Petheo, Bela, 1934-
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1934 - 2017
Biography
Bela Petheo (1934-2017) was a painter and printmaker who taught art history and painting at St. John's University for more than thirty years, served as chair of the Art Department, led the first semester-long study abroad group from St. John's, and retired as professor emeritus in 1997. Petheo was born in Budapest, Hungary, on May 14, 1934. He studied painting with Pál Molnár-C. In 1956, he received his Master of Arts degree in art history from Eötvös Loránd University. Following the Soviet suppression of the Hungarian Uprising, he departed for Vienna in 1957, where he studied at the Academy of Fine Arts. In 1959, he immigrated to the United States and, in 1961, entered the University of Chicago. There he studied lithography under Max Kahn and continued his studies in art history under Joshua C. Taylor. Petheo was awarded a Master of Fine Arts degree in 1963. He came to Saint John’s in 1966 and spent the remainder of his professional career there as both a teacher and working artist. He died May 3, 2017.
Found in 30 Collections and/or Records:
Boston and New York Painters, Critics, 1970-2008
File — Box: 01, Folder: 05
Identifier: MC06.0005
Scope and Contents
Boston and New York Painters, CriticsMainly correspondence with painters and critics. Also records of dealings with two Minneapolis galleries and one in Chicago. Arranged by correspondent. Nationally-known figures include Clement Greenberg and Tom Wolfe, Philip Pearlstein, Charles de Tolnay, June Wayne, Rollo May, Elaine de Kooning, Burt Silverman, Wolf Kahn.Art Acquisitions, Inc., St. Paul. Correspondence between Bela Petheo and Shelly Ross, Christine M....
Dates:
1970-2008
Clemens Gardens, St. Cloud, 1993
Item
Identifier: MC06.0019
Scope and Contents
Clemens Gardens, St. Cloud"Virginia Clemens Rose Garden."A woman wearing a yellow short-sleeved blouse and brown shorts or skirt sits on a wrought iron bench in a formal rose garden with an iron water fountain and low brick retaining walls.Reproduction of a 1992 oil painting by Bela Petheo, smaller than the original. Offset lithography by Palmer Printing, St. Cloud.Approximately 17 3/4 inches high x 21 inches wide. Mounted on foamboard and...
Dates:
1993
Clemens Gardens, St. Cloud, 1992; 2001
Item
Identifier: MC06.0018
Scope and Contents
Clemens Gardens, St. Cloud"Virginia Clemens Rose Garden."A woman wearing a yellow short-sleeved blouse and brown shorts or skirt sits on a wrought iron bench in a formal rose garden with an iron water fountain and low brick retaining walls.Reproduction of a 1992 oil painting by Bela Petheo, smaller than the original. Offset lithography by Palmer Printing, St. Cloud.Approximately 17 3/4 inches high x 21 inches wide. Mounted on foamboard and...
Dates:
1992; 2001
Klaus Berger and André Gence, 1972-1995
File — Box: 01, Folder: 03
Identifier: MC06.0003
Scope and Contents
Klaus Berger and André Gence
Primarily correspondence from Klaus Berger, with two letters from André Gence.
Bela Petheo explains their significance:
"Kl. Berger, Distinguished Univ Prof at the U. of Kansas. Originally a German art historian was an internationally recognized art historian who wrote 'the' basic book on Japonaise Art and its influence on Western art (Japonismus in der westlichen Malerei, 1860-1920) (English translation available) He lectured...
Dates:
1972-1995
Marcel Franciscono, Vincent Price, Museum Directors, 1968-1984
File — Box: 01, Folder: 06
Identifier: MC06.0006
Scope and Contents
Marcel Franciscono, Vincent Price, Museum Directors
Correspondence with Marcel Franciscono, professor of Art History at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Vincent Price, actor and promoter of original art; Michael Wentworth, Smith College; and John Wilmerding, National Gallery of Art. The Taylor correspondence also includes a letter from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Correspondence with Joshua C. Taylor, with whom Bela Petheo studied at the University of...
Dates:
1968-1984
Miscellaneous students recommendations, 1970-1972
File — Box: 02, Folder: 07
Identifier: MC06.0017
Scope and Contents
Miscellaneous students recommendations
Two letters of reference for art students, 1970; 1972.
Two letters concerning a possible exhibition of College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University faculty art at the Saint Paul Art Center, 1971-1972.
Dates:
1970-1972
Munsinger Gardens, St. Cloud, 1987; 1991
Item
Identifier: MC06.0020
Scope and Contents
Munsinger Gardens, St. Cloud"Munsinger Gardens."A stone fountain in a small flower-lined pond is the focal point of this painting, with a mix of sunlight and shadow. A wooden footbridge leads to diverging paths in the right middle ground. A simple stone bench is behind the pond, to the left. Ornamental plants line the paths here and there.Reproduction of a 1987 oil painting by Bela Petheo, smaller than the original. Offset lithography by Palmer Printing,...
Dates:
1987; 1991
One-Man Shows, Announcements, Competitions, Awards, 1961-2010
File — Box: 01, Folder: 08
Identifier: MC06.0008
Scope and Contents
One-Man Shows, Announcements, Competitions, AwardsExhibitions and competitions in which Bela Petheo's art was displayed. Also some galleries which own his work."Local painter brushes middle ground," by Michael Norton, St. Cloud Times, October 23, 1987. Article about Bela Petheo's one-man show at the Engel Hall Gallery, St. John's University, until November 23. Photocopies. Copies also in ARC 11, Newspaper Clippings.Paintings and Prints by Bela Petheo....
Dates:
1961-2010
Petheo, Bela, 1986-2017
File
Identifier: ARC15.PETHEO
Scope and Contents
Petheo, Bela
- Diotima, vol. vii, no. 5, April 23, 1986. Back cover (p. 20) is a monochrome reproduction of "Self-Portrait in Red Shirt," acrylic on canvas by Bela Petheo.
- St. John's lands Petheo show, by Terry Mikelson. Brainerd Dispatch, August 2, 2001. Exhibition "Bela Petheo, Works Between 1985-2000" to open later that month.
- Bela Petheo to teach "Painterly" drawing workshop at GRAA. Morrison County Record, March 15, 2007. Three-day workshop at...
Dates:
1986-2017
Petheo, Bela, 1983-2002
File
Identifier: 2011-004.0057
Scope and Contents
Petheo, Bela
- Email from Tammy Hansen about CSB/SJU press release: Saint John's University Professor Emeritus, Bela Petheo, Featured at Plains Art Museum, January 7, 2002
- St. John's Bela Petheo to Offer Lecture on His Work in Southern France, March 19, 1996
- Central Minnesota Arts Council Press Release
- Letter to members of MacPherson Award Committee about Request for partial funding of monograph on Bela Petheo by Dr. Gray Sweeney to be...
Dates:
1983-2002