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Sidney Kittinger BIOGRAPHY
1921 Rumsey, Kentucky - 1997. Known for: Painting.
Sidney "Kit" Kittinger (b. 1921-d. 1997) . He was born in the isolated hamlet of Rumsey, Kentucky and began drawing at an early age. Kittinger attended Western Kentucky State University where he... Read full biography
Sidney "Kit" Kittinger (b. 1921-d. 1997) . He was born in the isolated hamlet of Rumsey, Kentucky and began drawing at an early age. Kittinger attended Western Kentucky State University where he majored in art. A week before graduation, he was drafted into the army. He served as an infantry man... Read full biography
Sidney "Kit" Kittinger (b. 1921-d. 1997) . He was born in the isolated hamlet of Rumsey, Kentucky and began drawing at an early age. Kittinger attended Western Kentucky State University where he majored in art. A week before graduation, he was drafted into the army. He served as an infantry man during World War II in Africa and Italy. While in Italy, he attended the Florentine Academy of Art. Later, he studied briefly at the Art Students' League in New York. He purchased a sailboat and moved to... Read full biography
Sidney "Kit" Kittinger (b. 1921-d. 1997) . He was born in the isolated hamlet of Rumsey, Kentucky and began drawing at an early age. Kittinger attended Western Kentucky State University where he majored in art. A week before graduation, he was drafted into the army. He served as an infantry man during World War II in Africa and Italy. While in Italy, he attended the Florentine Academy of Art. Later, he studied briefly at the Art Students' League in New York. He purchased a sailboat and moved to Florida where he studied during several winter terms at the Ringling School of Art in Sarasota. During a cruise to Mexico, he was forced into New Orleans, Louisiana and decided to remain there and finish his art education at the New Orleans Academy... Read full biography
Sidney "Kit" Kittinger (b. 1921-d. 1997) . He was born in the isolated hamlet of Rumsey, Kentucky and began drawing at an early age. Kittinger attended Western Kentucky State University where he majored in art. A week before graduation, he was drafted into the army. He served as an infantry man during World War II in Africa and Italy. While in Italy, he attended the Florentine Academy of Art. Later, he studied briefly at the Art Students' League in New York. He purchased a sailboat and moved to Florida where he studied during several winter terms at the Ringling School of Art in Sarasota. During a cruise to Mexico, he was forced into New Orleans, Louisiana and decided to remain there and finish his art education at the New Orleans Academy of Art. For 17 years, he lived in New Orleans where he was well known for his paintings of t... Read full biography
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Sidney "Kit" Kittinger (b. 1921-d. 1997)
He was born in the isolated hamlet of Rumsey, Kentucky and began drawing at an early age.
Kittinger attended Western Kentucky State University where he majored in art. A week before graduation, he was drafted into the army. He served as an infantry man during World War II in Africa and Italy.
While in Italy, he attended the Florentine Academy of Art. Later, he studied briefly at the Art Students' League in New York. He purchased a sailboat and moved to Florida where he studied during several winter terms at the Ringling School of Art in Sarasota. During a cruise to Mexico, he was forced into New Orleans, Louisiana and decided to remain there and f...But wait, there's more...
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