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1907 New York, New York - 1984. Known for: Mod figure-genre, town-landscape.
Gregorio Prestopino was born in New York City's Little Italy and attended the National Academy of Design at the age of 14. There he was influenced by the Ashcan painters and their depiction of urban... Read full biography
Gregorio Prestopino was born in New York City's Little Italy and attended the National Academy of Design at the age of 14. There he was influenced by the Ashcan painters and their depiction of urban life. In 1934, Prestopino summered at the MacDowell Colony in Peterborough, N.H. and became a... Read full biography
Gregorio Prestopino was born in New York City's Little Italy and attended the National Academy of Design at the age of 14. There he was influenced by the Ashcan painters and their depiction of urban life. In 1934, Prestopino summered at the MacDowell Colony in Peterborough, N.H. and became a director in 1954, which influenced his art. Prestopino's work ranged from the "citizens of Harlem and ending with imaginary creatures inhabiting the landscapes of New Hampshire.". Throughout his career he... Read full biography
Gregorio Prestopino was born in New York City's Little Italy and attended the National Academy of Design at the age of 14. There he was influenced by the Ashcan painters and their depiction of urban life. In 1934, Prestopino summered at the MacDowell Colony in Peterborough, N.H. and became a director in 1954, which influenced his art. Prestopino's work ranged from the "citizens of Harlem and ending with imaginary creatures inhabiting the landscapes of New Hampshire.". Throughout his career he taught painting at the Brooklyn Museum School (1946-51); New School of Social Research (1950-67); and was an artist-in-residence at Michigan State University (1960). Source:. http://www.keene.edu/tsag/prestopino.cfm.... Read full biography
Gregorio Prestopino was born in New York City's Little Italy and attended the National Academy of Design at the age of 14. There he was influenced by the Ashcan painters and their depiction of urban life. In 1934, Prestopino summered at the MacDowell Colony in Peterborough, N.H. and became a director in 1954, which influenced his art. Prestopino's work ranged from the "citizens of Harlem and ending with imaginary creatures inhabiting the landscapes of New Hampshire.". Throughout his career he taught painting at the Brooklyn Museum School (1946-51); New School of Social Research (1950-67); and was an artist-in-residence at Michigan State University (1960). Source:. http://www.keene.edu/tsag/prestopino.cfm. http://www.nhptv.org/kn/itv/mcd/prestopino.htm
Gregorio Prestopino - Artist Info
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Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
Art Media
- •Acrylic Paint
- •Crayon, Crayola Drawing
- •Fresco Painting, Murals
- •Gouache
- •Ink
- •Mixed Media, Multi Media and/or Multli Styles
- •Oil Paint
- •Pastel Painting/Drawing
- •Pen and Ink Drawing
- •Watercolor/Watercolour
Art Style
- •Abstract Figurative, Human Figure
- •Abstraction, Abstract
- •Modernist, Modernism (Partially Abstract, Leading Edge)
- •Realist, Representational, Naturalist Style
Art Subject
- •Coastal View, Shoreline, Seaside
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Floral Landscape, Wildflowers
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •Landscape
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Marine, Maritime, Riverfront, Boats, Canoes, Steam Boats, Nautical
- •Portraits, Portraiture
- •Street Scenes, Street Genre
- •Townscape, Village Scenes
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Cape Cod, Massachusetts
- •Provincetown, Massachusetts
- •Texas Before 1940
Art School
- •National Academy of Design School, New York, Student
- •New School For Social Research (The New School), Teacher
- •School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Teacher
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
- •Figure Specialty
- •Genre Specialty
- •Mural Specialty
- •WPA Artist, Federal Art Project, Murals and Easel Paintings
Notable Commercial Gallery Representation, Pre 21s
- •Edith Halpert Downtown Gallery, New York
Exhibition/Expo: Regional/National/International
- •Edgar B Davis Competition, Texas
Exhibition of Art Association
- •National Academy of Design, New York
Exhibition of Museum
- •Art Institute of Chicago
- •Corcoran Gallery and/or Art School, Washington DC
- •Museum of Modern Art, New York
- •Whitney Biennial Museum of American Art
Exhibition By An Art School
- •The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts