Abbo Ostrowsky (October 23, 1889 Elizavetgrad, Russia – June 19, 1975) was an American art teacher and etcher.

Life

View of Brooklyn from under the Williamsburg Bridge, etching and drypoint, c.1930

Ostrowsky was born in the Russian Empire.


He studied at the Odessa Art School, with Kyriak Kostandi. In 1906, he was assistant director of People’s Art Traveling Exhibitions, in Ukraine. He immigrated to the United States in 1908. He studied at the National Academy of Design, with George Willoughby Maynard and Charles Yardley Turner. In 1914, he began art classes, at The Educational Alliance Art School.[1] He retired in 1955.

His work appeared in Harper's.[2] His art is in the collection of the Brooklyn Museum,[3] and Smithsonian American Art Museum.[4]

In 1954, his art collection was exhibited at the Jewish Museum.[5] His papers are held at the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research,[6] and Archives of American Art.[7]

References

  1. ↑ American Federation of Arts (1918). American art directory. Vol. 14. R.R. Bowker.
  2. ↑ "Spring, By Abbo Ostrowsky (Harper's Magazine)". Archived from the original on 2008-11-23.
  3. ↑ "Brooklyn Museum". www.brooklynmuseum.org.
  4. ↑ "Artwork Search Results". Smithsonian American Art Museum. Archived from the original on 8 July 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2011.
  5. ↑ "The Jewish Museum New York - Women Artists". Archived from the original on 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2011-07-14.
  6. ↑ "Guide to the Papers of Abbo Ostrowsky (1889-1975)1897-1976RG 681". findingaids.cjh.org.
  7. ↑ "Abbo Ostrowsky papers, 1905-1976". www.aaa.si.edu.
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