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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 28 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
Found in: Saint John's University Archives and Special Collections / MC06, Petheo, Bela Papers

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
Found in: Saint John's University Archives and Special Collections / MC06, Petheo, Bela Papers

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
Found in: Saint John's University Archives and Special Collections / MC06, Petheo, Bela Papers

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
Found in: Saint John's University Archives and Special Collections / MC06, Petheo, Bela Papers

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
Found in: Saint John's University Archives and Special Collections / MC06, Petheo, Bela Papers

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
Found in: Saint John's University Archives and Special Collections / MC06, Petheo, Bela Papers

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
Found in: Saint John's University Archives and Special Collections / SJUI_0084, People

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
Found in: Saint John's University Archives and Special Collections / SJUI_0066, Public Relations Office

Petheo, Bela and the Salzburg Program, 1978

 File
Identifier: 461.0066
Scope and Contents

Petheo, Bela and the Salzburg Program

Dates: 1978
Found in: Saint John's University Archives and Special Collections / SJUI_0128, No Collection

Petheo, Bela and the Salzburg Program, 1977-1978

 File
Identifier: 461.0067
Scope and Contents

Petheo, Bela and the Salzburg Program

Dates: 1977-1978
Found in: Saint John's University Archives and Special Collections / SJUI_0128, No Collection

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