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Abraham P. Hankins

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Abraham P. Hankins (1900–1963) was an American modernist painter.

Hankins was born in the Russian Empire and emigrated to the United States in 1914.[1]

He studied at the Academy Julien in Paris and the Philadelphia Academy of Fine Arts.[1]

His work is held by the Barnes Foundation.[2] His works also have been displayed in the Museum of Fine Arts, New York; the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts; the Philadelphia Museum of Art; and in the Lessing J. Rosenwald collection.[1] His papers are in the Archives of American Art.[3]

Hankins died while on vacation in Miami Beach, Florida.

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  1. ^ a b c "Abraham Hankins, 60, Philadelphia Artist, Dies". The New York Times. Vol. CXIII, no. 38552, pg 31. 13 August 1963.
  2. ^ "The Barnes Foundation – Artist – Abraham P. Hankins". barnesfoundation.org. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
  3. ^ "Abraham P. Hankins papers, 1935–1979". si.edu. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
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