Joseph Tomanek (16 April 1889 – 31 December 1974) was a Czech-American artist who practiced in Chicago. He was influenced by Bouguereau.
Joseph Tomanek was born on 16 April 1889 in Strážnice, Austria-Hungary (modern-day Czech Republic).
He trained at the Art Institute of Chicago and the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague and studied under A.H. Krehbiel, A. Sterba, and K.A. Buehr. [1] He arrived in Chicago in 1910. [2] [3] He modelled himself on Bouguereau and was associated with the Bohemian Arts Club of Chicago. [4]
In 1933 he painted a copy of Luke Fildes' 1891 The Doctor which has sometimes been confused with the original. [5] [6]
Tomanek died on 31 December 1974 in Berwyn, Illinois.
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