Joseph Abbrescia | |
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Born | October 1, 1936
New York City, U.S. |
Died | February 17, 2005
Kalispell, Montana, U.S. |
Education | American Academy of Art |
Occupation | Painter |
Spouse | Sue |
Children | 2 sons |
Joseph L. Abbrescia [1] (October 1, 1936 - February 17, 2005) was an American painter of the American West. By 2002, he had become "one of the country's most accomplished plein-air artists." [2]
Abbrescia was born on October 1, 1936, in New York City. He attended the American Academy of Art in Chicago. [3]
With his brother, Abbrescia was the co-director of an art school in Skokie, Illinois, from the 1950s to the 1970s, when he moved to Kalispell, Montana, to focus on his own paintings. [3] Abbrescia painted the American West. By 2002, he had become "one of the country's most accomplished plein-air artists." [2]
Abbrescia won the Best of Show distinction at the C. M. Russell Auction of Original Western Art three times: [3] once in 2002, [2] and twice in 2004. [4] He also won the Honorary Chairman's Award from the C. M. Russell Museum in Great Falls, Montana, in 2005. [5]
With his wife Sue, Abbrescia had two sons. [3]
Abbrescia died of cancer on February 17, 2005, in Kalispell, Montana, at age 68. [3]