FOLK ART HAITIAN FAMOUS Gordon Steele Abstract "Shanty Town" Painting

Description: well listed Syracuse artist Gordon Steele (1906-1961). He has auction records close to $3,000 and was amazingly talented! Steele was a well known artist exhibiting throughout his career- this painting was one of his last works, it is dated 1960 and he passed away in 1961 Gordon Steele,New York,1906-1961Depicting two young boys balancing on stilts in front of a fence with a congested shanty village in the background. As an artist Gordon Steele had a prolific career in Upstate New York and New England that most do not know of. His early career consisted of training through the W.P.A. and exhibitions with the Springfield Art League, Smith Museum, and Wadsworth Athenaeum before getting involved with the Federal Art Project in 1936. From that point Steele worked intermittently as an artist until settling in Syracuse in 1945 after taking a job as the Art Director for John Flack Studios. In Syracuse Steele became heavily involved in the arts evolving his technique and career winning a total of forty-seven accolades and awards. He had exhibited at the Terry Art Institute of Miami, the Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, Ohio, the Corcoran Gallery of Washington, the Columbia Biennial in South Carolina, the Audubon, and National Academy amongst other shows. Alongside his exploding art career in 1957 Gordon became a teacher in the School of Art at Syracuse University before landing his first solo show in New York City with Harry Salpeter (1895-1967) and Salpeter Gallery in 1958. The following year Steele was featured in the December, 1959 issue of American Artist highlighting his career with noted praise for rising without fighting Madison Ave crowds. Today Gordon Steele's artwork is held in the permanent collections of Syracuse University, Munson-Williams-Proctor Art Institute, Springfield Museum of Fine Arts, Everson Museum of Fine Arts, and Butler Institute of American Art among others.DimensionsCanvas 18" x 28",Artist or MakerGordon SteeleMediumOil on canvasNice Condition Please email me any questionsThank you

Price: 735 USD

Location: Ashby, Massachusetts

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