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1910 - 1991. Known for: Naive mining genre, landscape.
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
John Savitsky - Artist Info
About John Savitsky: Keywords
Keywords (19)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
Art Media
Art Style
Art Subject
- •Folk Art, Folk Lore
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Mining Scenes, Mining Towns, Miners
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Genre Specialty
- •Outsider Art