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1926 Hammond, Indiana - 2015. Known for: Genre-huntsmen-dogs painting, illustration.
Robert K. Abbett, noted as one of America's contemporary masters of sporting and wildlife art, was born in Hammond, Indiana in 1926 and is a graduate of Purdue University and the University of... Read full biography
Robert K. Abbett, noted as one of America's contemporary masters of sporting and wildlife art, was born in Hammond, Indiana in 1926 and is a graduate of Purdue University and the University of Missouri. After attending night and weekend classes at both the Chicago Academy of Fine Art and the... Read full biography
Robert K. Abbett, noted as one of America's contemporary masters of sporting and wildlife art, was born in Hammond, Indiana in 1926 and is a graduate of Purdue University and the University of Missouri. After attending night and weekend classes at both the Chicago Academy of Fine Art and the American Academy of Art, Abbett pursued a career in editorial and advertising art in Chicago, moving to Connecticut in 1953 to be closer to the editorial markets. There he illustrated for The Woman's Home... Read full biography
Robert K. Abbett, noted as one of America's contemporary masters of sporting and wildlife art, was born in Hammond, Indiana in 1926 and is a graduate of Purdue University and the University of Missouri. After attending night and weekend classes at both the Chicago Academy of Fine Art and the American Academy of Art, Abbett pursued a career in editorial and advertising art in Chicago, moving to Connecticut in 1953 to be closer to the editorial markets. There he illustrated for The Woman's Home Companion, Argosy, Sports Afield, Reader's Digest and True magazines; worked with several of the west coast motion picture studios and did covers for all of the major paperback publishers. In 1970, the commission to paint the English Setter, "Luke",... Read full biography
Robert K. Abbett, noted as one of America's contemporary masters of sporting and wildlife art, was born in Hammond, Indiana in 1926 and is a graduate of Purdue University and the University of Missouri. After attending night and weekend classes at both the Chicago Academy of Fine Art and the American Academy of Art, Abbett pursued a career in editorial and advertising art in Chicago, moving to Connecticut in 1953 to be closer to the editorial markets. There he illustrated for The Woman's Home Companion, Argosy, Sports Afield, Reader's Digest and True magazines; worked with several of the west coast motion picture studios and did covers for all of the major paperback publishers. In 1970, the commission to paint the English Setter, "Luke", his first animal portrait, led him from illustration to becoming a full-time gallery artist. Abbett... Read full biography
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Keywords (45)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Illustration, Illustrator
- •Miniature Art
- •Miniature, Small Scale Painting
Art Media
Art Style
Art Subject
- •Animals, Mammals
- •Birds, Ornithology, Avian Art
- •Dogs, Dog Portraits
- •Female Face and Figure
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •History: Historical Figures, Sites, Buildings, Events
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Nude Figure, Nudity
- •Outdoor Sporting Scenes, Field and Stream, Hunting
- •Portraits, Portraiture
- •Sports Figures, Athletes, Genre, Events
- •Western Art: Cowboys, Indians, Horses, Ranch Scenes
- •Wildlife, Wild Animal
Art Association
- •Artists of America
- •Salmagundi Club, New York City
- •Society of Animal Artists
- •Society of Illustrators-
Art School
- •Chicago Academy/School of Fine Arts, Student
- •Scottsdale Artists School, Teacher
Chronology
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
- •Genre Specialty
- •Illustration Specialty
- •Miniature Specialty
- •READER'S DIGEST Illustration
- •Wildlife Specialty
Artist Colony
- •Silvermine Guild, Art Colony
Notable Commercial Gallery Representation, Pre 21s
- •Grand Central Art Galleries, New York City
Exhibition of Art Association
- •Artists of America, Denver Rotary Club
- •National Academy of Western Art-
- •Society of Animal Artists-
- •Society of Illustrators
Exhibition of Museum
- •Charles Russell Art Show/Auction/ and/or Museum
Exhibition of Special Venue, Art Parks
- •Prix de West Invitational