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1921 Newark, New Jersey - 2012 St. Louis, Missouri. Known for: Expressionist figure and large scale triptych painting.
Biography. The post war Italian American painter Edward E. Boccia was born 1921 New Jersey –Died 2012 St. Louis, Missouri. Edward E. Boccia was an American painter who is best known for his... Read full biography
Biography. The post war Italian American painter Edward E. Boccia was born 1921 New Jersey –Died 2012 St. Louis, Missouri. Edward E. Boccia was an American painter who is best known for his large-scale panel painting depicting contemporary life and religious iconography. The artist whose work is... Read full biography
Biography. The post war Italian American painter Edward E. Boccia was born 1921 New Jersey –Died 2012 St. Louis, Missouri. Edward E. Boccia was an American painter who is best known for his large-scale panel painting depicting contemporary life and religious iconography. The artist whose work is often described as expressionist was a classically trained painter with roots in the Italian renaissance but a distinctly modern aesthetic. He taught at the Washington University in St. Louis for over... Read full biography
Biography. The post war Italian American painter Edward E. Boccia was born 1921 New Jersey –Died 2012 St. Louis, Missouri. Edward E. Boccia was an American painter who is best known for his large-scale panel painting depicting contemporary life and religious iconography. The artist whose work is often described as expressionist was a classically trained painter with roots in the Italian renaissance but a distinctly modern aesthetic. He taught at the Washington University in St. Louis for over 30 years and served as a Dean at the Columbus Art School where he taught in the “Bauhaus method.” . A member of the covert Ghost Army, Boccia served in WW II and was a favorite of the prestigious art collector Morton D. May, the top American collector... Read full biography
Biography. The post war Italian American painter Edward E. Boccia was born 1921 New Jersey –Died 2012 St. Louis, Missouri. Edward E. Boccia was an American painter who is best known for his large-scale panel painting depicting contemporary life and religious iconography. The artist whose work is often described as expressionist was a classically trained painter with roots in the Italian renaissance but a distinctly modern aesthetic. He taught at the Washington University in St. Louis for over 30 years and served as a Dean at the Columbus Art School where he taught in the “Bauhaus method.” . A member of the covert Ghost Army, Boccia served in WW II and was a favorite of the prestigious art collector Morton D. May, the top American collector of German Expressionism. Primarily figural, Boccia’s style appears to be different from the contempo... Read full biography
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Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Large Scale, Monumental Artwork
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
Art Media
- •Charcoal
- •Fresco Painting, Murals
- •Mixed Media, Multi Media and/or Multli Styles
- •Oil Paint
- •Stained Glass Design, Restoration, Crafting
- •Watercolor/Watercolour
Art Style
- •Abstraction, Abstract
- •Expressive, Expressionist, Expressionism
- •Magic Realism
- •Surrealism, Surrealist
Art Subject
- •Religion, Mysticism, Spirituality
- •Self-Portrait
- •Still Life
Art School
- •Art Students League of New York, Student
- •Columbia University Art Department, Student
- •Pratt Institute of Art, Brooklyn, Student
- •St. Louis School of Fine Art, Teacher
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
Added Description
- •Abstraction Specialty
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
- •Figure Specialty
- •Mural Specialty
Exhibition of Museum
- •Corcoran Gallery and/or Art School, Washington DC