A Pioneer of American Modernism: The Life and Art of Abraham Walkowitz Abraham Walkowitz, a figure often overshadowed by the brighter lights of early 20th-century American art, nevertheless played a crucial role in shaping its trajectory. Born in Tyumen, Siberia, in 1878, to Jewish parents, his life was marked by displacement and a relentless pursuit of artistic expression—a journey that ultimately led him to become one of the first t…