Marquis Company).
Dictionary of International Biography, ed. Geoffrey Hendley-Taylor (London, England).
Virginia Lives, The Old Dominion's Who's Who (Williamsburg, VA: Historical Record Association).
Outstanding Educators of America (Chicago, IL).
Who's Who in American Society (Fort Lauderdale, FL: American Publishing)
REPRESENTED IN PERMANENT COLLECTIONS
Collegiate School, Richmond, Virginia
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Richmond, Virginia
Federal Reserve Bank, Richmond, Virginia
First and Merchants National Bank (now Sovran), Richmond, Virginia
Longwood, College, Farmville, Virginia
Mary Baldwin College, Staunton, Virginia
Norfolk Museum (now Chrysler), Norfolk, Virginia
North American Corporation, Richmond, Virginia
Owens Minor and Bodeker, Inc., Richmond, Virginia.
Philip Morris, Inc., Richmond, Virginia
Richmond Eye and Ear Hospital, Richmond, Virginia
Richmond Metropolitan Hospital, Richmond, Virginia
Sheltering Arms Hospital, Richmond, Virginia
Stuart Circle Hospital, Richmond, Virginia
University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, Virginia
Virginia National Bank, Norfolk, Virginia
Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Virginia
Westhampton College, University of Richmond, Richmond, Virginia
Numerous private collections
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