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1918 New York City - 2010. Known for: Naive ship, urban views on reverse glass.
Born in New York City, he is one of the few folk artists working in the exacting medium of reverse-glass painting. Most of his life was as a New England oysterman and sailor. For years, he was the... Read full biography
Born in New York City, he is one of the few folk artists working in the exacting medium of reverse-glass painting. Most of his life was as a New England oysterman and sailor. For years, he was the master of one of the last commercial sailing ships operating out of Long Island. He traveled up and... Read full biography
Born in New York City, he is one of the few folk artists working in the exacting medium of reverse-glass painting. Most of his life was as a New England oysterman and sailor. For years, he was the master of one of the last commercial sailing ships operating out of Long Island. He traveled up and down the New England coast, which provided many visual memories. In the 1960s, he began recording these in small oil scenes on the back of clear glass, which protects the painting. He did the tiny... Read full biography
Born in New York City, he is one of the few folk artists working in the exacting medium of reverse-glass painting. Most of his life was as a New England oysterman and sailor. For years, he was the master of one of the last commercial sailing ships operating out of Long Island. He traveled up and down the New England coast, which provided many visual memories. In the 1960s, he began recording these in small oil scenes on the back of clear glass, which protects the painting. He did the tiny frontal details first and the background last. He recorded bucolic rural scenes and busy urban vistas churning with activity.... Read full biography
Born in New York City, he is one of the few folk artists working in the exacting medium of reverse-glass painting. Most of his life was as a New England oysterman and sailor. For years, he was the master of one of the last commercial sailing ships operating out of Long Island. He traveled up and down the New England coast, which provided many visual memories. In the 1960s, he began recording these in small oil scenes on the back of clear glass, which protects the painting. He did the tiny frontal details first and the background last. He recorded bucolic rural scenes and busy urban vistas churning with activity.... Read full biography
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Keywords (14)
Art Media
- •Acrylic Paint
- •Ink
- •Neon Light, Projected Light, Illumination
- •Oil Paint
- •Painting on Glass, Glass Design, Studio Glass Art
Art Style
Art Subject
- •Architecture Trained: Design and Drawing
- •Folk Art, Folk Lore
- •Marine, Maritime, Riverfront, Boats, Canoes, Steam Boats, Nautical
- •Urban Scene, City Genre
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Long Island, New York
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 20th Century After 1950