2303: Villefranche Sur Mer, By Jack Amoroso

"Acrylic on Canvas, 6'2" x 4'2", Unframed.

About the Artist:

BORN:
April 28, 1930, Brighton, Massachusetts. At age twenty-seven Amoroso's position as an artist of importance was secured when he was nominated as "Outstanding New Talent in the U.S.A." by Art in America magazine.

STUDIED:
At age fifteen, Jack was the youngest student ever to be accepted in a Massachusetts accredited art school, "The School of Practical Arts", Boston, Mass. Two years later he attended the "Lacedra School of Fine Arts", also in Boston, Mass.

LISTED IN:
"Who's Who in American Art" 1959, 1973
"Who's Who in the South and Southwest"
"National Library of Congress,"
"The New York Public Library"
"The British Museum"
"The National Library of Wales"
"The National Library of Scotland"
"The National Library of Ireland"
"The Cambridge University Library, England
"The Bodleian Library,"" Oxford, England "
"Who'Who in Art, Architecture & Design", First Edition: 1999 - 2000

AWARDS:
Outstanding New Talent in U.S.A. "Art in America," 1957
Best Over-All in the State of Florida, 1964
Best Over-All in the New York World's Fair, 1964INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION:
* Fellowship in the International Institute of Arts and Letters, Zurich, Switzerland
(750 members throughout the world, along with such notables, at the time, as Marc Chagall, Jean Cocteau and Aldous Huxley.)
* "Dictionary of International Biography, 1977 (Centered in Cambridge, England. Major libraries and universities in Africa, Europe, Asia and the Americas have the history of Amoroso)
* "The World Edition of International Register of Profiles," 1977 (The number of entries is strictly limited to one thousand.)
 * "International Who's Who of Intellectuals," l977 (Included in libraries, institutions and Universities throughout the world.)
* "Men of Achievement," 1977 (Dispatched to leading libraries and heads of state throughout the world.)
SPECIAL INVITATION TO:
* The I.B.C. Royal Conference, London, England, 1977. (A communal gathering of artists throughout the world marking the Silver Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.)

IN THE COLLECTION OF THE FOLLOWING WRITERS & PERFORMERS
Tallulah Bankhead
Victor Borge
Linda Damel
Gracie Fields
Edward Everett Horton
Joan Lovejoy (Banks)
Frank Lovejoy
Beatrice Lillie
Biff McGuire
Leonard Stillman
Tennessee Williams
Bert Lahr
Paul Lynde
Chico Marx
Peter Hunt

TRAVELED & PAINTED IN:
U.S.A., England, Portugal, Spain, Netherlands, Switzerland, France, Grand Bahamas, Canada, Mexico, Cuba, Jamaica, Azores, Italy, Germany, Austria, Sicily, Greece, Israel, Ireland, The Caribbean, Morocco, Gibraltar, Luxembourg, Hawaii, Guam, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Thailand, Czechoslovakia, Monaco and India.

MURALS:
Aboard the Queen Elizabeth II, 10 ft. x 45 ft., titled: "London Along the Thames."
Coconut Grove Playhouse, Coconut Grove, FL, two murals and stained glass window, ? ft. x 24 ft.
Playhouse West, Coconut Grove, FL., four 10 ft. x 25 ft.
Famous Door Nightclub, Bimini, Bahamas, Musician motifs, two 5 ft. x 12 ft.
Studio M Playhouse, Coral Gables, FL., 25 ft. x 50 ft. (Surrealistic Arches and Pillars.)
Numerous private homes.

POSITIONS HELD:
Interviewer during visiting artist segment, on "Celebrities Cornered" Miami television production.
Designer, Builder, Owner of The Studio Craft Shop & Gallery, Coconut Grove, FL.
Designer of The Racquet Club Subdivision, Nassau in the Bahamas (including the theatre, tennis courts, swimming pools, restaurant, homes, layout of streets and small bridge.
Designed The Conchy Joe Room, Nightclub in the Alvin Richter Hotel, Miami Beach, FL.
Designed The Playhouse Gallery, Coconut Grove, FL.
Vice President and Exhibition Director of The Playhouse Gallery, Coconut Grove, FL.
Director (and one of the founders) of The Society of FL. Printmakers
Vice President and Exhibition Director of the Messina Gallery, Fort Lauderdale, FL. Director of the Granville Gallery, Coral Gables, FL.
Art director of The Coconut Grove Playhouse Theater, Coconut Grove, FL.
Founder of the Lower Cape Cod Contemporary Artist, Cape Cod, MA.
Organized the First Eastham/Wellfleet Outdoor Art Show, Cape Cod, MA.
Helped organize Coconut Grove's first Outdoor exhibit, 1953.
Directed the First and Second Miami Beach Outdoor Exhibits, 1953 - 54.
Member of the Board of Directors of Artist Equity of America, 1958, 1959, 1960.
One of the founding Directors of A.E.A., Florida Chapter.
Judged many important regional exhibitions in Florida and Cape Cod, MA.
Sole judge of selection for the Nantucket Art Association, Cape Cod
Designed ""'The Famous Door"" nightclub, Bimini, Bahamas, 1960 - 1961.
Faculty at Metropolitan Museum Art School, Coral Gables, FL. 1968 - 88.
Faculty at The Bass Museum School of Art, Miami Beach, FL. 1989-90, now honorary.

IN THE MUSEUM COLLECTIONS OF:
Haggerty Museum, Milwaukee, WI.
Bass Museum, ""The Gold Coast Collection,"" Ft. Lauderdale Museum, Ft. Lauderdale, FL.
Boca Raton Museum, Boca Raton, FL.
Norton Museum, West Palm Beach, FL.
Lowe Museum, (University of Miami) Coral Gables, FL.
Metropolitan Museum, Coral Gables, FL.
Berkeley Museum (University of Berkeley, CA.)
Art and Culture Center, Hollywood, FL.
Jackson Museum, FL.

IN THE CORPORATE COLLECTION OF:
Toys R' Us, New York, NY.
Image Management, Inc.
Audit Data Processing, Miami, FL.
Aztec Hotel, Miami Beach, FL.
Puerto Rico Bank, Puerto Rico.
Pan American Bank of Miami.
Burger King Corporation.
General Motors.
Mount Sinai Hospital, Miami Beach, FL.
I. Dupont Building, Miami, FL.
South Miami Beach Hospital.
Walter Heller Building, Miami, FL.
Paul Masson Wine Company, Chicago, Illinois.
Creole Petroleum Corp., Zula, Venezuela
MADOURA - ""Picasso"" potiers, Vallaurus, South France.
Lord & Taylor, New York, NY.
Di Mari Produce, MA, CA, and FL.
Saturn Airline, Miami, FL.
Canard Ship Lines, London, England
The Landmark, Aventura, FL
Coppertop Lounge & Restaurant, Lakeland, FL
Gi GI Lounge, Lakeland, FL
Montanari School, Hialeah, FL.
The American Academy of Obstetrics, Milwaukee, WI.
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Miami, FL.
Kaufman , Rossin & Co. CPA’s, Miami, FL
M.B.N.A. National American Bank
Many others....

REPRODUCTIONS:
American Greeting Cards, Offset lithos, watercolors, "Paris."
American Greeting Cards, Offsetlithos, 24 watercolors, "Continental Sketches."
Ray Witt Picture Co., Serigraphs, 50 watercolors, "Americana." (over one million sold in Europe and U.S.A.)
American Greeting Cards, Offset lithos, 12 contemporary, humorous salutations.
Viking Press,Lithographs, 30 conte' and lacquer paintings, "American Cities."
Turner Co., Serigraphs, 25 watercolors, titled: "Rural America."
Ray Witt Picture Co., offset lithos, 50 conte' and lacquer, titled: "Europe."
Gold Coat Press, 4 lithographs, editions of 75, numbered and signed.
First poster of ""Coconut Grove"" FL, 1979, "Banyans on Main Highway."
Coconut Grove poster II, "Tree Royal Palms and Sail Boat Bay" 1981.
2nd Annual "Great Balloon Race" poster, 1985.
Grand Prix of Miami, poster, 1984.
Fiftieth Orange Bowl Classic, poster, 1984 Univ.of Nebraska. vs. Univ. of Miami.
30th Anniversary Coconut Grove Playhouse, poster, 1986.
Kennedy Galleries: 3 photo-lithos, "Wall/Window" series, numbered and signed, 1991.

MAGAZINE COVERS:
"COCONUT GROVE MAGAZINE" 1992, 1995,1996
"KEY BISCAYNE MAGAZINE" 1994/95

BOOKS :
"COCONNUT GROVE, The Guide" 1990
"BROADWAY by the BAY" 1987
ILLUSTRATIONS:
Book, "FREEDOM RIVER" by Marjorie Stoneman Douglas (24 illustrations, 1994)

QUOTES ABOUT THE ARTIST:
"Amoroso paints prolifically, and skillfully, in a style which is readily apparent. He attacks his panels with a strongly designed pattern in mind. The simplicity of forms and textures are enriched with striking color. His works are highly decorative, lively and exciting. He is one of the South's strong painters."
-Willis Wood, Director
DETROIT INSTITUTE, Detroit, Michigan
"When viewing the work of this great American painter, one receives an emotional, as well as a visual, experience. The observer actually feels the magnitude of Amoroso's talent."
-Bill Gordan
WERE RADIO, Cleveland, Ohio
"Jack Amoroso's colors are refulgent, and his forms romantic."<br-George Stiles,Critic
PICTURES ON EXHIBIT, New York, New York.
"Amoroso's paintings give a general impression of strength and solidity, careful craftsmanship, and sincerity of intention; as opposed to showmanship or deliberate dash."
-Doris Reno, Critic
MIAMI HERALD,Miami, Florida
"Amoroso communicates the intense conviction of the young, and he has done it with assurance of maturity."
-Eugene Mirabelli, Jr., Author, Professor
WILLIAMS COLLEGE, Massachusetts.
"A peak was reached in the art career of Jack Amoroso, when three of his works were hung beside originals by Pablo Picasso and Diego Rivera" <br- MANSFIELD NEWS, Mansfield, Massachusetts
"Jack Amoroso's work is that of a highly talented and skilled virtuoso."
-ClydeBumett
THE HERALD TRIBUNE, Sarasota, Florid
""Mr. Amoroso has an imposing record of exhibitions, and sales to collectors and institutions.""
-Maire Kirkwood

THE CLEVELAND SUN, Cleveland, Ohio
"Amoroso is a remarkably original talent."
-Anthony Bower, Managing Editor
ART IN AMERICA, New York, New York.
"Showing exceptional quality in his work, Amoroso has been selected as the outstanding talent in U.S.A."
-John I.H.Baur
WHITNEY MUSEUM, New York
"The widely acclaimed artist, Jack Amoroso, has exhibited in many famous museums and galleries throughout America and Europe."
-The Shy Spy
THE VILLAGE VOICE
"The real genius of this legendary figure is his art. It is rich, powerful, creative, brilliant with colors and style, always as happy as a child's laughter. Amoroso can be called the Father of Coconut Grove Art"
- Jean Pierre Haynes,, Author