Joseph Glasco
Joseph Glasco | |
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Joseph Glasco painting an abstract painting in his Galveston studio, early 1990s | |
| Born | January 19, 1925 Pauls Valley, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Died | May 31, 1996 (aged 71) Galveston, Texas, U.S. |
| Education | University of Texas at Austin (1941-1942 before drafted); Portsmouth Art School; Jeppson Institute; School of Painting and Sculpture, San Miguel de Allende; Art Students League |
| Occupations | Painter, draftsman, sculptor |
| Known for | Abstract expressionist painting, figurative drawing |
| Notable work | 1952 Fifteen Americans Exhibition, Big Sitting Cat (1949), Untitled (1982) in the MoMA collection. |
| Movement | Figurative art, surrealism, cubism, abstract art, abstract expressionism |
| Awards | Mayor's Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Arts, Houston (1987) |
| Website | www.josephglascofoundation.org |
Joseph Glasco (January 19, 1925 – May 31, 1996) was an American abstract expressionist painter, draftsman and sculptor. He is most known for his early figurative drawings and paintings and in later years for deconstructing the figure to develop his non-objective paintings building on abstraction of the 1950s.
During his early years in New York, Alfonso Ossorio, Jackson Pollock, Lee Krasner and others were friends and influences. Other influences on Glasco's art included Jean Dubuffet and Hans Hofmann. Later in his life, Glasco befriended younger artists including Julian Schnabel, and George Condo.