biografia di Burton WASSERMAN (1929-2017)

Birth place: Brooklyn, NY

Addresses: Glassboro, NJ

Profession: Painter, printmaker

Studied: Brooklyn College (B.A.) with Burgoyne Diller & Ad Reinhardt; Columbia Univ. (M.A. & Ed.D.)

Exhibited: 21st Am. Drawing Biennial, Norfolk Mus. Arts & Sciences, 1965; USA Pavilion, Int. Expos, Osaka Japan, 1970; Color Prints of the Americas, NJ State Mus., 1970; Int. Graphics Exh., Montreal Mus. Art, 1971; Silkscreen: History of a Medium, Phila. Mus. Art, 1971-72; McCleaf Gallery, Phila., 1970s. Awards: Brickhouse Drawing Prize, 21st Am. Drawing Biennial, Norfolk Mus. Arts & Sciences, 1965; Ryan Purchase Prize, Art from NJ Ann. Exhib., NJ State Mus., 1967; Esther-Philip Klein Award, Am. Color Print Soc. Ann., 1970

Member: Artists Equity Assn. (nat. pres., 1971-73); Am. Color Print Soc. (mem. exec. council, 1965-73); Phila. WCC (vice-pres., 1970-73).

Work: Phila. Mus Art; Montreal Mus. FA; Norfolk (VA) Mus. Arts & Sciences; Phila. Civic Center Mus.; NJ State Mus., Trenton. Commissions: relief triptych, Mr. & Mrs. Herbert Kurtz, Melrose Park, PA, 1971.

Comments: Preferred media: oils, silkscreen, spray enamels. Publications: author, articles, Am. Artist, Art Int.Art Educ., School Arts, Arts & Activities & many more, 1959-72; author, Modern Painting: The Movements, The Artists, Their Work," 1970 & co-author, "Basic Silkscreen Printmaking," 1971, Davis, MA; author, "Bridges of Vision: The Art of Prints and Tthe Craft of Printmaking," NJ State Mus., 1970. Teaching: Glassboro State College, 1960-"