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'''Alex Katz''' (born [[July 24]] [[1927]]) is an [[United States|American]] figural [[art]]ist associated with the [[Pop art]] movement. In particular, he is known for his [[painting]]s, [[sculpture]]s, and [[printmaking|prints]].


'''Huejotitán''' is a [[village]] and seat of the [[Huejotitán (municipality) |municipality of Huejotitán]], in [[Chihuahua]] state of northern [[Mexico]]. As of 2005, the town had a total population of 244.<ref>[[Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía]]. Principales resultados por localidad 2005 (ITER). Retrieved on [[October 13]] [[2008]]</ref>
==Life and work==
Alex Katz was born in [[Brooklyn]], [[New York]]. In 1928 the family moved to [[St. Albans, Queens]]. From 1946 to 1949 he studied at [[The Cooper Union]] in New York, and from 1949 to 1950 he studied at the [[Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture]] in [[Skowhegan]], [[Maine]]. His first one-person show came in 1954: an exhibition of paintings at the Roko Gallery in New York. In 1974 The [[Whitney Museum of American Art]] showed ''Alex Katz Prints,'' followed by a traveling retrospective exhibition ''Alex Katz'' in 1986. During his first ten years as a painter, Katz admitted to destroying a thousand paintings. Since the 1950s, he worked to create art more “freely” in the sense that he tried to paint “faster than [he] can think.” His works seem simple, but according to Katz they are more reductive, which is fitting to his personality. <ref>{{citation | title= National Alex Katz | author=Robert Ayers | publisher=ARTINFO | year=2006 | date= January 18, 2006 | url=http://www.artinfo.com/news/story/9528/alex-katz/ | accessdate=2008-04-16 }}</ref>


In 1994 [[Cooper Union]] Art School created the Alex Katz Visiting Chair in Painting with the endowment provided by the sale of ten paintings donated by the artist.


==References==
[[Phaidon Press]] (2005) published an illustrated survey, ''Alex Katz'' by Carter Ratcliff, [[Robert Storr]] and [[Iwona Blazwick]]. Also in 2005, Katz made 25 etchings for the [http://www.arionpress.com/catalog/073.htm Arion Press] edition of ''Gloria'' with 28 poems by [[Bill Berkson]].
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It was only during the last decade that his art gained world wide acceptance, as it is now considered influential on much younger generations of artists. In 2007, Katz had a major solo show at the [[New York State Museum]].<ref>http://www.nysm.nysed.gov/exhibits/special/AlexKatz.cfm</ref>
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At the age of 80, Katz broke out of his minimal fame in small art circles, and is currently seen as a major American painter.<ref>{{citation | title= Cool Katz | author=Ted Loos | publisher=ARTINFO | year=2007 | date= June 14, 2007 | url=http://www.artinfo.com/news/story/25234/cool-katz/ | accessdate=2008-04-16 }}</ref>

In 2007, Katz is represented by Richard Gray Gallery in [[Chicago]] and Robert Miller Gallery and Pace Wildenstein in New York. In 2008 he was the subject of a documentary directed by Heinz Peter Schwerfel, titled ''What About Style? Alex Katz: a Painter's Painter.''

A summer resident of [[Lincolnville, Maine]] since 1954, he has developed a close relationship with local [[Colby College]]. The college presented him with an honorary doctorate in 1984. In October 1996, the Colby College Museum of Art opened a wing dedicated to Katz that features more than 400 oil paintings, [[collage]]s, and prints donated by the artist.<ref>[http://www.colby.edu/academics_cs/museum_of_art/collections/katz/ colby.edu], accessed September 21, 2007.</ref>

In 1973, one of Katz' earlier works, ''Poppy'', sold for only $1000<ref>[http://artsalesindex.artinfo.com/artsalesindex/aps/lots/10415999 Auction Results: Alex Katz' ''Poppy'']</ref>, but recently, his works sell more in the 6 digit range, such as ''Red Tulips'', which sold for $690,600. <ref>[http://artsalesindex.artinfo.com/artsalesindex/aps/lots/10849680 Auction Results: Alex Katz' ''Red Tulips'']</ref>

His works are held in the collections of [[Tate Modern]]<ref>[http://www.tate.org.uk/servlet/ArtistWorks?cgroupid=999999961&artistid=1386 tate.org.uk], accessed September 21, 2007.</ref> and the [[Museum of Modern Art]].<ref>[http://moma.org/collection/browse_results.php?criteria=O%3AAD%3AE%3A3016&page_number=1&template_id=6&sort_order=1 moma.org], accessed September 21, 2007</ref>

==Notes and references==
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==External links==
*[http://www.richardgraygallery.com/artists_frm.asp Richard Gray Gallery]
*[http://www.alexkatz.com/complete_bio.html Short biography at official website]
*[http://www.jca-online.com/katz.html Alex Katz interviewed by Richard Prince]
*[http://www.colby.edu/academics_cs/museum_of_art/collections/katz/ Colby College Museum of Art]
*[http://br.geocities.com/artxxcentury/alex_katz.htm Alex Katz - His Life, A Gallery]
*[http://www.magical-secrets.com/artists/katz Biography on Magical-Secrets.com]

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Huejotitán
Village
Country Mexico
StateChihuahua
MunicipalityHuejotitán
Population
 (2005)
 • Total33,567


Huejotitán is a village and seat of the municipality of Huejotitán, in Chihuahua state of northern Mexico. As of 2005, the town had a total population of 244.[1]


References

  1. ^ Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía. Principales resultados por localidad 2005 (ITER). Retrieved on October 13 2008
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