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Joseph Kaplan, an American painter, printmaker, and photographer born in Minsk in 1900, is known for his watercolor and oil landscapes and seascapes. Active in New York City and Provincetown, he participated in WPA art projects and was a celebrated Romantic colorist.
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Joseph Kaplan was born in 1900 in Minsk, Russia, and immigrated to the United States at the age of 12. He studied at the Educational Alliance Art School and the Art Students League, and later in Provincetown under Charles W. Hawthorne. Kaplan worked primarily in watercolor and oil, depicting landscapes, seascapes, and occasionally figures. He was active in the 1940s and 1950s, participating in WPA federal art projects and Treasury aid projects. The recipient of numerous medals, including the Audubon Artists Medal and the John J. Newman Memorial Medal, he exhibited in Provincetown and New York City at galleries such as Shore Studios, Harry Salpeter Gallery, and Krasner Gallery. In 1968, he received a grant to work in Mexico. Kaplan was a member of several art associations and was involved in Provincetown's cultural life as a teacher and juror. He died on February 28, 1980 in Brewster, Massachusetts.
