Nick De Angelis - Artist Info

About Nick De Angelis

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Nicholas Joseph Angelo
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    Nicholas Joseph Angelo (1921-2004)

    Born in New Jersey in 1921 as Nicholas Angelo, he later changed his name to the original family name "de Angelis". He served in Europe, Africa and Italy in the U.S. Army, where he was wounded and awarded the Purple Heart. After a long career as an illustrator for various top agencies in New York, de Angelis, in the 1960's, dedicated his life solely to his passion for painting and sculpting, which consumed him to the very end of his life. He was a life member of the Art Students League of New York and a life member of the American Watercolor Society, where he was appointed Vice President, Jury member of A.W.S. for group shows and traveling exhibitions to National Museums.

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