Jerry Ott is an American artist born in 1947 in Albert Lea, Minnesota. He is an acclaimed airbrush artist and painter of the Photorealist School of painting that emerged in the 1960s. He attended... Read full biography
Jerry Ott is an American artist born in 1947 in Albert Lea, Minnesota. He is an acclaimed airbrush artist and painter of the Photorealist School of painting that emerged in the 1960s. He attended Mankato State College until 1971 and shortly after he received his master’s degree from University of... Read full biography
Jerry Ott is an American artist born in 1947 in Albert Lea, Minnesota. He is an acclaimed airbrush artist and painter of the Photorealist School of painting that emerged in the 1960s. He attended Mankato State College until 1971 and shortly after he received his master’s degree from University of Minnesota. Ott began to paint from photographs while still in college in the middle to late 1960's. While citing Pop Artists such as James Rosenquist, Larry Rivers, and Richard Linder as strong... Read full biography
Jerry Ott is an American artist born in 1947 in Albert Lea, Minnesota. He is an acclaimed airbrush artist and painter of the Photorealist School of painting that emerged in the 1960s. He attended Mankato State College until 1971 and shortly after he received his master’s degree from University of Minnesota. Ott began to paint from photographs while still in college in the middle to late 1960's. While citing Pop Artists such as James Rosenquist, Larry Rivers, and Richard Linder as strong influences, it wasn't until being introduced to the work of German artist, Paul Wunderlich that he began to work on a body of figurative work painted directly from photographs. Throughout the 70s and 80s his work was shown in major exhibitions with a group... Read full biography
Jerry Ott is an American artist born in 1947 in Albert Lea, Minnesota. He is an acclaimed airbrush artist and painter of the Photorealist School of painting that emerged in the 1960s. He attended Mankato State College until 1971 and shortly after he received his master’s degree from University of Minnesota. Ott began to paint from photographs while still in college in the middle to late 1960's. While citing Pop Artists such as James Rosenquist, Larry Rivers, and Richard Linder as strong influences, it wasn't until being introduced to the work of German artist, Paul Wunderlich that he began to work on a body of figurative work painted directly from photographs. Throughout the 70s and 80s his work was shown in major exhibitions with a group of artists that were to become known as Photorealists, while also being exhibited as a major figurative painter. Ott is... Read full biography
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Books & Publications (13)
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The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
2005
AskART.com Inc. - Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
479 pages
Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition
2005
Davenport, Ray
2,421 pages
Who's Who in American Art, 1993-1994, 20th Edition (American Federation of Arts)
1993
Bowker R R
1,473 pages
American Realist Painting 1945-1980
1989
Ward, John L
431 pages
Dictionary of Contemporary American Artists (5th Edition)
1987
Cummings, Paul
653 pages
Who's Who in American Art-1986 1986
1986
Jaques Cattell Press
1,292 pages
Contemporary American Realism Since 1960 (Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts)
1981
Goodyear, Frank H, Jr.
255 pages (color)
American Figure Painting 1950-198 (Exhibition catalog)
1980
Styron, Thomas W
115 pages (color)
Artists Look at Art (Exhibition catalog)
1978
Hennessey, William J
60 pages
Contemporary Figurative Painting in the Midwest Invitational Exhibition at the Madison Art Center (Exhibition catalog)
1977
Wilfer, Joseph E. (Intro)
52 pages
Who's Who in American Art, 1976 12th Edition
1976
Jaques Cattell Press
756 pages
Super Realism: A Critical Anthology
1975
Battcock, Gregory (editor)
322 pages (color)
Contemporary American Painting and Sculpture, 1974 (Exhibition catalog)