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Born 1943 Chicago, Illinois. Known for: Wildlife, botanics; painter, sculptor, illustrator, Vietnam artist, museum president, commercial artist.
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. Joseph Fornelli was born in Chicago, Illinois on May 21, 1943. He graduated from Steinmetz High School in Chicago in 1961, and then attended the Art Institute of Chicago. He is a decorated veteran... Read full biography
. Joseph Fornelli was born in Chicago, Illinois on May 21, 1943. He graduated from Steinmetz High School in Chicago in 1961, and then attended the Art Institute of Chicago. He is a decorated veteran of the Vietnam War, who served as a United States Army Helicopter Crew Chief from 1965 to 1967. His... Read full biography
. Joseph Fornelli was born in Chicago, Illinois on May 21, 1943. He graduated from Steinmetz High School in Chicago in 1961, and then attended the Art Institute of Chicago. He is a decorated veteran of the Vietnam War, who served as a United States Army Helicopter Crew Chief from 1965 to 1967. His Vietnam artwork was done while in Vietnam, where he was able to capture his emotions and impressions which were rendered with the materials available in the field, such as C-ration coffee, map ink,... Read full biography
. Joseph Fornelli was born in Chicago, Illinois on May 21, 1943. He graduated from Steinmetz High School in Chicago in 1961, and then attended the Art Institute of Chicago. He is a decorated veteran of the Vietnam War, who served as a United States Army Helicopter Crew Chief from 1965 to 1967. His Vietnam artwork was done while in Vietnam, where he was able to capture his emotions and impressions which were rendered with the materials available in the field, such as C-ration coffee, map ink, teak wood, and spent .50 caliber brass shells. Upon returning to the United States he founded a group of veterans from that war who shared art as an escape. Several years later, the group gathered their artwork together, and was officially known as the... Read full biography
. Joseph Fornelli was born in Chicago, Illinois on May 21, 1943. He graduated from Steinmetz High School in Chicago in 1961, and then attended the Art Institute of Chicago. He is a decorated veteran of the Vietnam War, who served as a United States Army Helicopter Crew Chief from 1965 to 1967. His Vietnam artwork was done while in Vietnam, where he was able to capture his emotions and impressions which were rendered with the materials available in the field, such as C-ration coffee, map ink, teak wood, and spent .50 caliber brass shells. Upon returning to the United States he founded a group of veterans from that war who shared art as an escape. Several years later, the group gathered their artwork together, and was officially known as the Vietnam Veterans Art Group (VVAG). This collection of art traveled across the country until early 1996. The collection is... Read full biography
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