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Joseph Dawley

Joseph William Dawley (1936 - 2008) was active/lived in Texas, Arkansas.  Joseph Dawley is known for Figure-caricature, portrait and abstract painting.

The following biography, submitted March 2005, is from the daughter of the artist.

Although raised and educated in Texas, Joe Dawley moved to New Jersey in the early 1960's where he remained.  He painted in the traditional Old Masters style until 1982, when the symptoms of Parkinson's - diagnosed in 1975 - necessitated brain surgery. One of his accolades during that period was being commissioned to paint the official portrait of Mother Seton for the canonization in 1976.

After the surgery and much recovery time, he found he had lost his fine motor skills needed to paint Realism as he had.  He taught himself Impressionism, and was very successful at it.

He has appeared on all three major networks - ABC, NBC, and CBS - and was featured in Life magazine in June 1993.  Today, after about 30 years of deterioration from the Parkinson's, Joe Dawley continues to paint in yet another style, much more abstract and definitely from the   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 1249 characters.]  Artist bio

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Facts about Joseph Dawley

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10 Book References for Joseph Dawley
Year Author Title Pages Color
2005 AskART.com Inc. -
Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005 479 No
2005 Davenport, Ray Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition 2421 No
2004 McGowan, Alison C (Editor) Who's Who in American Art, 2004 2003 - 2004 (25th Edition) 1512 No
1999 Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor) Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes 3724 No
1997 Marquis Who's Who Who's Who in American Art, 1997-1998 1515 No
1993 Bowker R R Who's Who in American Art, 1993-1994, 20th Edition (American Federation of Arts) 1473 No
1986 Jaques Cattell Press Who's Who in American Art-1986 1986 1292 No
1976 Jaques Cattell Press Who's Who in American Art, 1976 12th Edition 756 No
1975 Hassrick, Royal B Western Painting Today 175 Yes
1971 Barrie, Erwin S (editor) Grand Central Art Galleries, Inc 1971 Year Book
(Exhibition catalog)
68 Yes
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