Jack Savitsky (b.1910 / d.1991). Jack Savitsky, born in January 24, 1910 in Silver Creek, Pennsylvania, spent his entire life in the coal mining region of Pennsylvania. At twelve, Savitsky quit... Read full biography
Jack Savitsky (b.1910 / d.1991). Jack Savitsky, born in January 24, 1910 in Silver Creek, Pennsylvania, spent his entire life in the coal mining region of Pennsylvania. At twelve, Savitsky quit school in sixth grade. His father sent him to work in the mines to earn his keep. Just one year after... Read full biography
Jack Savitsky (b.1910 / d.1991). Jack Savitsky, born in January 24, 1910 in Silver Creek, Pennsylvania, spent his entire life in the coal mining region of Pennsylvania. At twelve, Savitsky quit school in sixth grade. His father sent him to work in the mines to earn his keep. Just one year after they met, Jack married Mae Spack in 1932. The couple has a son, Jack Jr. in 1933. The mine he worked in was closed in 1959. It was his son who recommended that Savitsky should become a painter. His wife,... Read full biography
Jack Savitsky (b.1910 / d.1991). Jack Savitsky, born in January 24, 1910 in Silver Creek, Pennsylvania, spent his entire life in the coal mining region of Pennsylvania. At twelve, Savitsky quit school in sixth grade. His father sent him to work in the mines to earn his keep. Just one year after they met, Jack married Mae Spack in 1932. The couple has a son, Jack Jr. in 1933. The mine he worked in was closed in 1959. It was his son who recommended that Savitsky should become a painter. His wife, being an art teacher, supplied him with acrylics and other supplies. Jack Jr. introduced Jack Sr to painter Sterling Strauser in 1961. Upon seeing Savisky's paintings, Sterling Strauser began promoting Savitsky in New York's art world. His son also... Read full biography
Jack Savitsky (b.1910 / d.1991). Jack Savitsky, born in January 24, 1910 in Silver Creek, Pennsylvania, spent his entire life in the coal mining region of Pennsylvania. At twelve, Savitsky quit school in sixth grade. His father sent him to work in the mines to earn his keep. Just one year after they met, Jack married Mae Spack in 1932. The couple has a son, Jack Jr. in 1933. The mine he worked in was closed in 1959. It was his son who recommended that Savitsky should become a painter. His wife, being an art teacher, supplied him with acrylics and other supplies. Jack Jr. introduced Jack Sr to painter Sterling Strauser in 1961. Upon seeing Savisky's paintings, Sterling Strauser began promoting Savitsky in New York's art world. His son also began taking Savitsky to New York museums and galleries where Van Gogh beca... Read full biography
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Books & Publications (8)
Publications based on askART research. List may not be comprehensive.
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
Contemporary American Folk Art A Collectors's Guide
1996
Rosenak, Chuck and Jan
320 pages (color)
Common Ground/Uncommon Vision Michael & Julie Hall Collection American Folk Art (Exhibition catalog)
1993
Lippard, Lucy/J Hayes/K Ames
335 pages (color)
American Self-Taught: Paintings and Drawings by Outsider Artists
1993
Maresca, Frank, Roger Ricco
298 pages (color)
Museum of American Folk Art Encyclopedia of 20th Century Folk Art and Artists