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Alexander Kortner BIOGRAPHY
1905 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - 1999. Known for: Field and stream-illustrator.
The following information was submitted by the artist's family:. A native of Pittsburgh (born November 3, 1905), he received his initial training at the Pittsburgh Institute of Art both in commercial... Read full biography
The following information was submitted by the artist's family:. A native of Pittsburgh (born November 3, 1905), he received his initial training at the Pittsburgh Institute of Art both in commercial and fine art. He later continued his studies at the Art Institute of Chicago. He worked as a... Read full biography
The following information was submitted by the artist's family:. A native of Pittsburgh (born November 3, 1905), he received his initial training at the Pittsburgh Institute of Art both in commercial and fine art. He later continued his studies at the Art Institute of Chicago. He worked as a commercial artist in Chicago and then continued a long and rewarding career in New York City, in both fine and commercial art, working on such accounts as Coca Cola, Buster Brown Shoes, and for Life and... Read full biography
The following information was submitted by the artist's family:. A native of Pittsburgh (born November 3, 1905), he received his initial training at the Pittsburgh Institute of Art both in commercial and fine art. He later continued his studies at the Art Institute of Chicago. He worked as a commercial artist in Chicago and then continued a long and rewarding career in New York City, in both fine and commercial art, working on such accounts as Coca Cola, Buster Brown Shoes, and for Life and Post magazines. In 1965 Kortner moved to Delray Beach, Florida to pursue his passion of teaching art. He and his wife Helen operated the Delray Art Center for twenty five years, where he taught his techniques of painting to large and small classes,... Read full biography
The following information was submitted by the artist's family:. A native of Pittsburgh (born November 3, 1905), he received his initial training at the Pittsburgh Institute of Art both in commercial and fine art. He later continued his studies at the Art Institute of Chicago. He worked as a commercial artist in Chicago and then continued a long and rewarding career in New York City, in both fine and commercial art, working on such accounts as Coca Cola, Buster Brown Shoes, and for Life and Post magazines. In 1965 Kortner moved to Delray Beach, Florida to pursue his passion of teaching art. He and his wife Helen operated the Delray Art Center for twenty five years, where he taught his techniques of painting to large and small classes, beginners and andvanced students, in... Read full biography
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The following information was submitted by the artist's family:
A native of Pittsburgh (born November 3, 1905), he received his initial training at the Pittsburgh Institute of Art both in commercial and fine art. He later continued his studies at the Art Institute of Chicago. He worked as a commercial artist in Chicago and then continued a long and rewarding career in New York City, in both fine and commercial art, working on such accounts as Coca Cola, Buster Brown Shoes, and for Life and Post magazines.
In 1965 Kortner moved to Delray Beach, Florida to pursue his passion of teaching art. He and his wife Helen operated th...But wait, there's more...
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