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Isaac Soyer

American artist (1902-1981)
Person human Q15458490

Facts

25 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[14]
Date of birth
April 26, 1902
Date of death
July 8, 1981
Place of birth
Borisoglebsk
Place of death
Manhattan
Country of citizenship
United States[9]
Occupation
painter, teacher
Field of work
painting[10]
Educated at
National Academy of Design, Cooper Union, The Educational Alliance[11][12][13]
Father
Abraham Soyer[8]
Sibling
Moses Soyer, Raphael Soyer[23][24]
Genre
portrait[16]
Work location
New York City[19]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[20]
Artist files at
Smithsonian American Art and Portrait Gallery Library, Frick Art Research Library[37][38]
Birth name
Исаак Абрамович Шоар[21]
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights[36]
Family name
Soyer[17]
Given name
Isaac[18]
Has works in the collection
National Gallery of Art, Bar-David Museum of Art and Judaica, Georgia Museum of Art, Buffalo AKG Art Museum, Dallas Museum of Art, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Whitney Museum of American Art, Bryn Mawr College Special Collections, Michael C. Carlos Museum[27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35]
Movement
social realism[15]
Name in native language
Isaac Soyer[22]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/Frick Art Reference Library, WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot — Smithsonian Libraries — Artists Files[25][26]
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Place of burial
Queens County[7]
🏷️ Also known as
en Isaac Schoar en Isaac Soyer ar إسحاق سوير he יצחק שוער he אייזיק סויר ja アイザック・ソイアー ru Айзек Сойер ru Сойер, Айзек
🔖 Identifiers · 28
ISNI
0000000070751951
VIAF cluster ID
95947420
ARTIC artist ID
44437
AbART person ID
155247
Artcyclopedia artist ID
soyer_isaac
Artist-info artist ID
263502
Artists of the World ID
00042073
Artnet artist ID
isaac-soyer
Artsy artist ID
isaac-soyer
Benezit ID
B00172850
Europeana entity
agent/base/97353
Find a Grave memorial ID
71220941
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Freebase ID
/m/02qtlq1
Frick Art Research Library Artist File ID
991002826099707141, 991007813979707141
Invaluable.com person ID
rjgflmvd5r
Met Constituent ID
104060
National Gallery of Art artist ID
34192
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007513295705171
OpenMLOL author ID
212205
Philadelphia Museum of Art entity ID
18575
Prabook ID
2366603, 1108415
RKDartists ID
74065
SNAC ARK ID
w6350mpw
Saint Louis Art Museum person ID
2770
Smithsonian American Art Museum person/institution ID
4564
Union List of Artist Names ID
500041088
Whitney Museum of American Art artist ID
1254
Yale LUX ID
person/0db817d7-6deb-46e8-9b56-0f564dc7d75f

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🔗 Connections
Has works in the collection 5
National Gallery of Art, Whitney Museum of American Art, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Dallas Museum of Art, Buffalo AKG Art Museum
Educated at 2
Cooper Union, National Academy of Design
Occupation 2
teacher, painter
Sibling 2
Raphael Soyer, Moses Soyer
Siblings 2
Raphael Soyer, Moses Soyer
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Field of work 1
painting
Genre 1
portrait
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Movement 1
social realism
Place of birth 1
Borisoglebsk
Place of burial 1
Queens County
Place of death 1
Manhattan
Sex or gender 1
male
Work location 1
New York City
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Summary

Isaac Soyer was born on April 26, 1902[1], in Borisoglebsk[2]. He died on July 8, 1981[3], in Manhattan[4]. He worked as a painter[5] and teacher[6].

FAQs

Where was Isaac Soyer born?

Isaac Soyer's place of birth was Borisoglebsk[2].

Where did Isaac Soyer die?

Isaac Soyer passed away in Manhattan[4].

Who were Isaac Soyer's parents?

Isaac Soyer's father was Abraham Soyer[8].

What did Isaac Soyer do for work?

Isaac Soyer worked as a painter[5] and teacher[6].

Where did Isaac Soyer go to school?

Isaac Soyer was educated at National Academy of Design[11], Cooper Union[12], and The Educational Alliance[13].

Related Entities

National Gallery of Art New York City United States Whitney Museum of American Art

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  3. [14] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  10. [5] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  15. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  32. [32] ↑ . Archives of American Art. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . triarte.brynmawr.edu. triarte.brynmawr.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . collections.carlos.emory.edu. collections.carlos.emory.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . library.si.edu. library.si.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 27w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-04-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Educated at → National Academy of Design, Cooper Union, The Educational Alliance
    Place of death → Manhattan
    Prabook ID → 2366603, 1108415
    Sex or gender → male
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